UNLV offensive lineman Zack Singer chose not to go through senior night ceremonies Saturday before the Rebels’ game against UNR. He hopes for an extra season of eligibility to be approved by the NCAA.
Mark Anderson
Reporter: UNLV football and basketball
Email: manderson@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 387-2914
Mark Anderson has been at the Review-Journal since January 1999. He covered UNLV football for 17 seasons before moving to the men’s basketball beat in January 2016, and was president of the Football Writers Association of America in 2016. Anderson returned to the football beat in 2017 and still covers men’s basketball. Before coming to the R-J, he covered UNR football for five seasons at the Reno Gazette-Journal and was the high school sports reporter for the Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat from 1988-94. He is a native of Tallahassee and a graduate of the University of Florida.
UNLV broke open a tie game with a nine-point run late in the second half and went on to beat Southern Utah 76-71 on Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Thunderbirds made a late charge, but came up short.
UNLV plays UNR at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium. The teams play for the Fremont Cannon and state bragging rights.
Breaking down UNLV’s game against Southern Utah at 7 p.m. Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Breaking down UNLV’s game against UNR at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Former UNLV interim coach Todd Simon has Southern Utah off to a 3-0 start. The Thunderbirds play UNLV at 7 p.m. Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Attendance has sagged since the UNLV-UNR game was moved to Thanksgiving weekend in 2016. Rebels coach Tony Sanchez likes the idea of playing the game on Nevada Day or that weekend.
UNLV wide receiver Drew Tejchman helped out at safety in Saturday’s 35-28 loss at Hawaii, and he intercepted a pass and broke up another one.
The gap between the Power Five and Group of Five conferences continues to grow. It leaves schools such as UNLV in a difficult spot.
Three takeaways from UNLV’s 96-70 victory over Pacific on Tuesday at the Thomas Mack Center.
UNLV was never challenged in Friday’s 96-70 victory over Pacific at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Rebels took control in the first half with a 17-1 run.
Breaking down UNLV’s game against Pacific at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State dropped football in the early 1990s because of financial considerations. UNLV, however, remains committed to the sport.
A decision on UNLV coach Tony Sanchez’s future will be announced after the season. The Rebels play UNR on Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
UNLV coach Marvin Menzies offered some simple advice to Amauri Hardy about feeling the stress that comes with playing Division I basketball — just relax.
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