Mountain West teams will play either Oregon State or Washington State during the 2024 football season, the conference announced Friday.
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Ed Graney came to the Review-Journal in May of 2006 as its lead sports columnist. He has covered all major sporting events, including Super Bowls to NBA championships to every Final Four since 1995. Graney also covered the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). A graduate of San Diego State University, he is a five-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year and past winner of Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 for columns. He and wife Bonnie have two children, a son (Tristan) and daughter (Bridget).
Jackson Woodard followed coach Barry Odom from Arkansas to Las Vegas, and the junior has responded with a team-leading 104 tackles for the 9-3 Rebels.
The head coach might have changed, but the Raiders still have an offense that can’t generate any level of consistency, seen again in Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs.
How the Raiders performed in a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.
UNLV lost to San Jose State on Saturday, but still managed the program’s most wins since 1984. And the Rebels will likely still play in the Mountain West title game.
The Raiders defense isn’t great, but it’s much better than what preseason forecasts suggested and has kept the team in games as the offense continues to struggle.
Ranked sixth nationally, UNLV’s special teams units have had as much to do with the 9-2 start as any facet of the Rebels’ game. UNLV hosts San Jose State on Saturday.
I was ready to fit Max Verstappen with a big red nose and floppy shoes. But then a suggestion caused me to pause. What if the F1 star was right about everything?
Far from perfect, UNLV’s football team overcame a 24-7 deficit Saturday to defeat Air Force and climb within one victory of playing for a conference title.
The UNLV football team made a late goal-line stand to defeat Air Force in a showdown of the teams tied for first place in the Mountain West.
First-year UNLV football coach Barry Odom has preached competing for conference titles since taking the job, a pursuit the Rebels will continue against Air Force.
With the relocation vote finalized, the Oakland Athletics would make Las Vegas one of 20 American cities with at least three of the big four major sports teams.
Even though the season’s first extended road trip began with a loss to the Washington Capitals, five straight games away from home can only help the Golden Knights.
Hockey was the theme over politics as the Golden Knights were hosted by President Joe Biden at the White House for their Stanley Cup championship.
How the Raiders react and approach each day has been altered since Josh McDaniels was fired as coach. Most would say for the best. Most would be correct.