Recent developments, including the NCAA lifting its ban on on-campus activities in football and basketball, have given Las Vegas oddsmakers and handicappers newfound optimism.
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UNLV athletes registered a 3.22 semester GPA, besting the mark of 3.09 set in the fall of 2018. Their cumulative GPA was 3.13, beating the 3.09 set in spring of 2019.
Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson said in a nearly 30-minute interview that much remains uncertain about the return of college sports, including football.
“Seats for Service” provides tickets to UNLV sports events to first responders and those in the armed services and their families.
Former TCU quarterback Justin Rogers, a former four-star recruit, likely will have to sit out next season under NCAA transfer, but could apply for a waiver to become immediately eligible.
Tony Sanchez showed class in facing the music and the media after being fired as UNLV’s football coach following five losing seasons — unlike Mike Sanford when he was ousted by the school.
The Runnin’ Rebels ran past West Coast Baptist College on Friday, beating the Eagles 112-54 in an exhibition game.
The Rebels lost their two best rushers — Charles Williams and Armani Rogers — in the second quarter Saturday and the result was a lopsided loss to Wyoming at War Memorial Stadium.
UNLV’s season opens at 7 p.m. Saturday against Southern Utah at Sam Boyd Stadium. The Rebels need to become bowl eligible for coach Tony Sanchez to get a sixth season.
Numbers rarely lie and those of the junior quarterback Armani Rogers suggest bowl eligibility for the Rebels in 2019 will be directly linked to whether or not he has grown into a more accurate passer.