UNLV and Air Force, the top two teams in the Mountain West, meet Saturday, with the winner taking sole possession of first place in the conference.
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Hunkie Cooper is back as UNLV’s director of football player development and community engagement, utilizing his knowledge of Las Vegas to impact the program.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
Just a year ago, Senika McKie was playing Division II football at Erskine College. Now, he’s stepping up for UNLV under the lights at Allegiant Stadium.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is editor of The Gold Sheet (Goldsheet.com). He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
Doug Brumfield started Saturday at Arizona State and led two scoring drives in the first half before leaving the game in the third quarter after sustaining a vicious hit while firing a pass downfield.
UNLV announced it will face Texas-San Antonio in a home-and-home series beginning in 2021 and open the 2022 season against Idaho State.
No fans will be allowed when San Jose State plays Boise State in Saturday’s Mountain West championship game at Sam Boyd Stadium.
UNLV running back Charles Williams ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns against Hawaii on Saturday and moved into fourth place on the school’s career rushing list.
Jacoby Windmon, a sophomore who plays a hybrid defensive end/linebacker position, leads the Rebels with 3.5 sacks after three games. UNLV had 12 in the 2019 season.
UNLV will be featured on national TV broadcasts for seven of its eight football games — three on CBS Sports Network and four on Fox Sports networks.
Hansen has been at Stanford the past six seasons and was a defensive assistant for the Cardinal in 2009-10 working under Vic Fangio, now the Denver Broncos’ coach.
Marcus Arroyo was formally introduced Friday morning at the Fertitta Football Complex as UNLV’s new football coach. He agreed to a five-year, $7.7 million contract.
The Rebels closed as 16½-point underdogs at Boyd Gaming sportsbook before their stunning 24-point win, beating the spread by 40½ points.
Allegiant Stadium is officially a $2 billion project with the revised budget the Las Vegas Stadium Authority will review at Monday’s meeting, and it’s not a cost overrun.