UNLV
FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Christian makes a weekly habit of stopping opposing offenses, so UNLV knew it had a tremendous challenge even before Saturday’s game began.
UNLV’s Mehdi Bouras reached the championship match in singles and doubles Saturday in the Rebel Classic at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
FORT WORTH, Texas — UNLV was in this situation last football season, needing to win its final three games to become bowl eligible.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Conventional wisdom might suggest UNLV is catching Texas Christian at the right time.
UNLV’s trip to the Dallas-Fort Worth area will be an emotional one when coach Mike Sanford and four players visit injured Rebels linebacker Bryce Saldi tonight in a rehabilitation facility in Plano, Texas.
UNLV faces a dilemma against Texas Christian star defensive end Jerry Hughes: play him straight up or double-team him.
UNLV will face an aggressive, play-making defense when it visits No. 8 Texas Christian on Saturday.
A quick drive across town from his parents’ home, Anthony Marshall has settled in at UNLV. He sleeps in a dorm room on campus and, for now, has the normal life of a college freshman.
Editor’s note: This is the latest installment of a feature in which the Las Vegas Review-Journal asks 20 questions of a UNLV football player. Today’s Q&A is with tailback C.J. Cox, a sophomore from North Garland (Texas) High School.
It might seem Steve Jones has Red Bull running through his veins. But the UNLV senior said the ”energy and enthusiasm” he brings to basketball practice every day is all natural. … ”What you see is what you get. I like life,” he said. ”People always say, ‘You have little kid energy.’ I guess I do.” … Jones, a walk-on point guard who transferred from Arizona State before last season, joins forward Darris Santee as the only seniors on the Rebels’ roster. While Santee is the quiet type, Jones is all about getting his teammates hyped.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Mike Sanford’s first game as UNLV’s football coach was here at University Stadium, a Labor Day special in 2005 when the Rebels nearly rallied but fell short.