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No. 23 UNLV looks to keep conference title hopes alive with a win at San Jose State
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Coach Barry Odom's UNLV squad keeps checking off firsts in a breakthrough season for the Rebels. UNLV got into the AP poll for the first time ever in September, made the College Football Playoff rankings for the first time this week and heads into the...
Ashton Jeanty runs for 128 yards and winning TD, No. 17 Boise State beats UNLV 29-24
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ashton Jeanty, the nation's leading rusher, didn't play up to his standards but still rushed for 128 yards and the winning touchdown to help No. 17 Boise State beat UNLV 29-24 on Friday night in a game with College Football Playoff implications. Jeanty's 1-yard TD...
Playoff considerations on the line when No. 17 Boise State visits UNLV
LAS VEGAS (AP) — If Friday night's game between No. 17 Boise State and UNLV had been played even a year ago, it would've been a notable regional matchup. But because the College Football Playoff tripled in size to a 12-team field, the game now carries national implications. ...
Quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams can prove he's an upgrade for No. 25 UNLV against Syracuse
LAS VEGAS (AP) — If dual-threat quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams truly is an upgrade under center for No. 25 UNLV, the Rebels would certainly love for him to prove himself one step further than he did during last week’s 59-14 win over Fresno State. The Rebels (4-0) will enter...
AP Top 25 Extra Points: A week that started on a low note at UNLV ends with program's 1st ranking
UNLV's football program, which rarely finds itself in the national spotlight, found it twice in a week for reasons both bad and good. Last Tuesday, starting quarterback Matthew Sluka announced he would sit out the rest of the season because he discovered he wouldn't be receiving the...
UNLV QB to sit out season after agent says $100,000 promised for transfer has not been paid
The convoluted way college athletes are paid for the use of their name, image and likeness and a dispute between player and coaches over money appears to have cost an undefeated team its quarterback three games into the season. UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka has decided to sit out...
Kylin James' late touchdown run lifts UNLV over Kansas 23-20
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kylin James scored on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line with 1:51 left to lift UNLV past Kansas 23-20 Friday night at Children's Mercy Park. The Jayhawks are playing all their games away from Lawrence, Kan., this season because of construction on their...
Matthew Sluka spoils debut of Houston coach Willie Fritz as UNLV rolls past Cougars 27-7 in opener
HOUSTON (AP) — Matthew Sluka threw for 71 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 59 yards as UNLV beat Houston 27-7 Saturday night in the season opener for both teams and Willie Fritz’s first game as the Cougars’ coach. Sluka, who was 6-of-13 passing, threw touchdown passes of 13...
