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2025 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): ANTHONY COLANDREA, JUNIOR, QUARTERBACK, UNLV,...Becomes the first UNLV player to be named the MW Offensive Player of the Year...Is the 18th quarterback to earn the honor and the first since 2021...Member of the Davey O'Brien Award Class of 2025...Was on the watch list for the Manning Award...Was a four-time Old Trapper Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week this season, a UNLV program record...Named to the Davey O'Brien Award's Great 8 after Week 2 and a Manning Award Star of the Week after Week 7...Has completed 238 of 349 passes for a MW-best 3,050 yards (19th in FBS) and a league-leading 22 touchdowns (26th in FBS) this season...His 68.2 completion percentage ranks 17th in the FBS and is on pace to set a program record...Has also rushed for a career-high 555 yards and eight touchdowns.

Leads the Mountain West and ranks ninth nationally in total offense at 300.4 yards per game...Leads the Mountain West and ranks 17th in the FBS in passing efficiency (157.8)...Ranks 15th in the FBS in points responsible for with 180...Is one of just four FBS quarterbacks with at least 3,000 yards passing and 500 yards rushing this season...Only player in the country to throw for at least one touchdown and rush for at least 15 net yards in every game this season...Has led the Rebels (10-2) to their fourth 10-win season in program history and second straight...Has led UNLV to its third straight MW Football Championship game appearance and third straight bowl appearance. - Mountain West Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, UNLV
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11/30/25 - JaiDen Thomas, Jr/2027, UNLV, 5-09, 190 (DS#16 RB) + More +

Jai'Den Thomas had 103 yards rushing and four touchdowns on 11 carries Saturday night to help UNLV beat Nevada 42-17 and clinch a share of the Mountain West Conference regular-season title. UNLV (10-2, 6-2) is tied atop the conference with New Mexico, San Diego State and Boise State. A composite average of computer metrics will be used to determine which two of the programs will play in the MWC championship game on Friday. The participating teams and location will be announced Sunday morning by the conference.

The Rebels, who beat California 24-13 in the 2024 LA Bowl on Dec. 18 to finish 11-3, have won double-digit games for just the fourth time and have 10-plus wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history. UNLV's Anthony Colandrea was 15-of-22 passing for 270 yards but threw three interceptions. The 6-foot junior threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Troy Omeire early in the second quarter and scored on an 17-yard run three minutes later. Thomas opened the scoring with 17-yard scoring run less than four minutes into the game and added rushing TDs of 18, 4 and 1 yard. Caleb Ramseur had 95 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 15 carries for the Wolfpack. Nevada (3-9, 2-6) had won back-to-back games following seven consecutive losses. - UNLV/AP College Football

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RB JaiDen Thomas, UNLV
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11/24/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, UNLV, 6-0, 205 (DS#17 QB) + More +

WEEK 13 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ANTHONY COLANDREA, UNLV, Junior, Quarterback, St. Petersburg, Florida/Virginia,...Completed 21 of 26 passes for 253 yards and three touchdowns to lead UNLV past Hawaii, 38-10, in a crucial MW showdown...Fashioned a 200.6 passing efficiency and a completion percentage of 80.8...Tossed touchdown passes of 8,72 and 1 yards...Did not have a turnover in the contest. - Mountain West Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, UNLV
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11/22/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, UNLV, 6-0, 205 (DS#17 QB) + More +

Anthony Colandrea threw three touchdown passes and UNLV breezed to a 38-10 victory over Hawaii on Friday night. UNLV (9-2, 5-2 Mountain West Conference) turned the game-opening drive into a 44-yard field goal by Ramon Villela, but Hawaii (7-4, 4-3) answered with Micah Alejado's 70-yard scoring strike to Jackson Harris on the Rainbow Warriors' third play from scrimmage. Colandrea passed 8 yards to Jaden Bradley for a touchdown at the end of an eight-play, 75-yard drive and the Rebels led 14-3 after one quarter.

Colandrea and Taeshaun Lyons teamed up on a 72-yard touchdown pass just four plays and 1:23 into the second quarter to push the lead to 10. Keyvone Lee ran it in from 14 yards out at the end of a 13-play drive to make it 24-7, but Kansei Matsuzawa's 45-yard field goal with 5 seconds left cut Hawaii's deficit to 14 at halftime. Colandrea had a 1-yard touchdown toss to Daejon Reynolds on the first play of the fourth quarter to finish off an eight-play, 85-yard drive for a 31-10 advantage. JoJo Earle capped the scoring with a 27-yard touchdown run. Colandrea completed 21 of 26 passes for 253 yards for the Rebels. Alejado totaled 163 yards on 15-for-24 passing with an interception for the Rainbow Warriors. Both teams, which began the day in a five-way tie for second place in the MWC, conclude the regular season on Nov. 29 when the Rebels travel to play Nevada and the Rainbow Warriors host Wyoming. - UNLV/AP College Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, UNLV
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11/16/25 - Kayden McGee, rFr/2029, UNLV, 6-0, 170 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Kayden McGee scored on a 25-yard first-down run and UNLV rallied to beat Utah State 29-26 in double overtime on Saturday night. McGee's game-winning run for UNLV (8-2, 4-2 Mountain West Conference) came after Tanner Rinker's field goal had given Utah State (5-5, 3-3) a three-point lead. Rinker and Ramon Villela both missed field goals in the first OT. Bryson Barnes threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Brady Boyd late in the first quarter, Miles Davis capped a 10-play, 81-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run early in the second, and Utah State led 13-3 after Rinker missed 1 of 2 extra-point kicks. UNLV managed only Villela's 31-yard first-quarter field goal until Anthony Colandrea scored on a 10-yard run late in the second to cut it to 13-10 at halftime.

Rinker kicked a 24-yard field goal midway through the third quarter, but Colandrea directed a 75-yard drive and capped it with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Daejon Reynolds as the Rebels moved back in front 17-16 heading to the fourth. Villela kicked another 31-yarder at the end of a 10-play drive to up UNLV's lead to four with 11 minutes remaining. Barnes raced 58 yards for a score to put the Aggies up 23-20 with seven minutes to go, but Villela's 32-yard field goal tied it with 2:18 remaining. Colandrea completed 24 of 43 passes for 276 yards with one interception for the Rebels. Barnes finished with 256 yards on 19-for-38 passing for the Aggies and rushed 22 times for 124 yards. Braden Pegan had eight receptions for 109 yards. - UNLV/AP College Football

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WR Kayden McGee, UNLV
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11/09/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, UNLV, 6-0, 205 (DS#17 QB) + More +

Anthony Colandrea accounted for four touchdowns, Jai'Den Thomas had 131 yards rushing - which included a 57-yard touchdown - on seven carries, and UNLV beat Colorado State 42-10 on Saturday night. Colandrea was 15-of-22 passing for 251 yards with touchdowns of 68 yards to Troy Omeire and 39 yards to Taeshaun Lyons. His first touchdown run, 5-yarder with 7:07 left in the second quarter, made it 14-10 and gave UNLV (7-2, 3-2 Mountain West Conference) the lead for good.

Jaylon Glover ran for a 6-yard touchdown late in the second quarter. Colandrea capped a seven-play, 91-yard drive with a 2-yard TD run that made it 35-10 with 3:11 to go in the third. Jackson Brousseau threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Rocky Beers to open the scoring and Isaiah Hankins kicked a 23-yard field goal in the second quarter for Colorado State (2-7, 1-4). UNLV finished with 320 yards rushing and averaged 7.8 yards per carry. The Runnin' Rebels outgained the Rams - who were just 1 of 13 on third-down conversions - 571-292 total yards. - UNLV/AP College Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, UNLV
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10/13/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, UNLV, 6-0, 205 (DS#17 QB) + More +

WEEK 7 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ANTHONY COLANDREA, UNLV, Junior, Quarterback, St. Petersburg, Florida/Virginia,...Accumulated 423 yards of total offense, completing 20 of 32 passes for 361 yards and a touchdown and rushing seven times for 62 yards and two scores in UNLV's 51-48 win over Air Force...Threw for the most yards by a Rebel quarterback since 2018, including an 86-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter that was the third-longest in program history...After the Falcons took a 48-44 lead with 1:13 left in the game, Colandrea quickly led UNLV down the field for the win, completing four passes for 56 yards before evading four would-be tacklers on the game-winning 19-yard touchdown run with 44 seconds remaining...Helped keep UNLV perfect on the season at 6-0 and lead the Rebels to bowl eligibility for a third straight season. - Mountain West Football

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10/11/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, UNLV, 6-0, 205 (DS#17 QB) + More +

Anthony Colandrea threw for 361 yards, and ran for a 19-yard touchdown with 36 seconds left to give undefeated UNLV a 51-48 victory over Air Force on Saturday for the Rebels' sixth straight win. Liam Szarka's 9-yard touchdown run with 1:13 left gave Air Force a 48-44 lead with 1:13 remaining. On the ensuing series, Colandrea scrambled to his left and then ran untouched before knocking an Air Force defender into the end zone with him for the go-ahead score. Szarka led the Falcons to the UNLV 23 on their final drive, but Jacob Medina missed a 40-yard field-goal attempt to end it.

Colandrea was 20-of-32 passing that included an 86-yard touchdown throw to Daejon Reynolds early in the third quarter. Colandrea also had a short touchdown run in the first and finished with 62 yards rushing on seven carries. Reynolds made four catches for 139 yards. Jai'Den Thomas and Keyvone Lee combined for 147 yards rushing on 13 carries with two touchdowns for UNLV (6-0, 2-0 Mountain West Conference). Szarka completed 10 of 17 passes for 175 yards with a touchdown and added 136 yards rushing on 27 carries and two scores. Owen Allen ran the ball 17 times for 192 yards with two touchdowns for Air Force (1-5, 0-4). Cade Harris also had two touchdown runs for the Falcons. The teams combined for six lead changes and 42 points in the fourth quarter. - UNLV/AP College Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, UNLV
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10/08/25 - Kayden McGee, rFr/2029, UNLV, 6-0, 170 (DS#999 WR) + More +

WEEK 6 MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER/FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: KAYDEN MCGEE, UNLV, Redshirt Freshman, Wide Receiver, Muskogee, Oklahoma/Muskogee HS,...Blocked a punt and returned a different blocked punt for a touchdown in UNLV's 31-17 win at Wyoming...In the first quarter, he scooped up a blocked punt and returned it 16 yards for a touchdown to help the Rebels to a 14-3 lead...In the second quarter, he blocked a punt that was recovered by UNLV and returned 13 yards for a touchdown to make it 24-3...Also helped pin Wyoming deep on two UNLV punts, downing one at the Wyoming 2-yard line and preventing another from entering the end zone by tipping it back into the field of play, where it was downed at the Wyoming 7-yard line. - Mountain West Football

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09/22/25 - Ramon Villela, So/2028, UNLV, 6-2, 210 (DS#21 K) + More +

WEEK 4 MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: RAMON VILLELA, UNLV, Sophomore, Placekicker, Upland, California/Upland HS,...Scored a career-best 11 points in UNLV's 41-38 win at Miami (Ohio), including the game-winning 23-yard field goal with 15 seconds left in the contest...Also connected on a 27-yard field goal in the second quarter and was good on all five of his point-after attempts...Helped the Rebels rally from multiple 14-point deficits...Helped UNLV win at a MAC school, win in the Eastern Time Zone and sweep all of its nonconference opponents, all for the first time in school history. - Mountain West Football

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K Ramon Villela, UNLV
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09/20/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, UNLV, 6-0, 205 (DS#17 QB) + More +

Ramon Villela kicked a 23-yard field goal with 15 seconds left to lift UNLV to a 41-38 win over Miami (OH) on Saturday. A dropped snap on a 58-yard field goal attempt foiled Miami's attempt to tie and the Rebels intercepted the desperation heave has time ran out. UNLV (4-0) was down 24-10 at halftime but opened the second half with a pair of long drives to tie the game. Then Keith Reynolds had a 100-yard kickoff return straight up field untouched on the right harshmarks to put the RedHawks (0-3) back on top. Two snaps later Corban Hondru snagged a tipped Anthony Colandrea pass and went 47 yards to make it 38-24. It was the second interception thrown by Colandrea, who threw for 293 yards and two scores, marking the first time UNLV had more than one turnover in 18 games.

Miami had only three offensive snaps in the third quarter. Colandrea then directed a 17-play, 87-yard drive that stretched into the fourth quarter, finishing with a 9-yard pass to Taeshaun Lyons. Following a shanked punt, the Rebels went 49 yards, tying the game on a 1-yard run by Keyvone Lee with 6:50 left. Miami reached the red zone on a 21-yard run by Kenny Tracy but Jaheem Joseph punched the ball out on the tackle and Marsel McDuffie recovered for the Rebels on their 17 with 2:31 to play. UNLV covered 78 yards on nine plays for the winning field goal. Aamaris Brown had a 67-yard pick-six for UNLV's only score in the first half and Miami quarterback Dequan Finn did not return after that turnover early in the second quarter. Finn threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns and Henry Hesson threw for 134 and a score. - AP College Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, UNLV
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09/15/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, UNLV, 6-0, 205 (DS#17 QB) + More +

WEEK 2 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ANTHONY COLANDREA, UNLV, Junior, Quarterback, St. Petersburg, Florida/Virginia,...Completed 15-of-21 passes for 203 yards and three touchdowns to pace UNLV to a 30-23 win over UCLA...Completed 71 percent of his passes and turned in a passing efficiency of 199.8...Threw 21-yard touchdown passes in both the first and second quarters before capping a 75-yard scoring drive with a 17-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to make it 30-13...Ran for 13 of his 59 yards on the Rebels' final drive to pick up a first down and seal the win...Was named one of the Davey O'Brien Award's Great 8 for Week 2. - Mountain West Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, UNLV
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09/06/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, UNLV, 6-0, 205 (DS#17 QB) + More +

Anthony Colandrea passed for 203 yards and three touchdowns as UNLV held off a UCLA rally to win 30-23 on Saturday night for the Rebels' first victory over a Big Ten Conference opponent in 22 years. The Rebels (3-0) last beat a Big Ten team when they won 23-5 at No. 14 Wisconsin on Sept. 13, 2003. "We're trying to build this program to be one of the best programs on the West Coast," UNLV coach Dan Mullen said. "I think that was a huge win for us. That's a talented football team we played, and we found a way to win."

Colandrea was sharp in completing 15 of 21 passes, and he also rushed for 59 yards. He was particularly effective in the first half, passing for 171 yards and two TDs. "I feel like tonight we executed at a really high level in the first half," Colandrea said. "In the second half, I was getting out of the pocket too early. But at the end of the day, we got the win. That was the biggest deal." Nico Iamaleava was 29 of 41 for 255 yards passing with a touchdown and interception for UCLA (0-2). UNLV built a 23-0 lead with 1:49 left in the first half. UCLA managed to get on the scoreboard just before the break with a short field goal, but the Bruins were still outgained 250 yards to 110. - UNLV/AP College Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, UNLV
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09/01/25 - Aamaris Brown, rSr/2026, UNLV, 5-10, 190 (DS#74 CB) + More +

WEEK 1 MOUNTAIN WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: AAMARIS BROWN, UNLV, Senior, Defensive Back, Tampa, Florida/South Florida,...Recorded four tackles and an interception return for a touchdown in UNLV's 38-21 win at Sam Houston...All four of his tackles were solo stops, including three tackles for loss, two of which were sacks...Picked off a Bearkat pass and returned it 52 yards for a score in the second quarter...After Sam Houston recovered an onside kick in the fourth quarter, Brown sacked the Bearkats' quarterback on fourth-and-5, forcing a turnover on downs and allowing the Rebels to run out the clock. - Mountain West Football

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CB Aamaris Brown, UNLV
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09/01/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, UNLV, 6-0, 205 (DS#17 QB) + More +

WEEK 1 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ANTHONY COLANDREA, UNLV, Junior, Quarterback, St. Petersburg, Florida/Virginia,...Completed 19-of-23 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns and rushed six times for 23 yards and another score to lead UNLV past Sam Houston, 38-21...Completed 83 percent of his passes and fashioned a passing efficiency of 193.5...Went 5-for-5 for 68 yards and a 43-yard touchdown on the Rebels' first series of the game...Added a 3-yard TD pass later in the first quarter to UNLV on top for good before scoring on a 13-yard run to cap the Rebel scoring in the fourth. - Mountain West Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, UNLV
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