Paint it red! Fremont Cannon rally set at UNLV

By Mark Anderson Las Vegas Review-Journal

October 4, 2015 - 8:13 pm

The Fremont Cannon stands in the south end zone during the second half of UNLV‘s Mountain West Conference game against Air Force Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at Sam Boyd Stadium. (Las Vegas Review-Journal file)

The Fremont Cannon will be taken through UNLV’s campus on Monday morning for a painting ceremony.

It will be taken from Lied Athletic Complex at 11 a.m. to the Student Union, where the red paint will be sprayed on the cannon at 11:15.

UNLV took possession of the trophy after beating UNR 23-17 on Saturday in Reno in the Battle for the Fremont Cannon.

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