The UNLV Rebels fell short against the Boise State Broncos in the Mountain West Championship Game on Friday for the third consecutive season. Boise State came away with the title win by a score of 38 - 21.
To say that the UNLV Rebels didn't play well on defense in Week 7 would be an understatement. They gave up 48 points to the Air Force Falcons, and they struggled mightily to get any stops.
UNLV Rebels linebacker Marsel McDuffie has garnered a lot of praise and attention this week after having a huge Week 4, in a thrilling win against the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks.
It was an up-and-down game in Week 4 for the UNLV Rebels' defense against the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks. While they struggled to stop the RedHawks in the first half, they tightened things up in the second half and came up with big play after big play when they needed them most.
The Rebels are heading into their Week 3 bye week with a 3 - 0 record coming off a huge win against the UCLA Bruins. While the defense has been very shaky at times, and that's putting it nicely, they have also improved each week.
Week 0 was a rough one for the UNLV Rebels' defense. While they managed to come away with the win over the Idaho State Bengals by a score of 38 - 31, that 31 is a big number.
The UNLV Rebels will have a lot of new faces on their defense this season, but the defender getting the most attention this offseason is a player who has spent his entire career with the Rebs.
Last season, the UNLV Rebels football team had some special players on their roster. The best may have been linebacker Jackson Woodard. Woodard had a spectacular season and went on to win the Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year Award.
The UNLV Rebels football team has gone through a lot of turnover this offseason. They have a lot of new faces on both the coaching staff and the roster.
The Mountain West Conference annual Old Trapper Football Media Days, being held at Circa Resort, kicked off on Wednesday, and with it came the release of the 2025 Preseason All-Mountain West Team.
Two UNLV players were named to the 2025 Mountain West preseason all-conference football team. Running back Jai'Den Thomas made it on offense, and he could be poised to really break out in 2025.