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LAS VEGAS — The Mountain West has created its own restriction on professional athletes returning to college football, adding another layer to an eligibility system already being reshaped by NCAA…
The new-look Mountain West will test more than depth charts in 2026. It will test frequent-flyer accounts, too. With North Dakota State, Northern Illinois and UTEP joining the conference, the…
LAS VEGAS — Jake Pope spent his first season at UNLV learning Paul Guenther’s defense while becoming one of the most productive players on it. A year later, the defense…
LAS VEGAS — Jai’Den “Jet” Thomas and Lucas Conti had opportunities to leave UNLV, but both stayed because the program that developed them still had a championship left to win.…
LAS VEGAS — Dan Mullen did not spend Mountain West Football Media Days trying to lower expectations around UNLV. He did not frame last season’s 10-win debut as an unexpected…
UNLV Football Has Outgrown Moral Victories. It's Time to Win the Mountain West
LAS VEGAS — UNLV has spent the offseason being discussed like one of the teams to beat in the Mountain West. Athlon Sports’ preseason all-conference team reflects that. The Rebels…
UNLV does not have to win every championship in the new Mountain West to justify staying in the conference. That is not realistic, and it is not how college athletics…
UNLV chose its path. Now it has to win. Today’s episode breaks down why the standard has changed for UNLV after staying in the Mountain West, what the Pac-12 settlement…
UNLV’s decision to stay in the Mountain West was always going to be judged by more than one thing. The money mattered. The Rebels were positioned to receive a major…
Just when UNLV had every reason to exhale after its season-saving win at UC Irvine, Josh Pastner made it clear the Rebels are not treating this NIT run like a…
Portal Check-In: How Are the Former Rebels Doing Elsewhere?
