UNLV lost to Boise State for the third straight year in the Mountain West championship game, falling behind early and never recovering Friday at Albertsons Stadium.
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The UNLV football team meets Boise State in the Mountain West championship game Friday in Boise, Idaho. Here is how to watch the game.
CBS Sportsline handicapper Bruce Marshall provides college football notes and trends for conference championship games for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
UNLV lost to Boise State 56-31 in October, but its defense has improved dramatically under coordinator Paul Guenther entering the Mountain West championship game.
UNLV and Boise State have explosive offenses, so the Mountain West football championship game might be decided by which defense makes stops at crucial times.
Quarterback Derek Garcia of Ventura (California) High School highlighted a recruiting class of 24 players signed by Rebels coach Dan Mullen on Wednesday.
Gloria Nevarez’s league had a four-way tie for first place in football, and computer metrics decided UNLV would meet Boise State in the title game.
Dan Mullen admits to being a little calmer from his previous coaching stops as college football has become a world of NIL dollars and the transfer portal.
UNLV quarterback Anthony Colandrea led the Mountain West in almost all statistical categories and was named the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year.
Jai’Den Thomas is nearing a 1,000-yard rushing season and doesn’t even average 11 carries per game. It’s one thing that makes UNLV’s offense so powerful.
Boise State is a consensus 3½-point home favorite over UNLV in Friday’s Mountain West conference title game and Ohio State is -5½ over Indiana in Saturday’s Big Ten championship.
Allegiant Stadium’s room tax revenue is starting to lag behind budgeted amounts aligning with the tourism slump being seen in Las Vegas.
UNLV will meet Boise State for the third consecutive season in the Mountain West football championship game after the two teams were selected by computer metrics.
The Rebels (10-2) beat UNR for a fourth straight season and assured the Fremont Cannon will remain red for yet another year.
The UNLV football team faces rival UNR on Saturday in the Mountain West regular-season finale for both teams. Here is how to watch the game.
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