Former Cal quarterback Max Gilliam announced he will transfer to UNLV. Gilliam redshirted during his only season in Berkeley and transferred to Saddleback Junior College after coming out of spring ball at No. 3 on the depth chart. He will compete at UNLV with Armani Rogers, who started nine games as a redshirt freshman this season and was named Mountain West Freshman of the Year. At one time, both Rogers and Gilliam were both committed to Cal.
Kelton Moore scored from the 1 as Nevada drove for the winning score in the fourth quarter to break a tie and defeat in-state rival UNLV 23-16 in a season finale on Saturday.
UCLA announced it will play a home-and-home series with UNLV in 2024 and 2025. The first game will be at the Rose Bowl with a return trip to Las Vegas, where a new NFL stadium is scheduled to open prior to the 2020 season.
UNLV's win over New Mexico was the least likely win of the week. Miami is a surprise member of the list after struggling early against Virginia.
UNLV's Armani Rogers set a school rushing record for quarterbacks with 193 yards and completed two big passes in the final minute to give the Rebels a 38-35 victory over New Mexico on Friday night.
UNLV kept its bowl hopes alive with a 38-35 win at New Mexico. The Rebels scored a game-winning touchdown in the final minute to move to 5-6 on the year. All that stands between UNLV and the postseason is a game with rival Nevada (2-8) next week. A bowl appearance would be just the fifth in school history.
Squally Canada had a career-best 213 yards rushing and one of BYU's season-high three rushing touchdowns to help the Cougars beat UNLV 31-21 on Friday night.
Johnny Stanton accounted for three touchdowns, Lexington Thomas had 98 yards rushing and one touchdown and UNLV used a 21-point third quarter to beat Hawaii 31-23 on Saturday.
California and UNLV announced they will play four games between 2020 and 2025, with two games in Las Vegas (2020 and 2026) and two games in Berkeley (2022 and 2026). UNLV is expected to move into a new stadium it will share with the Raiders prior to the 2020 season, but there was no reference to the new stadium in different press releases issued by UNLV and Cal.
Lexington Thomas scored the go-ahead points early in the fourth quarter on Saturday night and UNLV hung on to hand Fresno State its first Mountain West Conference loss of the season 26-16.
I asked Derek Carr for his World Series prediction. “Dodgers," Carr said. "C'mon man, my first games growing up living in Bakersfield were Dodger games. Definitely the Dodgers. Definitely rooted for them since I was little. I was rooting for Aaron (Judge) to make it, but that's alright. But Go Dogs this week against that silly shirt you're wearing, too.” Yes, I was wearing my UNLV T-shirt. And the Rebels play Fresno State on Saturday.
Jordan Love threw for 316 yards and two long touchdowns to lead Utah State to a 52-28 win over UNLV on Saturday.
Quarterback Arion Worthman ran for five touchdowns, including a 1-yard plunge with 2:14 remaining and Air Force rallied from a 27-point deficit to beat UNLV 34-30 on Saturday.
The Rebels are wearing custom helmet decals and shirts on the sideline for Saturday night's game to honor the victims of the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.
Las Vegas played host to UFC 216 and UNLV's home game against San Diego State on Saturday, the city's first two major sporting events since this week's mass shooting.
Rashaad Penny ran for 170 yards and two touchdowns to lift No. 19 San Diego State over UNLV 41-10 on Saturday night.
In attendance at UNLV tonight: Flavor Flav, clock and all.
During the coin toss before tonight's San Diego State/UNLV game, shooting victim Addison Short flipped the coin. Emotional night here.
The 10-yard lines at UNLV's Sam Boyd Stadium have on them the red ribbons that we will see on the Rebels' helmets tonight.
| Mountain | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| Wyoming | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Colorado State | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Air Force | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Utah State | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| New Mexico | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| West | CONF | OVR |
| Fresno State | 7-1 | 10-4 |
| San Diego State | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| UNLV | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Nevada | 3-5 | 3-9 |
| Hawai'i | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| San Jose State | 1-7 | 2-11 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Gilliam | QB-DT | Signed | 73 |
| Chris Manoa | DT | Signed | 71 |
| Bryce Jackson | CB | Signed | 69 |
| Kenyon Oblad | QB-PP | Signed | 44 |
| Tyleek Collins | WR | Signed | 44 |
