The Raiders’ quarterback play was a question mark entering the season. Gardner Minshew’s play Sunday against the Ravens should quiet those concerns a bit.
Ed Graney
Ed Graney is a sports columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, covering a variety of topics and the Las Vegas sports scene.
egraney@reviewjournal.com … @edgraney on Twitter. 702-383-4618
A lot of different units contributed to the Raiders’ upset victory against the Ravens on Sunday, leading to high marks across the board.
It’s unknown if the UNR storyline had a bearing on UNLV not receiving an invitation to join the Pac-12, but it shouldn’t have in any manner, now or in the future.
UNLV has two road wins against Big 12 opponents and is off to the program’s best start in 40 years after beating Kansas on Friday night.
Gardner Minshew played well enough in the Raiders’ season opener against the Chargers. He’ll need a lot more help from his teammates to beat the Ravens.
Antonio Pierce, in his first game as the Raiders’ full-time coach, returned to his conservative ways at the worst times of a 22-10 loss to the Chargers on Sunday.
Several facets of the Raiders’ operation came up short in the team’s 22-10 loss to the Chargers in its season opener Sunday.
In a clash of high school football powers Friday night, top-ranked Mater Dei simply played at a higher level than No. 2 Bishop Gorman.
The Raiders defeated the Chargers 63-21 on Dec. 14, a result that changed the trajectory of both franchises. The teams meet again Sunday in the season opener.
Raiders sixth-round pick Dylan Laube discussed his emotions upon making the team and so much more in an interview with the Review-Journal.
Bishop Gorman quarterback Melvin Spicer IV, a first-year starter, insists his team is ready for its matchup with No. 1 Mater Dei on Friday night.
Review-Journal columnist Ed Graney picks the Raiders season from Week 1 to 18. Here’s how he thinks the team will do in each matchup.
Holy Cross transfer Matthew Sluka got the nod as UNLV’s No. 1 quarterback Saturday and helped lead the Rebels to a 27-7 win at Houston.
Tom Telesco unveiled his first 53-man roster as the Raiders general manager Tuesday. Time will tell if he did a good job putting it together.
Gardner Minshew will be the Raiders’ starting quarterback for the season opener. Now, he needs to show he can build chemistry with the team’s receivers.