UNLV’s football opener against USC set for September

By Mark Anderson / Las Vegas Review-Journal

May 31, 2018 - 1:39 pm

Updated May 31, 2018 - 1:39 pm

UNLV's wide receiver Mekhi Stevenson (2) runs the ball as defensive backs Ty'Jason Roberts (38), left, and Jocquez Kalili (26) defend during the second quarter of UNLV's spring football game at the Peter Johann Memorial Field in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 14, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @dreacornejo

UNLV’s football season opener at Southern California on Sept. 1 will be at 1 p.m. and televised on the Pac-12 Network.

It’s the first of four nonconference games for the Rebels.

They also play Texas-El Paso on Sept. 8 and Prairie View A&M on Sept. 15 at Sam Boyd Stadium and at Arkansas State on Sept. 22. The game times and TV information for those games haven’t been announced.

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