Fresno State cracked The Associated Press’ poll at No. 20 this week and the Amway Coaches Poll at No. 23, the first time since 2013 the Bulldogs appeared in both rankings.
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.
The Alliance of American Football, a league that begins play in February, will stage a quarterbacks draft Nov. 27 at the Luxor. CBS will broadcast the four-round draft, which begins at 5 p.m. at the Esports Arena.
UNLV quarterback Armani Rogers threw in practice on Monday, providing some hope in a season that has gone backward. He was out the past four games with an injured toe.
UNLV is a 3-point underdog at San Jose State, a situation the Rebels didn’t expect to find themselves in when the season began. The teams meet at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Breaking down UNLV’s game at San Jose State at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
San Jose State quarterback Josh Love has often felt like an underdog for good reason. But now he’s the starter who could lead the Spartans over UNLV on Saturday.
UNLV senior Lexington Thomas is near the top of three major rushing charts and is on the verge of moving up Saturday at San Jose State.
UNLV senior forward Shakur Juiston returns after averaging 14.6 points and 10.0 rebounds while shooting 63.9 percent last season. He was named second-team all-conference.
The Alliance of American Football, which begins play in February, will play its first two championship games in Las Vegas. The city also could receive an expansion team at some point.
Tom Spousta and Mark Anderson discuss UNLV’s loss to Air Force, Tony Sanchez’s future with the team, and the upcoming UNLV Basketball season.
UNLV visits a winless San Jose State team on Saturday, but the Spartans have been more competitive than their record indicates. Oddsmakers believe this will be a close game, labeling the Rebels as 1-point favorites.
Three takeaways from UNLV’s 41-35 loss to Air Force on Friday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
UNLV trailed 41-21 in the third quarter, but rallied to within a possession of Air Force. The Falcons turned back a last-ditch UNLV effort and won 41-35.
UNLV defensive back Ty’Jason Roberts returned to Sam Boyd Stadium on Friday night, about a month after he suffered a spinal fracture on the same field. He wore his No. 38 jersey and a neck brace and walked with a cane.
If the Rebels, who are 10-point underdogs, beat Air Force at Sam Boyd Stadium, they will put life back into their season and bring back postseason talk.
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