Beau Bell, one of the greatest defensive players in UNLV history, was named on Wednesday general manager and assistant head coach of the Philadelphia Soul.
Mark Anderson
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 linebacker Gabe McCoy leads the Mountain West with 7½ tackles for loss. He also brings a tremendous energy to the team, a key reason for improvement on that side of the ball.
UNLV has little to lose when it plays at Arkansas State at 4 p.m. Saturday. A victory, however, would change the complexion of the football season.
Breaking down UNLV’s game at Arkansas State. The teams meet at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson has brought stability to the football program while continuing the winning. The Red Wolves host UNLV on Saturday.
Lexington Thomas has rushed for 383 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 6.3 yards per carry, entering Saturday’s 4 p.m. game at Arkansas State. Armani Rogers has 307 yards and five TDs, averaging 6.8 yards.
UNLV will play 27 games this basketball season on an ESPN channel, CBS Sports Network, AT&T SportsNet or the Big Ten Network.
Dan Ayala, who owns the highest winning percentage among UNLV women’s basketball coaches, died Monday in hospice care at 82. Ayala coached the Lady Rebels from 1975 to 1980, going 109-23 for an 82.7 winning percentage.
UNLV has eight sacks through three games. The Rebels had 11 sacks all of last season.
UNLV junior defensive back Ty’Jason Roberts suffered a spinal fracture in Saturday’s 46-17 victory over Prairie View AM. He underwent what was termed successful surgery.
Three takeaways from UNLV’s 46-17 victory over Prairie View AM on Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
UNLV quarterback Armani Rogers rushed for four touchdowns in UNLV’s 46-17 victory over Prairie View AM on Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium. That set a school record for a quarterback and tied the mark for any position.
Prairie View A&M invested in a new stadium and athletics facility that opened two years ago. The Panthers played UNLV on Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
UNLV plays Prairie View AM at 7 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium, a step down in level to the Football Championship Subdivision. But it’s not a step down in competition compared to last week’s 52-24 victory over Texas-El Paso.