The UNLV football team fell to Ohio in the Frisco Bowl on a night when not much of anything went right for coach Dan Mullen’s side.
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Pete Carroll is a proven winner, but the Raiders need a total rebuild. That should start with an offensive-minded head coach and a franchise quarterback.
Players and coaches won’t agree — and they shouldn’t — but the Raiders should be playing for the future, and that means losing games and getting a high draft pick.
UNLV football coach Dan Mullen says he wants to play the best teams. That’s why the Rebels should schedule the Broncos after they leave the Mountain West.
Chip Kelly was fired as offensive coordinator by the Raiders and deserved blame for the offense’s struggles, but other factors have led to this level of failure.
There was no talk about ranking systems Tuesday at Allegiant Stadium. Just special memories being created by the eight schools fighting for state titles.
In a historical sense, this is awful on countless levels. This is a Raiders team that absolutely belongs on a list of the most inferior in franchise history.
Defensive coordinator Paul Guenther’s unit has allowed an average of 15.3 points the past three games and held Hawaii, the Mountain West’s leading offense, to 231 yards.
Raiders minority owner Tom Brady needs to be far more involved in the daily happenings of the franchise, which embarrassed itself again Monday night.
Good teams find a way to win when things are hectic. Good teams make the biggest plays at the most important of times. That was the UNLV football team Saturday.
It’s time for Raiders coach Pete Carroll to give more snaps to rookie wideouts Jack Bech and Dont’e Thornton Jr. The team needs to know what they’re capable of.
The Rebels finally turned in a stout defensive effort, and the offense remained explosive in a decisive road victory over Colorado State on Saturday night.
At one point in their loss to the Broncos on Thursday, the Raiders went seven straight possessions without a first down — the longest stretch in the NFL this season.
Raiders tight end Brock Bowers returned after missing three games with a knee injury and caught three touchdowns in an overtime loss to the Jaguars.
UNLV’s football team fell to New Mexico in Mountain West play Saturday because coach Dan Mullen’s squad again couldn’t stop its opponent.
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