The Raiders have run for just 153 yards through three games. They can’t keep forcing the ground game if it isn’t going to lead to results.
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Raiders safety Isaiah Pola-Mao is so excited to make his first start of the season Sunday against the Browns he said he’s had trouble sleeping.
The departure of UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka is the latest example that this is no longer about education or representing a university and your fellow students.
Whether it’s the Mountain West or Pac-12, UNLV, suddenly in a position of power, should make the best deal possible to set the school up for a run at the Big 12.
Nothing good came from the Raiders’ 36-22 defeat to the lowly Carolina Panthers on Sunday. They failed in all phases at Allegiant Stadium.
The Raiders didn’t play well in a single phase Sunday in their home opener at Allegiant Stadium. There’s plenty of blame to go around in the loss to the Panthers.
The college football world is still reeling from the announcement that four Mountain West schools are leaving to join the Pac-12. Here is where things stand.
Call it what you want, but the decision by four schools to leave the Mountain West for the Pac-12 last week had nothing to do with a lack of loyalty.
The Raiders can’t slip up in Week 3 at home against the Carolina Panthers. Not if they’re serious about being taken seriously this season.
Raiders defensive tackle John Jenkins talks with the Review-Journal about making friends and grabbing coffee over long bicycle rides, scoring touchdowns and more.
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.
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.