The Raiders earned high grades across the board for their victory over the Saints in New Orleans on Sunday.
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If the College Football Playoff eventually expands, Las Vegas Bowl executive director John Saccenti sees his game as a perfect destination.
Raiders rookie cornerback Decamerion Richardson has been given an opportunity thanks to the team’s injuries, and he’s making the most of it.
USC coach Lincoln Riley and Texas A&M coach Mike Elko said college football is still a great game but changes are needed to the transfer portal and NIL.
Fans might be upset that the Raiders hurt their draft placement by winning Sunday. But players and coaches couldn’t care less about such a truth.
UNLV’s football team defeated Cal in the LA Bowl at SoFi Stadium. And now begins the start of Dan Mullen’s tenure as coach.
UNLV football’s coaching change could have caused players to opt out of the LA Bowl. Instead, the team stayed together to face Cal on Wednesday.
The Raiders are so bad that 10 straight losses don’t do things justice. The 2-12 record doesn’t completely define how inept things are for Antonio Pierce’s team.
Las Vegas Bowl executive director John Saccenti has known Dan Mullen since 2008. That friendship played a big part in Mullen becoming UNLV’s football coach.
The NBA Cup semifinals return to T-Mobile Arena on Saturday with games between the Bucks and Hawks, along with the Rockets and Thunder.
The blueprint for winning at UNLV was created by Barry Odom. It’s possible to keep such a thing going, but Dan Mullen has work to do as the Rebels’ new coach.
The Rebels weren’t going to win a bidding war with Purdue for coach Barry Odom, who left the UNLV program in far better shape than he found it two years ago.
UNLV athletic director Erick Harper needed just 10 days to hire Barry Odom his last football coaching search. He wants to move even faster this time. Here are some names the Rebels could consider:
The Rebels lost the Mountain West football championship game to Boise State, but the historic strides UNLV has taken can’t be discounted.
Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez believes the winner of the UNLV-Boise State conference title game deserves a bye into the College Football Playoff.