UNLV athletic director Erick Harper discussed the House settlement and the future of the Mountain West in a wide-ranging Q&A with the Review-Journal.
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Texas State’s decision to leave the Sun Belt Conference for the Pac-12 should end all speculation about UNLV possibly departing the Mountain West for the rebuilt league.
UNLV’s game against Idaho State was scheduled for Sept. 13 at Allegiant Stadium, but it has been displaced because of the Canelo Alvarez-Terence Crawford title fight.
It could be a matter of weeks before the Mountain West finalizes its new media rights contract, commissioner Gloria Nevarez told the Review-Journal this week.
The House vs. NCAA settlement means new NIL rules and how money can be distributed to athletes, a decision embraced by Bill Paulos, who runs the collective for UNLV.
There should be no excuses. The Rebels must be the program all others chase in football and men’s basketball once the new Mountain West emerges in 2026.
Former UNLV linebacker Javin White now plays for the United Football League’s Michigan Panthers, who play the DC Defenders on Saturday in the championship game.
Zach Arnett, who resigned his position as defensive coordinator on new UNLV coach Dan Mullen’s staff in April, is headed to a Florida school.
Big schools will be allowed to spend big money under the new revenue-sharing rules in college sports, but some guardrails could provide an opportunity for UNLV.
Now that a California judge has signed off on the settlement, here is a detailed look at how it could dramatically alter college sports, including for UNLV.
A judge formally approved a settlement of three separate lawsuits Friday, paving the way for schools to directly pay student-athletes beginning July 1.
Oddsmakers don’t expect the Rebels to miss a beat in their first football season under coach Dan Mullen after Barry Odom bolted for the Big Ten to coach Purdue.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is using the league’s leverage for a consolidation of money and power, a cycle that can’t continue for the future of college sports.
Nine of UNLV’s 12 football games this season have been picked up by the Mountain West’s primary broadcast partners of CBS Sports Network and the Fox Networks.
UNLV’s football team didn’t experience a mass exodus this offseason despite a coaching change. That’s a credit to Dan Mullen and his staff.
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