Apparently breaking an NFL record isn’t enough to earn recognition from the league as one of the players of the week. Also, catching up with a former UNLV great.
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The UNLV football team is 7-2 under first-year coach Barry Odom and has been able to move on from victories quickly to focus on a bigger prize.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Jayden Maiava has helped lead UNLV to bowl eligibility since taking over for injured Doug Brumfield in the third game this season.
Barry Odom is a really good football coach. But perhaps more impressive than on-field results has been the attitude Odom instills in his team. A winning one.
The 4-1 Rebels meet the Wolf Pack — one of the nation’s worst teams with a 15-game losing streak — in an annual rivalry game on Saturday at Mackay Stadium.
Freshman quarterback Jayden Maiava replaced starter Doug Brumfield in the first quarter Saturday and led the Rebels to a last-second victory over Vanderbilt.
The changing landscape of college sports could mean a time in the not-too-distant future when programs like UNLV don’t get to play the best teams in the country.
The UNLV football team is going win the six games required to reach the postseason for the first time since 2013, Saturday’s matchup with No. 2 Michigan notwithstanding.
Arkansas transfer Jackson Woodard is already a leader on UNLV’s defense, having reunited with Rebels coach Barry Odom, his defensive coordinator with the Razorbacks.
What happens with the four remaining Pac-12 schools could determine which conference UNLV eventually calls home.