The blueprint for winning at UNLV was created by Barry Odom. It’s possible to keep such a thing going, but Dan Mullen has work to do as the Rebels’ new coach.
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Dan Mullen, a former Mississippi State and Florida coach, was hired Thursday to take over a UNLV team that Barry Odom built into a Top 25 program in two seasons.
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Former SEC football coach Dan Mullen emerged as a name to watch in UNLV’s coaching search, and offensive coordinator Brennan Marion has interviewed for the job.
A California school will become the 10th member of the Mountain West in 2026 — but not in football.
The Rebels learned which Mountain West opponents they will play during the 2025 season Tuesday. Their complete schedule will come out in February or March.
Barry Odom will almost triple his UNLV salary in his first year as coach of the Purdue football team, according to contract details released Tuesday.
UNLV football players didn’t immediately announce plans to enter the transfer portal, which opened Monday, one day after coach Barry Odom left for Purdue.
The Rebels weren’t going to win a bidding war with Purdue for coach Barry Odom, who left the UNLV program in far better shape than he found it two years ago.
UNLV athletic director Erick Harper needed just 10 days to hire Barry Odom his last football coaching search. He wants to move even faster this time. Here are some names the Rebels could consider:
UNLV athletic director Erick Harper is speaking Sunday at the Fertitta Football Complex after football coach Barry Odom left to take over at Purdue.
The UNLV football team is heading to the LA Bowl in Inglewood, California, and the Rebels will face a former Pac-12 team that’s now in the ACC.
UNLV will need to search for a new football coach, as Barry Odom is taking over a program in the Big Ten after a successful two-year run with the Rebels.
While UNLV coach Barry Odom and his players don’t want to be judged by the low standard the program has maintained in the past, it’s tough to ignore history.
The UNLV football team is going to back-to-back bowls for the first time, but the program has to worry about interest from other schools in its coaches.