If UNLV figured to have one advantage Saturday night against 15th-ranked Arizona State — other than hoping the Sun Devils are looking ahead to next week’s showdown against No. 2 Georgia — it would be the ability to get to quarterback Rudy Carpenter.
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UNLV junior linebacker Starr Fuimaono will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee.
While Brigham Young prepares to face UCLA this weekend, the Cougars’ last game remains a controversial topic in college football.
UNLV probably will have to learn how to play without Starr Fuimaono, but fellow linebacker Ronnie Paulo won’t miss any time.
SALT LAKE CITY — Injured once again, Starr Fuimaono probably couldn’t help thinking of last year’s game against Wyoming.
SALT LAKE CITY — When trying to surface from the ocean floor, you can’t expect a clean and swift journey. Things will be choppy in places. Nothing comes easy for those at the bottom.
SALT LAKE CITY — UNLV took the Rice-Eccles Stadium field determined to show last season’s result wasn’t a fluke.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah State’s quarterbacks didn’t overwhelm UNLV with talent last weekend, but they might have exposed some weaknesses in the Rebels’ defense.
No matter if the coverage was tight or if the throw was a little off, UNLV wide receiver Phillip Payne caught just about every fade pass early in training camp.
The joke is Utah coach Kyle Whittingham has been practicing onside kicks since spring in preparation for this week’s football game against UNLV.
If Brigham Young could play all of its games at home, it might go undefeated every year.
The playing status of UNLV cornerback Quinton Pointer came down to a game-day decision against Utah State, but coaches hope to know his availability sooner for Saturday’s game at Utah.
Only a few cars were in the Sam Boyd Stadium parking lot two hours before the kickoff to UNLV’s football season, but John Rice and some friends were already in a partying mood.
Tonight’s game might be just the first of 12, but make no mistake, it’s a must-win situation for the UNLV football team.
