The university remained in-house when replacing Desiree Reed-Francois, hiring interim athletic director Erick Harper in the full-time role.
Ed Graney
Sports columnist
Email: egraney@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 383-4618
X: @edgraney
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).
Interim head coach Rich Bisaccia chose to go for it on fourth down in the fourth quarter, leading to a Raiders touchdown.
Raiders were steady enough in all three phases of the game to pull off a critical road victory.
While off-field drama has made it difficult, this Raiders team has somehow managed to keep its focus on football.
UNLV is 1-11 against San Diego State in the past 12 games between the teams at the Thomas & Mack Center. They meet Saturday in the Mountain West opener.
The Hall of Fame football coach was a winner and a Super Bowl champion, and that’s only a small part of his story.
The third-year back firmly put the Raiders on his shoulders in the second half against Denver at Allegiant Stadium, leading to a 17-13 win.
The defense absolutely carried the Raiders to victory. They have won two straight and remained in the hunt for a playoff berth because of this side of the ball.
While the Raiders’ tumultuous year dominated the news in Las Vegas, they were far from the only major story on the local sports scene.
No team penned a more dramatic storyline this past year than the Raiders — the local NFL side was a night at the theater unto itself.
If a playoff berth depends on the Raiders winning out, the team seen Monday beating Cleveland can’t accomplish such a goal.
The Raiders nearly lost to a Browns team missing 18 players, including eight starters.
COVID is still a monster and much bigger than one team feeling it has again been slighted by the NFL.
It has been some time coming, the Entertainment Capital of the World also being known as such when it comes to sports.
The NFL has a platform of demands that the host city must provide for the right to stage the game. Las Vegas is prepared to meet them.