Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
UNLV Football
Led last Saturday by Mountain West football Freshman of the Week Jai’Den Thomas, UNLV exceeded 300 rushing yards for the second time since 2018.
UNLV’s running backs had a massively productive day, but the Rebels had to overcome 95 yards of penalties in their win against Texas-El Paso on Saturday.
Freshman running back Jai’Den Thomas scored four rushing touchdowns to tie the Rebels’ single-game record in UNLV’s win against Texas-El Paso on Saturday.
Coach Barry Odom and UNLV are back on the road to play UTEP on Saturday in El Paso, Texas, looking to finish the nonconference season on a high.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
Freshman quarterback Jayden Maiava replaced starter Doug Brumfield in the first quarter Saturday and led the Rebels to a last-second victory over Vanderbilt.
Senior linebacker Fred Thompkins played 88 snaps in UNLV’s wild win against Vanderbilt, leading the Rebels’ short-handed defense.
UNLV lost starting quarterback Doug Brumfield early Saturday, but stormed back from a 17-point deficit to beat SEC opponent Vanderbilt at Allegiant Stadium.
The Rebels remain a question mark after two weeks of college football, but can make a statement against Vanderbilt on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium.
Led by a Heisman Trophy candidate and fresh off a win at Alabama, No. 4 Texas is a 29-point favorite Saturday against Wyoming. Plus, notes on Colorado and UNLV.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
Sixth-year right guard Amani Trigg-Wright said the UNLV offensive line needs to do a better job protecting quarterback Doug Brumfield.
The changing landscape of college sports could mean a time in the not-too-distant future when programs like UNLV don’t get to play the best teams in the country.
The Rebels got dominated in front of 109,482 fans and a network-television audience at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, falling to the second-ranked Wolverines.