The hit delivered Sunday by Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair on Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence as he slid to the turf has stirred debate again this week.
Football
UNLV quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams has continued to develop as the Rebels enter a Mountain West championship game with monumental stakes.
The UNLV football team signed a 21-member recruiting class Wednesday that is tabbed by experts as the best in the Mountain West.
UNLV senior center Jack Hasz has a great relationship with quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams and helps lead an offense averaging 34 points in its past four games.
Jackson Powers-Johnson, Jordan Meredith, Kolton Miller, Dylan Parham and DJ Glaze appear to have a bright future together on the Raiders’ offensive line.
Barry Odom’s base salary is $1.75 million a year at UNLV. That won’t be nearly enough for the Rebels to keep Power Four teams from trying to poach their football coach.
The Raiders rewarded a running back by signing him to the active roster Tuesday, while a wide receiver went on the injured reserve list.
The Rebels advanced in the College Football Playoff rankings leading up to the Mountain West championship game against Boise State on Friday.
Three UNLV football players earned awards, and several other Rebels made the first team on the All-Mountain West team announced Tuesday.
UNLV football coach Barry Odom, who undoubtedly will attract interest from Power Four schools after the season, can make up to $445,000 in performance bonuses.
UNLV is better in all phases of the game since losing to Boise State on Oct. 25. It’s how you want things to be in November and December when championships are decided.
The Raiders will miss the NFL playoffs for the 20th time in the past 22 seasons. They last appeared in the postseason in 2021 and before that in 2016.
Boise State is a consensus 4-point favorite over UNLV, and the consensus total is 58½ for Friday’s Mountain West football championship game at Boise, Idaho.
Boise State star running back Ashton Jeanty rushed for 128 yards in the Broncos’ victory over UNLV in October, but he needed 33 carries and his longest run was 16 yards.
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