UNLV Football

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UNLV's Michael Hughes Jr. answers another interview question during the Mountain West Football Media Day at the Cosmopolitan on Tuesday, July 25 2017.

UNLV football's defense won't let Hughes rest: Wed, Jul 26, 2017 (2 a.m.); By Mike Grimala; It was almost enough to make Mike Hughes physically ill. UNLV went 4-8 last year and lost four games in which they scored more than 21 points. In the four games they did manage to win, the Rebels’ offense had to average 54.5 points, and even then a couple of the contests were in doubt until the final horn. There wasn’t much ...

UNLV QB Armani Rogers (1) runs the ball with teammate receiver Devonte Boyd (83) trailing as the UNLV football team conducts their first spring practice of the year on Wednesday, March 1, 2017.

UNLV football picked for third place in preseason poll: Tuesday, July 25, 2017; By Mike Grimala; Is UNLV football in store for a breakout campaign? The Mountain West released its preseason poll on Tuesday morning, and the Rebels are settled in third place in the conference's West Division, behind first-place San Diego State and second-place ...

The UNLV football team conducts their first spring practice of the year on Wednesday, March 1, 2017.

Survey: How many games will UNLV football win this season?: Tuesday, July 25, 2017; By Ray Brewer; The Westgate Las Vegas Superbook gives the Rebels a fighting chance at a six-win season to become bowl eligible since 2013, listing its win-total at five victories in the ...

UNLV QB Armani Rogers looks to his receiver during UNLV's first spring practice of the year on Wednesday, March 1, 2017.

Magazine's comparison to Cam Newton sets bar high for UNLV's Armani Rogers: Saturday, July 22, 2017; By Ray Brewer; Nobody is saying Rogers is Cam Newton, the Heisman Trophy winner who led Auburn to the national championship and is considered one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks. They are saying Rogers has many traits in common with Newton, everything from ...

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez makes calls during the Las Vegas Bowl youth football camp, Thursday, July 13, 2017. UNLV football hosted the Las Vegas Bowl youth football camp, Thursday, July 13, 2017.

UNLV football adds home-and-home with Vanderbilt: Wednesday, July 19, 2017; By Mike Grimala; UNLV football will be making a trip to SEC country in the not-so-distant future, as the Rebels announced a home-and-home series with Vanderbilt. The first game in the series will be played in Nashville on Oct. 12, 2019, and UNLV will host the return game when ...

UNLV quarterback Armani Rogers, left, hands the ball to running back Charles Williams on April 1, 2017, during UNLVs spring showcase scrimmage game. Photo by Richard Brian.

UNLV running back Charles Williams powering through first offseason: rebels football:; Friday, July 14, 2017; By Mike Grimala; Charles Williams may have set a school freshman rushing record last year, when he led UNLV with 763 yards, but his sensational performance didn’t translate to the win column, as the Rebels posted a disappointing 4-8 record. Now, after a full offseason in the Rebels’ strength program, the 5-foot-9 thunderball ...

UNLV WR Devonte Boyd, 83, looks in a pass over Michigan S Delano Hill, 44, during their game at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, September 19, 2015.

UNLV football will get $1.2 million to face Northwestern in 2019: Tuesday, July 11, 2017; By Ray Brewer; The Rebels in 2019 will travel to Northwestern of the Big Ten Conference and will receive a guarantee of $1.2 million ...

UNLV head coach Tony Sanchez and others are excited about another score versus Wyoming during their game at Sam Boyd Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016.

Teammates from Arizona power verbal with UNLV football: Thursday, June 22, 2017; By Ray Brewer; Defensive back Bryce Jackson and defensive lineman Chris Manoa, two starters on Chandler’s 2016 state championship team, announced their commitments. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound Jackson, who also had scholarship offers from ...

UNLV head coach Tony Sanchez waits with his players to take to the filed before their Mountain West Conference football game against University of Nevada Reno Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, at Sam Boyd Stadium. UNR won the intrastate rivalry 45-10. CREDIT: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau

Rebels get commitment from 2018 passer Griffin O'Connor: Monday, June 12, 2017; By Mike Grimala; UNLV added more depth to its long-term quarterback depth chart on Monday, when California high school quarterback Griffin O’Connor committed to the Rebels. O’Connor, a 6-foot-3 pocket passer, is the second QB from the Class of 2018 to ...

A look at the proposed $1.9 billion domed football stadium for the Oakland Raiders and UNLV football in Las Vegas.

Raiders, UNLV still must diagram how they’ll play together in new yard: Wednesday, June 7, 2017; By Adam Candee; The Raiders and UNLV football will both play games in the same new stadium in 2020, but they must establish the ground rules for how they share the $1.9 billion jewel in the coming months. The UNLV Joint Use Agreement, as it is referenced in official documents, tops Thursday’s meeting agenda for the Las Vegas Stadium Authority board. The board will discuss progress on talks between the team and the university, but will not ...

UNLV head coach Tony Sanchez, center, speaks to his players on April 1, 2017, following UNLVs spring showcase scrimmage game.. Photo by Richard Brian.

UNLV football going viral with social media video: Tuesday, June 6, 2017; By Mike Grimala; UNLV football won't kick off the 2017 season for a few more months, but the Rebels are keeping their fans engaged — and laughing — through the dog days of summer with a series of viral videos. The latest clip, which debuted on Twitter on Monday, features ...

UNLV athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy cheers the team on versus San Jose State during their game at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017.

Outgoing UNLV athletic director thanks supporters, touts accomplishments: Saturday, May 27, 2017; By Mike Grimala; “As a lifelong Las Vegan, former UNLV student-athlete, former UNLV coach, former UNLV administrator and the first woman and first alumna of the school to be ...

Passion rekindled: Diehards turn out for UNLV fan fest: community:; Friday, May 19, 2017; By Mike Grimala; The official attendance records may not reflect just how bad things got for UNLV basketball last year, but there were nights when you would have been hard pressed to count 4,000 people inside the Thomas & Mack Center. So it was encouraging to see about 500 enthusiastic fans turn out on Thursday evening for ...

Ex-Syracuse football safety Chauncey Scissum transferring to UNLV: Tuesday, May 2, 2017; By Nate Mink, Syracuse Media Group (TNS); Former Syracuse football safety Chauncey Scissum will play out his final year of eligibility at UNLV, he announced Monday night on social media. The Rochester-area native had announced his intention to ...

Former UNLV football player Jamaal Brimmer poses for a portait on the training field at UNLV, Wed. April 19, 2017.

UNLV's Jamaal Brimmer still remembered for that game at Wisconsin: Brimmer, who will be inducted Thursday into the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame, finds coaching high school football to be therapeutic; Tuesday, May 2, 2017; By Ray Brewer; The Canyon Springs High football players couldn’t get enough of this story. Coaches were reminiscing about how Jamaal Brimmer, the Pioneers defensive coordinator, had the game of a lifetime in 2003 for UNLV when it upset 14th-ranked Wisconsin on the road. Brimmer had ...