How the Raiders performed in a loss to the Vikings on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. Hint: It can’t get any worse for quarterback Aidan O’Connell and the offense.
Ed Graney
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Ed Graney came to the Review-Journal in May of 2006 as its lead sports columnist. He has covered all major sporting events, including Super Bowls to NBA championships to every Final Four since 1995. Graney also covered the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). A graduate of San Diego State University, he is a five-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year and past winner of Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 for columns. He and wife Bonnie have two children, a son (Tristan) and daughter (Bridget).
Lisa Lockhart is making her 17th straight National Finals Rodeo appearance, the winningest NFR contestant in her event of barrel racing.
Keenan Hayes, a 20-year-old rookie from tiny Hayden, Colorado, is the world leader in bareback riding heading into the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.
Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has earned praise from coaches and teammates alike for how he has responded to being replaced by rookie Aidan O’Connell.
Raiders backup quarterback Brian Hoyer is in his 15th NFL season and playing for his eighth team. He discussed his career in a Q&A session with the Review-Journal.
The Rebels looked very much the part of a team playing in its first Mountain West championship game, falling to Boise State on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium.
Mountain West teams will play either Oregon State or Washington State during the 2024 football season, the conference announced Friday.
Jackson Woodard followed coach Barry Odom from Arkansas to Las Vegas, and the junior has responded with a team-leading 104 tackles for the 9-3 Rebels.
The head coach might have changed, but the Raiders still have an offense that can’t generate any level of consistency, seen again in Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs.
How the Raiders performed in a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.
UNLV lost to San Jose State on Saturday, but still managed the program’s most wins since 1984. And the Rebels will likely still play in the Mountain West title game.
The Raiders defense isn’t great, but it’s much better than what preseason forecasts suggested and has kept the team in games as the offense continues to struggle.
Ranked sixth nationally, UNLV’s special teams units have had as much to do with the 9-2 start as any facet of the Rebels’ game. UNLV hosts San Jose State on Saturday.
I was ready to fit Max Verstappen with a big red nose and floppy shoes. But then a suggestion caused me to pause. What if the F1 star was right about everything?
Far from perfect, UNLV’s football team overcame a 24-7 deficit Saturday to defeat Air Force and climb within one victory of playing for a conference title.