UNLV junior receiver Randal Grimes, who led the team in receptions, yards and touchdowns last season, has been suspended through the end of the calendar year.
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Jason Orts is a born-and-raised Texan who has more than a decade of experience covering high school sports there. The last six of those came as the high school sports coordinator at the Waco Tribune-Herald, where he also covered a myriad of Baylor University sports. Orts was the sports editor of the University Star at Texas State University prior to beginning his professional career.
UNLV lost its first football game at Allegiant Stadium, falling to in-state rival UNR on Saturday night in front of 2,000 fans and sending the Fremont Cannon back to Reno.
Neither UNLV nor UNR wasted any time scoring Saturday night in the first college football game at Allegiant Stadium, as both teams made field goals on their first drive.
Only 2,000 fans will be admitted into UNLV’s first game Saturday at Allegiant Stadium against in-state rival UNR, but it will sound like the stands are much fuller.
A plan for the 37-game college football bowl season was unveiled Friday, but the fate of the Las Vegas Bowl is still uncertain. A decision is expected in the near future.
Tom Pletsch, who turned around Rancho’s baseball program and helped its football team end a 29-game losing streak, died of esophageal cancer Monday. He was 59.
The game will be the Rebels’ first at Allegiant Stadium and the first time fans will be allowed in the stadium, with attendance limited to 2,000 because of coronavirus protocols.
The film from Saturday’s game against San Diego State wasn’t pretty, but there were moments to build upon from some of UNLV’s young players.
The Las Vegas Town Fridge, just north of downtown, provides a connection point for people who need food and those who wish to donate.
Senior Max Gilliam started at quarterback for UNLV in Saturday’s loss to San Diego State. Kenyon Oblad and Justin Rogers also played, but none was effective in the first half.
UNLV fell behind early in coach Marcus Arroyo’s debut and never recovered in a loss to San Diego State on Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
UNLV will open its season Saturday on the road against a San Diego State team that went 10-3 last season and has one of the nation’s top defenses.
Fans will be in the stands for UNLV’s first two football games at Allegiant Stadium after the school’s plan was approved by local and state officials Friday.
Kenyon Oblad started nine games for the Rebels last season, but the sophomore from Liberty High School is one of three quarterbacks listed on the depth chart.
The Rebels are preparing for their opener against San Diego State while hoping to have as many players available as possible amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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