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March 19, 2024

UNLV Football

  • Talance Sawyer, seen making a tackle for the UNLV football team against Tulsa in the 1990s at Sam Boyd Stadium, was selected to the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame.
    Football great Sawyer leads UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame class
    Talance Sawyer arrived in Las Vegas for a recruiting trip with the UNLV football team in the mid-1990s, saw the bright lights of the Strip and knew he had found a home ...
  • UNLV Rebels linebacker Jackson Woodard (7) heads onto the field before an NCAA football game against Vanderbilt at Allegiant Stadium Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.
    UNLV's defensive leader Jackson Woodard is a man on a mission
    UNLV football player Jackson Woodard settled in at his apartment near campus on Swenson Avenue after the team returned to town last November following a win at Air Force. He noticed there was a persistent light shining into his unit. He opened the window to realize it was the LED display coming from the nearby Sphere, or as Woodard calls it, the “greatest video screen in the world.”
  • UNLV forward Kalib Boone (10) interacts with fans as he and his brother Keylan Boone (20) leave the court after the Rebels beat the Colorado State at the Thomas & Mack Center Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024.
    UNLV testing out new source for NIL funding: Las Vegas casinos
    Tonight, a UNLV fan will have a chance to win up to $150,000 by making a halfcourt shot during the team’s showdown against San Diego State at the Thomas & Mack Center. It promises to be a high-stakes spectacle. But the stakes may be even more elevated behind the scenes: The promotion is serving as a “test run” for a plan to ...
  • UNLV head coach Barry Odom watches players warm up during the first day of Spring football practice at the Fertitta Football Complex at UNLV Saturday, March 2, 2024.
    UNLV football gets the band back together on first day of spring practice
    At its core, the 2024 UNLV football team looks a lot like the 2023 version, and that is a very good thing.
  • UNLV head coach Barry Odom reacts to his defense during the second half of the Guaranteed Rate Bowl NCAA college football game against Kansas Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, in Phoenix. Kansas won 49-36.
    UNLV football schedule finalized for highly anticipated 2024 season
    The Mountain West released its 2024 football schedule on Thursday, finalizing the slate for perhaps the most anticipated season in UNLV history. Coming off a 2023 campaign that saw Barry Odom lead his Scarlet and Gray squad to a 9-3 regular-season record ...
  • UNLV quarterback Doug Brumfield (2) is sacked by Vanderbilt defensive back BJ Diakite (33) during the first half of a NCAA football game at Allegiant Stadium Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.
    UNLV's Doug Brumfield medically retiring from football
    UNLV quarterback Doug Brumfield is medically retiring from football, he announced this afternoon on social media.
  • UNLV Rebels guard D.J. Thomas (11) puts a up shot against Utah State Aggies forward Kalifa Sakho (34) as time runs out in the second half of a NCAA basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.
    D.J. Thomas leads resurgent UNLV basketball to win at New Mexico
    UNLV basketball stayed hot on Saturday, as Kevin Kruger took his team on the road and knocked off No. 25 New Mexico, 80-77. The Scarlet and Gray have now won four straight games, their longest streak in conference play since ...
  • A view of the gym is shown during a tour of the new Fertitta Football Complex at UNLV, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019.
    After rocky start, Super Bowl players have rave reviews for UNLV facilities
    The UNLV football program didn’t expect to be front and center this week, as the biggest spectacle in American sports — the Super Bowl — descended on Las Vegas. But that was the situation on Monday, when negative reports about the on-campus facilities and practice fields ...
  • UNLV head coach Barry Odom reacts to his defense during the second half of the Guaranteed Rate Bowl NCAA college football game against Kansas Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, in Phoenix. Kansas won 49-36.
    UNLV football to host Syracuse in October
    The UNLV football team has a late addition to its 2024 schedule and will host Syracuse on Oct. 5 at Allegiant Stadium, UNLV announced today. Syracuse replaces Army, which had to ...
  • UNLV Rebels head coach Barry Odom stands on the field before a college football game against the San Jose State Spartans at Allegiant Stadium Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023.
    One season in, Odom has secured a promising future for UNLV football
    In his first season in Las Vegas, Barry Odom led UNLV to its first nine-win season since 1984, was the Mountain West Coach of the Year and was a finalist for national coach of the year honors.
  • UNLV Rebels head coach Barry Odom stands on the field before a college football game against the San Jose State Spartans at Allegiant Stadium Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023.
    UNLV football lands coveted QB transfer after wild week of recruiting
    UNLV capped a wild — and massively productive — week of recruiting with a commitment from one of the most sought-after quarterbacks on the transfer market, sending expectations even higher for the upcoming 2024 campaign. Former Holy Cross grad transfer Matt Sluka reportedly pledged to the Scarlet and Gray on Monday, giving the program a potential superstar to ...
  • The UNLV Rebels celebrate after defeating UNR 27-22 at Allegiant Stadium and reclaiming the Fremont cannon Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS
    UNLV, UNR football coaches have playful social media exchange on recruiting
    UNLV football coach Barry Odom has recruited Las Vegas high schools arguably better than any coach in program history. He signed seven prospects last month on the national ...
  • UNLV wide receiver Ricky White makes a reception over Kansas cornerback Cobee Bryant (2) during the second half of the Guaranteed Rate Bowl NCAA college football game Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, in Phoenix. Kansas won 49-36.
    Group of UNLV supporters navigating new era of college football with NIL payouts
    Quarterback Jayden Maiava is headed to the University of Southern California after considering offers from both the Trojans and another college football powerhouse, Georgia.
  • UNLV Rebels guard Justin Webster (2) takes the ball upcourt during the second half of an exhibition game against the Carroll Fighting Saints at the Thomas & Mack Center Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.
    Game day: Boone twins power UNLV past New Mexico
    Have a night, Boone twins. Kalib Boone scored 29 points, twin brother Keylan scored 17, and UNLV earned its first Mountain West victory by knocking off a good New Mexico team, 83-73 ...
  • UNLV quarterback Jayden Maiava (1) throws down field against Kansas during the first half of the Guaranteed Rate Bowl NCAA college football game Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, in Phoenix.
    Former UNLV quarterback Jayden Maiava lands with Georgia
    Former UNLV quarterback Jayden Maiava has found a new home with one of the most powerful football programs in the country. The reigning Mountain West Freshman of the Year committed to Georgia on Monday, joining a team that ...
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