A Fresh Start: UNLV's Search for Success (NCAA '14)

[NeverEnough]

Week 4 - After successful upset, Nevada closes gap on Utah
Week 3 - Nevada closes gap on Utah, others fall
Week 2 - Nevada and Colorado jump into top 3, 3 offers given
Week 1 - Utah is the early favorite with Arizona (-170), Nevada (-230), Oregon State (-269), and Colorado (-319) also in the list


Week 2 - Made quick decision and committed to Boise State
Week 1 - Boise State starts as the favorite with Utah (-145), Oregon State (-239), Washington (-284), Oregon (-350), and BYU (-469) also on his list


Week 4 - Michigan comes in with an offer for Burns
Week 3 - Michigan jumps to #2, while all others fall greatly making it a 2 team race
Week 2 - Clemson jumps to #1 and gives Burns an offer
Week 1 - Ohio State is the early fav with Michigan (-155), Clemson (-195), Stanford (-314), and Florida State (-409) on the list


Week 4 - Boise State makes a slight move
Week 3 - Oregon slightly increases lead
Week 2 - Very slight increase for Oregon
Week 1 - Oregon is the early favorite with Washington (-145), Boise State (-300), and California (-460) also on the list


Week 4 - Ole Miss continues to slightly pull away
Week 3 - Ole Miss starts to pull away
Week 2 - Pitt jumps all the way to #2, offers given from top 3 + Washington
Week 1 - Ryans has a huge list with Ole Miss as the early favorite followed by Tennessee (-140), Auburn (-170), Arkansas (-290), Washington (-390), USC (-409), Nebraska (-465), and Pittsburgh (-564) gaining favor

[Bigsheen]

This Is pretty sweet! Can't wait to see where my man Lockerty goes. Thought I'd give you an edge by making him from Las Begas..but I guess he thought otherwise haha.

Good first win. UNLV is always the team in the back of my head to do a dynasty with. Following.

[NeverEnough]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bigsheen

This Is pretty sweet! Can't wait to see where my man Lockerty goes. Thought I'd give you an edge by making him from Las Begas..but I guess he thought otherwise haha. Good first win. UNLV is always the team in the back of my head to do a dynasty with. Following.

Haha well Lockerty was technically from my Washington dynasty, now it's just a coincidence...........but, he didn't like UNLV...like at all

my guess is he ends up at Nevada

[ooHEADLINERoo]

Looking good so far, tough start to the season but at least you were able to pick up your first win. Definitely will be following, I always like trying to bring lower level teams up the ranks of the nation.

[NeverEnough]

Matchup Preview *|* September 21, 2013
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Idaho Vandals (1-2, 1-1 Away)		UNLV Rebels (1-2, 1-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 19.3 Points Per Game 18.0 308.7 Total Offense 337.7 133.7 Rush Offense 115.3 175.0 Pass Offense 222.3 Defensive Stats Comparison 407.0 Total Defense 394.7 185.7 Rush Defense 210.3 221.3 Pass Defense 184.3 1 Turnover Diff -11 Injury Report LG - Dallas Sandberg Dislocated ankle - Out for Season DT - Mark Garrick Broken tailbone - 6 weeks WR - Najee Lovett Back spasms - 2 weeks QB - Nick Sherry Sprained pectoral - 1 week Game Notes Passing ----------------------- Chad Chalich (UI) - 34/73, 458 Yds, 4 TD, 1 INT Caleb Herring (UNLV) - 29/59, 404 Yds, 3 TD, 4 INT Rushing ---------------------- James Baker (UI) - 58 Car, 239 Yds, 4.1 Avg, 79.6 YPG Tim Cornett (UNLV) - 62 Car, 246 Yds, 3.9 Avg, 82.0 YPG Receiving ---------------------- Michael LaGrone (UI) - 14 Rec, 195 Yds, 13.9 Avg, 65.0 Ypg Devante Davis (UNLV) - 14 Rec, 255 Yds, 18.2 Avg, 85.0 YPG Game Notes ------------------- Coach Simon is riding high coming off of his first collegiate win as a head coach and it was an impressive win at that, with quarterback Caleb Herring being magnificent and the defense as a whole stepping up. The Rebels will continue their home stand as this week they will host the Idaho Vandals. This will be an important week for UNLV as they will also be hosting their first 4 recruits under Simon's reigns. For UNLV to be successful it'll most likely come down to Caleb Herring once again to lead his team. This could very well be a test for Herring, as Nick Sherry will come back from injury next week and he could put up a legitimate argument that Simon should continue with him if he does well once again. For Idaho the key to victory will come down to Chad Chalich and the receiving core. If they can find a way to slash the Rebels secondary they should be able to come out victorious. The Rebels have shown that they'll let you run the ball for a good amount, but will ultimately stop it before reaching the end zone and force you to throw or simply take a field goal. Ultimately it might just be a big play from Tim Cornett or James Baker and either sides run game that might jump start one side and give them the greatest edge on this day. It's simply a matter of who's ready to step up for his team. Recruiting notes ----------------------- UNLV will have their first four recruits of the year in Las Vegas for this game. The recruits are fullback Rodney Davis (Ran Palos Verdes, CA), free safety Eric Phillips (DeSoto, TX), cornerback Bobby Stevenson (Concord, CA), and wide receiver Frank Bailey (Pittsburg, CA)

[Deuce2223]

If you lose to Idaho, I will probably have to stop following. It would be just to embarrasing for me to even consider calling you a OSF friend.

[NeverEnough]

Phillips Does It Again, Helps Cary Team To Victory

LAS VEGAS, NV - Caleb Herring only had 7 total passes in the game and the impact of that was felt early on in the game. The reason Herring only had 7 passes in the game wasn't because the run game was absolutely dominating the Idaho defense, but rather because on that 7th pass Herring was hit as he threw and was intercepted. The interception however, was the least of UNLV's worries as when Herring finally got up off the field, he was heavily favoring his throwing arm. It wasn't immediately known what was wrong, but x-rays following the game showed that Herring in fact suffered from a broken elbow and will be out the rest of the season.

Following the interception, Chad Chalick went to work for Idaho and worked his team down the field, mixing in some handoffs to James Baker. Baker would be the one to punch in the games first and first quarters only score as he bounced off a defender and made it the 11 yards to the end zone. Idaho would continue to dominate UNLV's offense, stopping the run completely. They'd get the ball back and again go to work behind the passing of Chalick. Dezmon Epps and James Baker would be the main targets on the drive as they worked down field and once again it would be Baker, this time through the air, for the score putting Idaho up 14.

In some kind of weird coincidence though, Jake Phillips would be the man of the day that would bring his team back into the game. After going down by 14, UNLV would continue to work Cornett and he would get two straight handoffs in which he would punch out 20+ yards. On the next play, Troy Hawthorne would roll out on a play action pass and find a wide open Jake Phillips streaking to the sideline and as the connected Phillips was gone, finally being reached by an Idaho defensive player as he was crossing the end zone for a 46 yard play. Following that UNLV was juiced and their defense would finally come up with a stop of Idaho's passing attack. They would then go to work, continuing to work Tim Cornett who was having a great day. Cornett would cap off the drive with a 1 yard run. Idaho would be able to finish out the half with a field goal to go ahead by 3.

Despite being down by 3 coming out into the second half, there was just a sense that it was going to be UNLV's day and that feeling was correct as the Rebels would run it down Idaho's throat and put up 17 straight unanswered points behind a Nolan Kohorst field goal, a second Tim Cornett touchdown run, and a second Jake Phillips touchdown catch. Chad Chalich would once again work his team down field on a nice passing attack and come back within a touchdown, but Troy Hawthorne played well above his experience matching Chalich with another touchdown of his own, once again to the big man on the day Jake Phillips. That would be it for the Vandals as UNLV would successfully run down the clock and Nolan Kohorst would kick a field goal with 1 second left.

Idaho Vandals at UNLV Rebels
Sep 21, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Idaho Vandals (1-3 (0-0))	7	10	0	7	24
UNLV Rebels (2-2 (0-0))	0	14	10	17	41

Team Stats Comparison
	IDHO	UNLV
Total Offense	345	465
Rushing Yards	72	229
Passing Yards	273	236
First Downs	15	23
Punt Return Yards	14	34
Kick Return Yards	103	109
Total Yards	462	608
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Converstion	3-10 (30%)	3-9 (33%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	1-1 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2-0 (100%)	6-4-2 (100%)
Penalties	1 - 5	2 - 20
Posession Time	12:42	19:18

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		IDHO	UNLV
1:58	(IDHO) TD Idaho: J. Baker, 11 Yd run (A. Rehkow kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		IDHO	UNLV
7:29	(IDHO) TD Idaho: J. Baker, 21 Yd pass from C. Chalich (A. Rekhow kick)	14	0
6:23	(UNLV) TD UNLV: J. Phillips, 46 Yd pass from T. Hawthorne (N. Kohorst kick)	14	7
0:44	(UNLV) TD UNLV: T. Cornett, 1 Yd run (N. Kohosrt kick)	14	14
0:00	(IDHO) FG Idaho: A. Rehkow, 43 Yd FG	17	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		IDHO	UNLV
6:13	(UNLV) TD UNLV: T. Cornett, 3 Yd run (N. Kohorst kick)	17	21
2:21	(UNLV) FG UNLV: N. Kohorst, 27 Yd FG	17	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		IDHO	UNLV
6:32	(UNLV) TD UNLV: J. Phillips, 10 Yd pass from T. Hawthorne (N. Kohorst kick)	17	31
5:03	(IDHO) TD Idaho: J. Level, 7 Yd pass from C. Chalich (A. Rehkow kick)	24	31
4:18	(UNLV) TD UNLV: J. Phillips, 15 Yd pass from T. Hawthorne (N. Kohorst kick)	24	38
0:01	(UNLV) FG UNLV: N. Kohorst, 19 Yd FG	24	41

Idaho Vandals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Chad Chalich 25/41 273 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD James Baker 11 86 7.8 1 Chad Chalich 3 -15 -5.0 0 Kristoffer Olugbode 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Dezmon Epps 7 70 9.9 0 James Baker 6 38 6.3 1 Roman Runner 4 70 17.5 0 Jahrie Level 3 42 14.0 1 Michael LaGrone 3 38 12.6 0 Marquan Major 1 11 11.0 0 Jake Manley 1 4 4.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Cody Elenz 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Juan Martinez 8 0.0 0 0 Jayshawn Jordan 6 0.0 0 0 Trey Williams 5 0.0 1 0 Anthony Rice 5 0.0 0 0 Maxx Forde 4 0.0 0 0 Matthew Willis 4 0.0 0 0 Bradley Njoku 4 0.0 1 0 Solomon Dixon 4 0.0 0 0 Jesse Davis 3 0.0 0 0 Delency Parham 3 0.0 0 0 Eric Tuipulotu 2 0.0 0 0 Jarel Kearney 1 0.0 0 0 Marquis Burgsmueller 1 0.0 0 0 Addison Palomino 1 0.0 0 0 Brennett Rodseth 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Austin Rehkow 1/1 3/3 6 44 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Trent Cowan 6 246 41.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Roman Runner 2 44 22.0 0 Jahrie Level 2 43 21.5 0 Clayton Homme 1 16 16.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Roman Runner 1 14 14.0 0

UNLV Rebels PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Troy Hawthorne 13/19 218 3 1 Caleb Herring 1/6 18 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Tim Cornett 35 203 5.8 2 Adonis Smith 4 10 2.5 0 Troy Hawthorne 2 16 8.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jake Phillips 5 91 18.2 3 Marcus Sullivan 3 38 12.6 0 Jack Killian 2 47 23.5 0 Devante Davis 2 33 16.5 0 Anthony Williams 1 18 18.0 0 Adonis Smith 1 9 9.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Ron Scoggins 1 0 Cameron Jefferson 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Tani Maka 5 0.0 0 0 Jordan Sparkman 4 2.0 0 0 Tajh Hasson 4 0.0 1 0 Eric Tuiloma Va'a 3 0.0 0 0 Kenneth Penny 3 0.0 0 0 Tim Hasson 3 0.0 0 0 Kenny Keys 3 0.0 0 0 Sidney Hodge 3 0.0 0 0 Fred Wilson 3 0.0 0 0 Tyler Gaston 2 0.0 0 0 Peni Vea 2 0.0 0 0 Iggy Porchia 1 0.0 0 0 John Therrell 1 0.0 0 0 Alex Klorman 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Nolan Kohorst 2/2 5/5 11 28 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Logan Yunker 2 94 47.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Marcus Sullivan 4 109 27.2 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Marcus Sullivan 5 34 6.8 0

Troy Hawthorne, 3rd strring QB, came in and performed well under pressure


James Baker was huge, keeping Idaho in the game

[NeverEnough]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deuce2223

If you lose to Idaho, I will probably have to stop following. It would be just to embarrasing for me to even consider calling you a OSF friend.

Haha well I'm glad that didn't happen