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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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11/16/25 - 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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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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WR Kayden McGee, UNLV
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09/22/25 - Ramon Villela, So/2028, UNLV, 6-2, 210 (DS#19 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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09/13/25 - Jackson Arnold, Jr/2027, UNLV, 6-1, 219 (DS#14 QB) + More +

Jackson Arnold accounted for three touchdowns, including two rushing, and No. 24 Auburn beat South Alabama 31-15 on Saturday. The Tigers (3-0) enjoyed a balanced attack in their "White Out" game - all-white uniforms at home for the first time in 15 years - and finished with 195 yards rushing and 142 passing. Jeremiah Cobb continued to find success in Damari Alston's absence, rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown.

Cobb has a career-high four rushing touchdowns through three games. Cam Coleman reeled in the first touchdown of his 2025 season, opening up the scoring for Auburn. Eric Singleton Jr. had a team-leading six receptions for 65 yards. South Alabama's Bishop Davenport threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns but also had an interception. The Jaguars (1-2) had success moving the football and finished with 310 yards, but penalties, stalled drives and defensive miscues prevented the game from being tightly contested. - Auburn/AP College Football

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QB Jackson Arnold, UNLV
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09/01/25 - Jackson Arnold, Jr/2027, UNLV, 6-1, 219 (DS#14 QB) + More +

WEEK 1 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jackson Arnold, QB, Auburn,...Rushed for a career high 137 yards on 16 carries, good for 8.6 yards per carry, and matched a career high with two rushing TDs while going 11-for-17 with 108 yards passing in his Auburn debut...Became the first Auburn QB since Cam Newton (2010) to rush and pass for 100+ yards in their Auburn debut...Was one of four QBs in the country and the only from the SEC to rush and pass for 100+ yards in week one...His 137 rushing yards were the most by a SEC player in week one and the most by an Auburn QB since Nick Marshall rushed for 214 yards at Tennessee in 2013...Six of his 16 rush attempts were for 10+ yards, including his two TD runs of 24 and 27 yards...Led Auburn to its most points (38) in a road non-conference game since defeating Florida State, 42-41, in 1984. - SEC Football

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QB Jackson Arnold, UNLV
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09/01/25 - Aamaris Brown, rSr/2026, UNLV, 5-10, 193 (DS#72 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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08/29/25 - Jackson Arnold, Jr/2027, UNLV, 6-1, 219 (DS#14 QB) + More +

Transfer quarterback Jackson Arnold had 137 of Auburn's 307 rushing yards while scoring two touchdowns, Rayshawn Pleasant returned a kickoff 98 yards and the Tigers beat Baylor 38-24 on Friday night, opening the season in a true road game for the first time since 2002. Arnold, who played for Oklahoma the previous two seasons, had six runs of at least 10 yards. He put the Tigers ahead to stay with a 24-yard TD that capped a 96-yard drive in the first quarter, and added a 27-yarder on a fourth-and-1 play with 4:32 left.

That nearly length-of-the field Auburn drive was set up by a fourth-down incompletion by Sawyer Robertson, who finished 27-of-48 passing for 419 yards and three touchdowns. Two of his TDs came on fourth-down plays, to wide-open Alabama transfer Kobe Prentice (33 yards) and true freshman running back Caiden Knighten (10 yards). Pleasant, another transfer, scored twice on kickoff returns for Tulane last season. His first for the Tigers made it 31-17 in the final minute of the third quarter. - Auburn/AP College Football

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QB Jackson Arnold, UNLV
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08/23/25 - JaiDen Thomas, Jr/2027, UNLV, 5-09, 190 (DS#11 RB) + More +

Jai'Den Thomas scored three touchdowns, the UNLV defense had four interceptions and the Rebels held off Idaho State 38-31 on Saturday in the debut of Dan Mullen as their coach. After winning 11 games in 2024, UNLV is starting over with only two returning starters and a new coach. Mullen, 103-61 in 13 seasons at Mississippi State and Florida, picked up the 12th season-opening win of his career. Thomas gained 147 yards on 10 carries and Virginia transfer Anthony Colandrea threw for 195 yards to go with 93 yards rushing. The Rebels trailed 31-24 in the fourth quarter and struggled to put the game away even after their defense intercepted Idaho State's Jordan Cooke on back-to-back drives in the fourth.

After Colandrea's 9-yard touchdown pass to Daejon Reynolds tied it at 31, UNLV cashed in one interception with Michigan transfer quarterback Alex Orji's 11-yard scramble for a score on a fourth-and-one play. Now leading 38-31, the Rebels intercepted Cooke again, but Ramon Villela missed a 41-yard field goal attempt. Idaho State drove to the UNLV 32 but Cooke was called for intentional grounding while he was being sacked for a loss of 11 yards. On fourth-and-22, Quandarius Keyes broke up a pass to seal the win for the Rebels. Cooke finished 30-for-50 passing for 380 yards with one touchdown but he threw three of Idaho State's four interceptions. Thomas, one of the two returning starters for the Rebels (the other is linebacker Marsel McDuffie) erased ta 10-0 deficit with second-quarter touchdown runs of 39 and 70 yards but Idaho State led 17-14 at halftime after Dason Brooks scored on a 27-yard run with two minutes left in the half. - UNLV/AP College Football

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RB JaiDen Thomas, UNLV
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09/03/24 - Jackson Woodard, rSr/2025, UNLV, 6-2, 234 (DS#18 OLB) + More +

WEEK 1 MOUNTAIN WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JACKSON WOODARD, UNLV, Senior, Linebacker, Little Rock, Ark./Little Rock Christian HS/Arkansas,...Made a game-high 11 tackles in UNLV's season-opening 27-7 win at Houston...Had four tackles for loss for 28 yards, including a career-best three sacks for 23 yards...Also had a pass breakup...Helped hold Houston to just 38 yards rushing and 247 yards of total offense...Led UNLV to its first win over a Big 12 opponent since 2008. - Mountain West Football

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OLB Jackson Woodard, UNLV
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08/30/24 - Jackson Arnold, Jr/2027, UNLV, 6-1, 219 (DS#14 QB) + More +

Jackson Arnold threw four touchdown passes - three to newcomer Deion Burks - and No. 16 Oklahoma routed Temple 51-3 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams. Oklahoma forced six turnovers and held Temple to 197 yards in its first game as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The Sooners joined the league this summer after a long run in the Big 12. Arnold, a sophomore, completed 17 of 25 passes for 141 yards in his first career victory as a starting quarterback for the Sooners. Burks, a transfer from Purdue, never caught more than two touchdown passes in a game for the Boilermakers. He had three scores at halftime Friday and finished with six catches for 36 yards.

Freshman Taylor Tatum ran for 66 yards and a touchdown on just four carries, the best run a 35-yard burst that showed off some of his immense potential. The Sooners led 34-0 at the half. They forced four turnovers and held the Owls to 80 yards before the break. Oklahoma's Jaren Kanak returned a fumbled punt return 21 yards for a touchdown to put the Sooners up 44-3 early in the fourth quarter. Forrest Brock passed for 128 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions for Temple. The Owls fumbled four times and lost them all. - AP College Football

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QB Jackson Arnold, UNLV
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11/30/23 - Jose Pizano, rSr/2024, UNLV, 5-07, 221 (DS#9 K) + More +

2023 MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JOSE PIZANO, SENIOR, PK, UNLV,...UNLV's first MW Special Teams Player of the Year...Is 23-for-25 on field goals this season, ranking eighth in the FBS with a field-goal percentage of .920...Is fourth in the FBS with 23 field goals, 1.92 field goals per game and 120 total points scored...Ranks sixth in the FBS with 10.0 points per game...Had a streak of 19 consecutive made field goals this season, which is tied for the second-longest streak in MW history...Matched the MW record with six field goals against Colorado State on Oct. 21. Scored a total of 19 points on the day to tie for third in a game in MW history...Three-time MW Special Teams Player of the Week this season...Twice named one of the Lou Groza National Collegiate Place Kicker Award Stars of the Week and was the College Football Network Co-Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 8...Semifinalist for the Lou Groza National Collegiate Place Kicker Award. - Mountain West Football

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K Jose Pizano, UNLV
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02/02/23 - Jaxen Turner, rSr/2024, UNLV, 6-1, 207 (DS#79 SS) + More +

Former Arizona safety Jaxen Turner announced on Wednesday that he's transferring to UNLV to play for first-year head coach Barry Odom. Turner, a three-year starter for the Wildcats, joined Arizona in 2019 under the Kevin Sumlin regime and played 33 games at the UA - 23 in the last two seasons.

Turner, a 6-2, 210-pound Moreno Valley, California native, started in 11 games this past season for Arizona and tallied a team-high 79 tackles, along with two interceptions (UA had four as a team), three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Turner made a career-high 13 tackles in Arizona's loss to Oregon. Turner was part of Arizona's safety tandem alongside Christian Young, who is out of eligibility and preparing for the NFL draft. - Arizona Star News

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SS Jaxen Turner, UNLV
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01/23/23 - DaeDae Reynolds, rSr/2026, UNLV, 6-2, 205 (DS#155 WR) + More +

Just weeks after Jared Wayne, Pitt's leading receiver in 2022, declared for the 2023 NFL draft, the Panthers have already found his likely replacement in the starting lineup. After extending offers to numerous pass catchers in the transfer portal this winter, Pat Narduzzi's team landed a Power Five receiver this week, as former Florida wideout Daejon Reynolds announced his commitment to Pitt on Friday evening. Reynolds, who measures at 6-foot-2, 205 pounds, comes to the Panthers with three years of eligibility remaining. A former four-star recruit out of Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga., Reynolds committed to Florida over other notable programs like Texas A&M, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida State.

After redshirting his first season on campus, Reynolds caught 11 passes for 244 yards and a pair of touchdowns in eight games this fall for the Gators. His best game of the year came on Nov. 19 against Vanderbilt, where he hauled in eight passes for 165 yards and scored both of his touchdowns at the collegiate level. Reynolds also received offers from Mississippi State and West Virginia. He visited Pitt on Jan. 7, where he was seen courtside with Narduzzi prior to the start of the Panthers' basketball game against Clemson. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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WR DaeDae Reynolds, UNLV
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12/19/22 - JoJo Earle, rSr/2026, UNLV, 5-10, 185 (DS#178 WR) + More +

Alabama transfer wide receiver JoJo Earle is returning closer to home. The former top-50 recruit and Aledo star announced he was transferring to TCU on Saturday. Earle is the fifth commitment TCU has received this weekend. Earle won three state championships at Aledo before heading to play for Nick Saban. In two seasons Earle had 24 receptions, 303 yards and two touchdowns in a steady amount of playing time. Earle was ranked the No. 47 recruit in the Class of 2021 in the 247Sports Composite rankings and was known for his speed and big play ability. Receivers coach Doug Meacham played a big role in landing one of the top receivers in the transfer portal, who visited campus recently.

TCU landed another SEC transfer Friday night with a commitment from Florida cornerback Avery Helm. Sonny Dykes also pulled in three more four-star defensive backs with Arlington Seguin's Jamel Johnson, the top-rated junior college corner Channing Canada and Randon Fontenette. The Horned Frogs currently have a top-10 transfer class and are also in the mix for Alabama transfer tackle Tommy Brockermeyer and Texas A&M transfer receiver Chris Marshall. Both are former five-star recruits with Brockermeyer playing at All Saints Episcopal. - Fort Worth Star

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WR JoJo Earle, UNLV
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