Notre Dame has filled a spot on an upcoming schedule today. UNLV will be heading to South Bend for the first time in 2022. The two football programs have never met on the gridiron. This is also UNLV’s first trip as a program out to Indiana, according to the school’s release. The Rebels will make […]
Read MoreUpset Alert: Previously Undefeated San Diego State Falls To UNLV
The last undefeated team in college basketball has fallen. San Diego State just suffered its first lost, and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament is in serious jeopardy. San Diego State – 26-0 prior to Saturday night – dropped a 66-63 stunner to the UNLV Rebels this evening. The Rebels came into tonight’s […]
Read MoreUpset Alert: College Basketball’s Last Undefeated Team Down Big At Half
San Diego State is college basketball’s last remaining undefeated team this season. But the Aztecs’ perfect record is in major jeopardy. SDSU is currently trailing UNLV 37-25 at the half. Given the Aztecs on playing on their home-court, this would truly be a stunning upset. But there’s plenty of time remaining for a comeback in […]
Read MoreCollege Running Back Forced To Retire Following Heart Attack
Last week, UNLV running back Darran Williams reportedly suffered a heart attack during a team workout. He had to be placed in a medically-induced coma. Keith Williams, Darran’s father, went on social media to thank everyone for their support during this time, saying “This past week has been extremely tough for my family and we’d […]
Read MoreBoise State Football Games Will No Longer Air On ESPN
Moments ago, the Mountain West Conference announced a new six-year television rights deal. That means big changes for the league as a whole and, specifically, Boise State football. With the old rights deal, Boise State had a special contract “carve out” that allowed ESPN to air its home games. It was a gift granted to […]
Read MoreReport: UNLV Has Made A Head Coaching Hire
With the Raiders coming to town and bringing a gaudy new stadium with them, a new era is upon UNLV football. The Rebels, largely a Mountain West also-ran of late, are looking to take a leap forward in football. Las Vegas is expected to become more of a football epicenter in the coming years. Having […]
Read MoreReport: LSU Defensive Coordinator Linked To 2 Head Coach Jobs
Ed Orgeron understands the importance of the coaches around him. Coach O made his biggest staff addition this offseason, bringing in Joe Brady, and he’s made it clear that he’ll do what he needs to keep him in Baton Rouge. That is the stance he’s taken with defensive coordinator Dave Aranda as well. In early […]
Read MoreVideo: Nasty Fight At The End Of Nevada-UNLV Game
College football rivalry week games can get chippy on occasion. At the end of today’s overtime game between Nevada and UNLV, things went way beyond that. In the first overtime frame, Nevada was forced to settle for a field goal to go up 30-27. UNLV, an underdog on the road in this one, scored on […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 7
After a Group of Five game between Appalachian State and UL Lafayette opened things on Wednesday night, we’re getting into the swing of things in the Power Five leagues as College Football Week 7 continues tonight. We have some intriguing ACC and Pac-12 action, before a fun Saturday of games. Tonight, Syracuse travels to NC […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 6
College Football Week 6 kicks off tonight with a pair of Group of Five games between Georgia Southern and South Alabama, and then Temple and East Carolina. On Friday night, things heat up a bit. No. 18 UCF makes the trip up to Cincinnati in what will be a crucial game for deciding the ACC […]
Read MoreSportsbook Releases Win Totals For Almost Every College Football Team
As sports betting starts to become legal throughout the country, expect to see more about sportsbooks like FanDuel. The online book is among those available to bettors in New Jersey right now. On Wednesday, it published win totals available for futures bets for just about every FBS program in the country. One of the 130 […]
Read MoreUNLV Star Transfer Joel Ntambwe Announces Commitment
After an impressive freshman season at UNLV, forward Joel Ntambwe has decided to take his talents elsewhere. Having looked into multiple programs, it appears that Ntambwe has found his destination. In a Twitter post on Sunday, Ntambwe revealed that he will be joining the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Red Raiders are coming off their […]
Read MoreSt. John’s Transfer LJ Figueroa Drawing Attention From Major Programs
LJ Figueroa’s college career appears to be taking another turn. With the departure of St. John’s legend Chris Mullin as the Red Storm head coach, the former blue-chip recruit is exploring a transfer. The Massachusetts native was a very effective scorer during his one season in Queens. In 2018-19, he averaged 14.4 points per game, […]
Read MoreReport: South Dakota State Transfer David Jenkins Jr. Receiving Heavy Interest
David Jenkins Jr. has been a scoring machine through two years at South Dakota State. Now, he’s looking to finish his college career on a bigger stage. Following a Second Team All-Summit League season as a freshman in 2017-18, Jenkins made first team this year. He averaged 19.7 points per game this season. A few […]
Read MoreUNLV Basketball Makes Huge Coaching Announcement
After six straight years without an NCAA Tournament appearance, the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels are looking for someone with experience who can bring them back. It took a few weeks, but UNLV has finally found its new head coach for the 2019-20 season. South Dakota State’s T.J. Otzelberger has been hired as the new head coach […]
Read MoreReport: Rick Pitino Won’t Be Considered For UNLV Job
On Friday, UNLV fired head basketball coach Marvin Menzies after just three seasons. Menzies was 48-48 during his tenure with the Runnin’ Rebels. Menzies effectively replaced Dave Rice, who led the program to two NCAA Tournament berths in his first two seasons, 2012 and 2013. UNLV has not gone dancing since. However, he clearly wasn’t […]
Read MoreUNLV Shockingly Parts Ways With Head Coach Marvin Menzies
With conference championships almost over and seasons ending for various programs, several coaches are losing their head coaching positions. After getting eliminated by San Diego State yesterday, it turns out that UNLV will part ways with Marvin Menzies. Out of all the coaching moves happening right now it’s fair to say this is quite a […]
Read MoreRick Pitino Responds To Rumors About Potential UNLV Job
Rick Pitino is coming off of a championship in Greece, after his ouster at Louisville following the program’s connection to the FBI probe into college basketball. Pitino skated through a few scandals at Louisville, but could not survive that most recent one. Thus far, the NCAA hasn’t made any decisions about Louisville or Pitino specifically. […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
Last weekend’s college football action was not great for the teams in the back-end of the Top 25. A number of previously-ranked teams lost, leading to a major shake-up in the polls. There is also a new ranking, from which the public Top 25 numbers are now based on. The first College Football Playoff rankings […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 1
Football is back! College football Week 1 is right around the corner, with games running from Thursday all the way through Monday night. Each year, our staff competes for the best record in our game picks throughout the season. Every week, we will pick the winner of every game that involved a Power Five program […]
Read MoreKalob Ledoux, 15 Point Per Game Scorer, Has These 4 Schools After Him
Every year, we have a growing group of top college basketball players transferring. This off-season, McNeese’s Kalob Ledoux, the team’s leading scorer, is looking to move on up. Ledoux averaged 15 points and 4.3 rebounds per game for the Cowboys as a sophomore. He shot 37.4-percent from three and 80.3-percent from the free throw line. […]
Read MoreMountain West Could Move Up To 16 Schools
The Mountain West is exploring the possibility of expansion. Earlier this month, the league’s commissioner Craig Thompson confirmed as much. Interestingly, the league isn’t only considering schools that can play football. The focus of the initial report by the The San Diego Union-Tribune was on Gonzaga. Thompson confirmed that the Zags were among the teams contacted. From […]
Read MoreFired Head Coach Filed Battery Complaint Against Athletic Director After ‘Heated Altercation’
One would not imagine Cal State Northridge basketball would be having the craziest week in the sport. However, the firing of head coach Reggie Theus has turned very ugly. Theus was let go on Tuesday. The former UNLV and NBA star finished just 6-24 in his final year as head coach of the Matadors. In […]
Read MoreFormer NBA All-Star Fired As College Head Coach
Cal State Northridge has reportedly fired head coach Reggie Theus. The UNLV great and former NBA star was just 6-24 in 2017-18. Theus’s best season with the Matadors wound up being his first. In 2013-14, the team went 17-18, with a 7-9 record in Big West play. The Matadors finished fifth in the conference standings […]
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