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09/06/22 - Jalen Catalon, rSr/2025, UNLV + More +

Coach Sam Pittman provided no concrete updates on injured defensive backs Myles Slusher and Jalen Catalon on Saturday night. Slusher left the field with his right arm and shoulder being held by training staff after crashing into 6-5, 255-pound tight end Leonard Taylor on a 1-yard loss with 3:21 left in the second quarter. He was replaced by Jayden Johnson and Trent Gordon the rest of the game. Catalon appeared to injure his right shoulder while trying to tackle quarterback Ben Bryant in the backfield early in the third quarter.

The play did not appear to feature hard contact. Catalon came back after a period of tests and observation in the training room with ice on his right shoulder but he later removed it. "I was nervous about him there for a minute," Pittman said of Slusher being down for a while. "But he's going to be fine, just wasn't able to come back today. I don't know about Catalon, to be honest with you. I really don't." Latavious Brini replaced Catalon to join safety Simeon Blair. "To us it was just next man up," Blair said of losing Catalon. "I mean, we do a lot of rotating, so I might be in there with Brini in practice all the time. It's not nothing new to me to play with Brini. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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SS Jalen Catalon, UNLV
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09/02/22 - Matthew Sluka, rSr/2025, UNLV + More +

Matthew Sluka threw two touchdown passes and ran for 102 yards and another score to power Holy Cross to a 31-17 victory over Merrimack in a season opener on Friday night. Sluka ran for a 7-yard score in the first quarter, connected with Ayir Asante for a 24-yard TD in the second and Derek Ng kicked a field goal in both periods to lead Holy Cross to a 19-10 lead at the half. Spencer Gilliam blocked a punt out of the end zone for a safety and Ng added his third field goal to stretch the Crusaders' lead to 24-10 after three quarters. Sluka connected with Jalen Coker for a 46-yard score with 9:15 left in the game. Sluka finished with 242 yards on 13-of-22 passing with one interception and he had 13 rushes. Jack Zergiotis completed 15 of 29 passes for 189 yards with one pick for the Warriors. He had an 18-yard TD toss to Pat Conroy with 26 seconds left before halftime and a 33-yard scoring strike to Jacari Carter with 51 seconds left in the game. Holy Cross closed out last season with a loss to Villanova in the second round of the FCS playoffs. - AP College Football

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QB Matthew Sluka, UNLV
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09/01/22 - Hajj-Malik Williams, rSr/2025, UNLV + More +

Hajj-Malik Williams threw for a touchdown, Caleb Dowden kicked three field goals and Campbell rolled to a 29-10 victory over The Citadel in a season opener on Thursday night. Williams gave the Fighting Camels the lead for good on the first possession of the game. His 14-yard scoring toss to Ezeriah Anderson capped a six-play, 74-yard drive. Dowden missed the extra-point. Lamagea McDowell ran for a 7-yard touchdown 42 seconds into the second quarter and Dowden connected from 36 yards out to put Campbell up 16-3 at halftime. Dowden added two field goals in the third quarter and Bryant Barr scored on a 2-yard run in the fourth to cap the scoring for Campbell. The Citadel found the end zone on Peyton Derrick's 19-yard scoring pass to Tyler Cherry with 2:53 left in the game. Derrick completed 3 of 5 passes for 35 yards with two interceptions. Williams finished 12-of-21 passing for 175 yards. Barr rushed for 107 yards on 19 carries. - AP College Football

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QB Hajj-Malik Williams, UNLV
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09/01/22 - Tony Grimes, rSr/2025, UNLV + More +

ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 72. Tony Grimes, CB, North Carolina, Junior. Notable 2021 stat: 47 tackles (36 solo). Last year's ranking: 80. Grimes was supposed to still be in high school when he first stepped onto the field for North Carolina in 2020. After reclassifying during the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down high school football in his home state of Virginia, Grimes quickly developed into one of the ACC's most gifted corners as a true freshman. The 2021 season saw some regression -- no TDs allowed in 2020, four in 2021 -- but he still held opposing QBs to less than 50% completions while breaking up nine passes. - ESPN.com

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CB Tony Grimes, UNLV
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09/01/22 - Jalen Catalon, rSr/2025, UNLV + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM: DB - Jalen Catalon, Arkansas,...Catalon enters the 2022 campaign as one of the nation's top defensive backs despite missing most of last year due to a season-ending injury. The Mansfield, Texas, native finished eighth on the team in total tackles (46) with 1.5 tackles for loss despite playing in only six games. His four pass breakups tied for third most on the Razorbacks. - Arkansas Football

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SS Jalen Catalon, UNLV
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09/01/22 - Jalen Catalon, rSr/2025, UNLV + More +

ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 66. Jalen Catalon, S, Arkansas, Junior. Notable 2021 stats: 46 tackles (22 solo), 2 INT. Last year's ranking: NR. A preseason AP All-America selection in 2021, Catalon missed the final seven games with a shoulder injury but still finished eighth on the team in tackles (46). In 2020, he became the first Arkansas defensive back to earn first-team All-SEC honors from the league's coaches since 2007. He had 99 tackles and three interceptions that fall. - ESPN.com

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SS Jalen Catalon, UNLV
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08/29/22 - Doug Brumfield, rSr/2025, UNLV + More +

AUG 29 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DOUG BRUMFIELD, UNLV, Sophomore, Quarterback, Inglewood, California/J Serra HS,...Led UNLV to a 52-21 victory over Idaho State, the most points scored by the Rebels in a single game since Aug. 31, 2019 (56 points vs. Southern Utah)...Recorded the second-most efficient game by a quarterback in program history, completing 21-of-25 passes for 356 yards and four touchdowns...The 84.0 completion percentage is second-best in single-game school history among QBs with at least 20 pass attempts...Engineered scoring drives on all seven first-half possessions...The 356 passing yards were the most nationally in Week Zero. - Mountain West Football

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QB Doug Brumfield, UNLV
News Source: Mountain West Football
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08/27/22 - Ricky White, rSr/2025, UNLV + More +

Doug Brumfield threw four touchdown passes, all in the first half, UNLV scored 35 points in the second quarter and the Rebels defeated Idaho State 52-21 in a season-opener on Saturday. Brumfield completed 21 of 25 passes for 356 yards with a QB rating of 256.4. Ricky White scored two first-half receiving touchdowns and his 182 receiving yards in the first half were the 11th highest single-game total in UNLV history. Brumfield and White hooked up for a 72-yard UNLV score in the second quarter. The pair sat out the second half. Among Idaho State's three touchdowns, the big play was a 55-yard pass from Tyler Vander Waal to Jalen Johnson in the first quarter. UNLV finished with 552 total yards - 405 passing. Both teams had five sacks. UNLV's 45 points in the first half were the second-most in program history, behind the 52 points scored against Idaho State in 2015. UNLV won that game 80-8. - AP College Football/UNLV Football

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WR Ricky White, UNLV
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08/07/22 - Matthew Sluka, rSr/2025, UNLV + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM (COACHES): QB Matthew Sluka, Holy Cross, Jr.,...Junior quarterback Matthew Sluka earned a spot on the team; in 2021, he totaled 1,512 passing yards and 868 rushing yards, passing for 11 touchdowns and rushing for 14 more. He was a three-time Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week selection. - Holy Cross Football

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QB Matthew Sluka, UNLV
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08/05/22 - Brennon Scott, rSr/2025, UNLV + More +

Sometimes it seems like UNLV football can't catch a break, especially on the defensive side of the ball. This offseason got off to a bad start when the team's best player, linebacker Jacoby Windmon, transferred to Michigan State, and the situation got worse on Monday with news that the team could be without up-and-coming linebacker Brennon Scott for the foreseeable future. Scott, a redshirt sophomore, suffered a knee injury in spring practice and has missed the first three days of training camp.

Head coach Marcus Arroyo steered clear of categorizing Scott's status on Monday, but it seems as though the promising sophomore might be out until 2023. "Unfortunately, he's out right now," Arroyo said. "His return to play is yet to be determined, but he's got a pretty serious injury that unfortunately occurred for us. He's going to be missed, but he's still a big moral piece of this team." Scott was one of the headliners of Marcus Arroyo's first recruiting class in 2020. A three-star prospect out of Dallas, Scott chose UNLV over Kansas, Arizona, Arizona State, USC and Texas. He redshirted during the pandemic season in 2020, then came on strong as a freshman in 2021. Scott's playing time increased as the campaign went on. In his first five games, he compiled 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks; in his final five contests, Scott racked up 6.5 TFLs and 3.0 sacks. - Las Vegas Sun

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ILB Brennon Scott, UNLV
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08/04/22 - Rex Goossen, rSr/2023, UNLV + More +

2022 PRESEASON PATRICK MANNELLY AWARD WATCHLIST: Rex Goossen, UNLV,...Goossen (Scottsdale, AZ/Brophy College Prep), who was also on 2021's Watch List, enters his final fall looking to regain his spot as the Rebels' top long snapper after suffering a season-ending injury late last year. The two-time Academic All-Mountain West team member came to Las Vegas after stops at Arizona and Scottsdale Community College. He already earned his bachelor's degree in management from UNLV and is pursuing a certificate in college sports leadership. Created just a few years ago, the Mannelly Award went to Pitt's Cal Adomitis in 2021, Alabama's Thomas Fletcher in 2020 and Notre Dame's John Shannon in 2019. It benefits Bernie's Book Bank, a non-profit organization located in Lake Bluff, Illinois. The 10 semifinalists will be announced November 14 and those names will be narrowed to three finalists November 28 with this year's winner revealed December 10. - UNLV Football

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LS Rex Goossen, UNLV
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08/04/22 - Jalen Catalon, rSr/2025, UNLV + More +

2022 PRESEASON CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: Jalen Catalon, Arkansas, Senior S,...Catalon enters the 2022 campaign as one of the nation's top defensive backs despite missing most of last year due to a season-ending injury. The Mansfield, Texas, native finished eighth on the team in total tackles (46) with 1.5 tackles for loss despite playing in only six games. His four pass breakups tied for third most on the Razorbacks. - Arkansas Football

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SS Jalen Catalon, UNLV
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08/03/22 - Jose Pizano, rSr/2024, UNLV + More +

2022 PRESEASON MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): PK Jose Pizano, Missouri State,...Earned All-America honors in 2021 from Associated Press (2nd team) and Phil Steele (3rd team) after converting 21-of-24 (.875) field goals and 46-of-47 (.979) extra points on the season ... Earned All-MVFC second-team laurels ... Made 14 consecutive field goal attempts to end the season ... Ranked 3rd in the nation in field goals per game (1.75), 7th in scoring (9.1), and 9th nationally in field goal percentage, all of which led The Valley. - Missouri State Football

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K Jose Pizano, UNLV
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07/31/22 - Hajj-Malik Williams, rSr/2025, UNLV + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): QB Hajj-Malik Williams, R-Jr., Campbell,...Williams, who played in just four games in 2021 due to injury, makes his second career appearance on the league's preseason all-conference team after being named 2020 Preseason Big South Offensive Player of the Year. The redshirt junior, who owns 3,418 career passing yards and 996 yards rushing, threw for 714 yards with seven touchdowns and one interception in limited time last season, adding 127 yards rushing. The Atlanta, Ga. QB was named First Team FCS Freshman All-America (HERO Sports) and Big South Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2019. - Campbell Football

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QB Hajj-Malik Williams, UNLV
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07/29/22 - Jalen Catalon, rSr/2025, UNLV + More +

2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: S Jalen Catalon, Arkansas,...Catalon enters the 2022 campaign as one of the nation's top defensive backs despite missing most of last year due to a season-ending injury. The Mansfield, Texas, native finished eighth on the team in total tackles (46) with 1.5 tackles for loss despite playing in only six games. His four pass breakups tied for third most on the Razorbacks. - Arkansas Football

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