Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez believes the winner of the UNLV-Boise State conference title game deserves a bye into the College Football Playoff.
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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.
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.
Favorites won 11 of 14 NFL games Thursday, Friday and Sunday, and the betting public also won on the three popular underdogs that prevailed.
Second-year UNLV coach Barry Odom has his team back in the Mountain West championship and a win away from the College Football Playoff.
Those who fought against an expanded playoff system in college football for so many years have already been proven wrong before the first bracket is announced.
Coming off their longest road trip of the season, the Golden Knights showed their mettle in beating the Winnipeg Jets, the league’s best team, on Friday.
UNLV’s football team has shown a lot of skill this season. The Rebels have proven to be just as competent above the shoulder pads in amassing their 9-2 record.
Jordan Meredith has been waived five times during his NFL career. That hasn’t stopped him from being a standout on the Raiders’ offensive line this year.
The team from the rural town of Alamo won its record 24th state title on Tuesday, more than even mighty Bishop Gorman. They have now captured 15 championships since 2005.
One entrant in the Circa Survivor contest missed the weekly deadline and was eliminated. But 41 others arguably had it worse with the Commanders and Texans.
The Chiefs, Chargers and Broncos are far superior to the Raiders at quarterback and coaching, two of the most important areas in building a winning team.
Long Island running backs who have known each other since they were 9 and squared off in their last high school game now find themselves as teammates with the Raiders.
Raiders quarterback Desmond Ridder once led Cincinnati to the College Football Playoff, but his time in the NFL has been a whirlwind.
The Raiders’ running game hasn’t shown any signs of improvement through 10 games and is ranked last in the NFL — a major reason they have lost six straight games.