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

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Week 8 Recap

Week 8 Top 25 Scoreboard

Results

#3 Michigan 28, Indiana 25

#4 Stanford 31, UCLA 24

#8 LSU 31, #24 Ole Miss 24

#11 Notre Dame 41, USC 10

#12 Tennessee 24, #14 South Carolina 10

#13 Texas A&M 28, #18 Auburn 23

#15 Oklahoma State 31, TCU 21

#16 Baylor 28, Iowa State 21

#19 Arkansas 41, #1 Alabama 21

#21 Syracuse 19, Georgia Tech 14

#22 Iowa 17, #2 Ohio State 0

#25 West Virginia 26, Texas Tech 14

North Carolina 24, #7 Miami 17

Vanderbilt 41, #10 Georgia 17

Purdue 30, #20 Michigan State 13

Kansas 14, #23 Oklahoma 13

Week 8 Mountain West Conference Scoreboard
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
UNLV 26, Fresno State 7	D. Carr (FS): 209	T. Cornett (UNLV): 153	I. Burse (FS): 48
Utah State 41, New Mexico 21	C. Keeton (USU): 300	C. Keeton (USU): 106	C. DeBesse (UNM): 100
Wyoming 38, Colorado State 31 OT	C. Smith (CSU): 132	K. Bibbs (CSU): 109	C. Lovett (CSU): 94
Boise State 35, Nevada 17	J. Southwick (BSU): 212	C. Fajardo (NEV): 118	G. Boldewijn (BSU): 84

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 21, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	3	Michigan (38)	7	0	1502
2	5	Nebraska (21)	6	0	1457
3	6	Kansas State (1)	6	0	1413
4	4	Stanford (1)	7	0	1358
5	9	NC State	6	0	1281
6	8	LSU	7	1	1060
7	1	Alabama	6	1	1012
8	2	Ohio State	6	1	965
9	11	Notre Dame	5	2	903
10	12	Tennessee	6	1	895
11	13	Texas A&M	5	2	834
12	15	Oklahoma State	4	2	734
13	16	Baylor	5	1	706
14	19	Arkansas	5	3	699
15	17	Texas	4	2	652
16	22	Iowa	6	1	578
17	14	South Carolina	5	2	529
18	21	Syracuse	6	1	518
19	7	Miami	5	1	494
20	18	Auburn	5	2	398
21	--	Kansas	6	0	393
22	10	Georgia	4	3	363
23	--	Houston	6	0	359
24	25	West Virginia	5	2	336
25	--	Boston College	5	1	152

- Other Teams Receiving Votes -
Oregon (94), Michigan State (49), Boise State (38), San Diego State (33), Wisconsin (3)

- Dropped Out -
Michigan State (#20), Oklahoma (#23), Ole Miss (#24)

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 21, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Devin Gardner	QB	Michigan		85-153, 1210 Yds, 93 Car, 614 Yds, 22 Total TD
CJ Brown	QB	Maryland		107-208, 1485 Yds, 109 Car, 463 Yds, 20 Total TD
Taylor Martinez	QB	Nebraska		75-145, 910 Yds, 82 Car, 450 Yds, 15 Total TD
John Hubert	HB	Kansas State		109 Car, 689 Yds, 12 Rec, 149 Yds, 9 Total TD
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		89-175, 1094 Yds, 89 Car, 521 Yds, 17 Total TD

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Week 9 - Arizona added to list, probably for no real reason
Week 8 - Continuing trend for Nevada
Week 7 - More space for Nevada
Week 6 - Nevada increases their lead
Week 5 - Nevada continues to climb as they jump Utah to #1
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 9 - Michigan's National Championship run changing Burns' mind?
Week 8 - Burns seems to be leaving the door open for Michigan
Week 7 - Michigan climbs a little bit closer to Clemson
Week 6 - Clemson still increasing, Miami added to list (?)
Week 5 - Clemson slightly increases their lead
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 9 - Burns seems to be just toying with teams
Week 8 - Will he sign anywhere?
Week 7 - Some more of nothing
Week 6 - Barely any movement
Week 5 - Washington and Boise State close gap slightly on Oregon
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 9 - Dragging this out as long as possible
Week 8 - Can he just say Ole Miss yet?
Week 7 - Auburn pulls their offer
Week 6 - Same story, different week
Week 5 - Once again Ole Miss slightly pushes their lead
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

[ooHEADLINERoo]

Great start to the season, and looking like you might be able to run away with the conference, or at least get to the conference championship in your first year, keep up the good work man.

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UNLV's Hot Streak Brings In 4 More Commits

UNLV Rebels Recruiting - 2013
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Joseph Fontenot	HB	HS	Astoria, OR	5'11	207
Michael Taylor	DT	HS	Temple City, CA	6'2	254
Jeremy Doty	WR	JUCO	Fremont, CA	6'6	222
Frank Bailey	WR	HS	Pittsburg, CA	6'4	202

LAS VEGAS, NV - The UNLV Rebels are on a 5 game winning streak and beat the Fresno Bulldogs last week, a game in which many had it heavily favoring the Bulldogs. With wins coming in plenty this year for the Rebels so far, coach Simon has also been bringing in recruits on the plenty. With these 4 new commits that brings his recruiting total up to 12 on the year, leaving roughly only 3 spots remaining for recruits. This new group that committed this week include 3 more players from California and the only recruit from Oregon for UNLV.

Joseph Fontenot, running back from Oregon, had teams recruiting him such as Oregon and Wisconsin, but chose UNLV. Fontenot, one of the best recruits that the Rebels were pursuing, will most likely become a change of pace back, being the bruiser type runner behind the two freshmen speed backs on the roster.

After Fontenot are two big receivers in JUCO player Jeremy Doty standing 6'6 and high schooler Frank Bailey standing at 6'4. These guys instantly become the tallest receivers on the roster and could provide coach Simon with some bigger possession guys, which the Rebels currently lack.

One of the biggest disappointments in the recruiting campaign has been the lack of interest from the defensive tackle position, which could lead to a cause for concern as UNLV's top 3 defensive tackles are graduation after the season. 1/3 of that group has been replaced though with the final recruit in this group, Michael Taylor. Taylor is a bit of an undersized defensive tackle, but has real good strength that has allowed him to plug holes in the middle this year in high school.

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Quote: Originally Posted by ooHEADLINERoo

Great start to the season, and looking like you might be able to run away with the conference, or at least get to the conference championship in your first year, keep up the good work man.

Thanks! It's entirely possible, but San Diego State is looking pretty tough this year so it'll be between us for our side of the MWC

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Matchup Preview *|* October 26, 2013
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UNLV Rebels (5-2, 2-1 Away)		Nevada Wolf Pack (2-5, 1-2 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 25.3 Points Per Game 20.10 348.10 Total Offense 334.10 150.4 Rush Offense 180.4 198.6 Pass Offense 154.6 Defensive Stats Comparison 346.3 Total Defense 408.4 156.7 Rush Defense 170.10 189.6 Pass Defense 237.4 -10 Turnover Diff -1 Injury Report QB - Caleb Herring Broken elbow - Out for Season FB - Xavier Stephens Dislocated ankle - 3 Weeks RE - Jordan Sparkman Broken hand - 7 Weeks ROLB - Jonathan McNeal Broken hand - Questionable SS - Marc Phillipi Upper arm fracture - 5 Weeks MLB - Tani Maka Strained back - 4 Weeks DT - Mark Garrick Broken tailbone - 2 Weeks Game Notes Passing ----------------------- Troy Hawthorne (UNLV) - 44/83, 660 Yds, 7 TD, 4 INT Cody Fajardo (NEV) - 86/176, 1082 Yds, 9 TD, 9 INT Rushing ---------------------- Tim Cornett (UNLV) - 182 Car, 840 Yds, 4.6 Avg, 8 TD, 119.9 YPG Don Jackson (NEV) - 102 Car, 410 Yds, 4.0 Avg, 3 TD, 58.5 YPG Receiving ---------------------- Jake Phillips (UNLV) - 28 Rec, 495 Yds, 17.6 Avg, 6 TD, 70.7 YPG Richy Turner (NEV) - 23 Rec, 321 Yds, 13.9 Avg, 3 TD, 45.8 YPG Game Notes ------------------- Even though the Nevada Wolfpack are having a terrible season with a 2-5 record, they are definitely a team that will most likely give UNLV fits. Cody Fajardo is the clear leader for a Nevada team that doesn't really throw the ball a whole lot, but rather runs a read option in which Fajardo usually rushes for a decent amount. This is exaclty the type of offense that gashes UNLV because of their lack of discipline on containment. They usually always buckle down on the running back, leaving huge holes for a quarterback, which will be dangerous with the dual threat Fajardo. For UNLV, they're coming off of an impressive win against Fresno State, where the defense caused pressure on an elite quarterback and forced a turnover on him. Even though Nevada doesn't throw a whole lot, when they have Fajardo has made a lot of mistakes, which could be the key to this game. If UNLV can cause more of that pressure this game against Nevada and cause turnovers they might actually put up a good fight against the Wolfpack. For Nevada, they'll have to commit solely to the read option game and let Fajardo do his magic. They should most likely limit the amount of passes he throws just to limit the mistakes made this game to as few as possible. This could be a turning point for both teams as Nevada could rebound their season to at least an ok season, while the Rebels could fall with a loss here. Recruiting Notes ----------------------- The Wolfpack might have extra motivation for this game as they are playing host to 14 recruits and might look to have a marquee game at home. Highlighting the group of recruits is 4-star recruits Damon Lockerty (#4 SS), out of Las Vegas, NV and Tyler Wilson (#13 TE) out of El Cajon, CA

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Fajardo Proves To Be Too Much For UNLV, Wolpack Roll

LAS VEGAS, NV - All good things must come to an end and that was ever so present today in the Battle for Nevada. The UNLV Rebels came into the game on a 5 game win streak, while the Wolfpack were on a 4 game losing streak. One of the streaks had to come to an end today and unfortunately, it was the Rebels'.

Nevada won the coin toss and gave the ball to UNLV to start the game and promptly shut down the run game the Rebels were trying to establish. They then came out and on the first play of the game Fajardo would keep the ball and run 44 yards. That is when UNLV knew they were in for a handful. Nevada would continue to work it down field, but the Rebels would hold and force a field goal. The two teams would then go back and forth a little bit, but an untimely interception thrown by Troy Hawthorne would give Nevada the upper hand once again.

Now back with momentum, Nevada turned to their tailback, Don Jackson, and started feeding him the ball. Since UNLV was so worried about Fajardo, Jackson was easily able to slash the defense for big gains, including a touchdown from 17 yards out. The Rebels would gain some momentum though as they started feeding their own running back, Tim Cornett, and he would bring his team back into the game on a 1 yard run. Nevada wasn't about to let the Rebels go into the half with momentum though and so Fajardo would continue to run and brought his team within field goal range and the Wolfpack would go ahead by 6.

Coming out of the half neither team could manage the advantage as both quarterbacks would continue throwing interceptions. Tajh Hasson would pick off Fajardo on a short pass and try for the pick 6, but was caught after 53 yards. The Rebel offense couldn't make the big capitalization on the turnover though, only managing a field goal, but were back within 3.

Unfortunately for UNLV those would be the last 3 points that they would score on the day, as Fajardo and Jackson would combine for over 300 yards rushing on the day. Not only was Nevada's rush offense too much for UNLV to handle, but the pressure they were dialing up on defense rattled Hawthorne. Troy was sacked 6 times on the day and on a certain play was hit as he threw the ball and middle linebacker Jordan Dobrich would return it 23 yards for a touchdown. That was pretty much the nail in the coffin as the Rebels would be unable to come close to a comeback.

UNLV Rebels at Nevada Wolf Pack
Oct 26, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
UNLV Rebels (5-3 (3-1))	0	7	3	0	10
Nevada Wolf Pack (3-5 (1-4))	3	10	3	15	31

Team Stats Comparison
	UNLV	NEV
Total Offense	254	420
Rushing Yards	65	314
Passing Yards	189	106
First Downs	13	15
Punt Return Yards	3	27
Kick Return Yards	162	84
Total Yards	419	531
Turnovers	4	3
3rd Down Converstion	6-14 (42%)	2-8 (25%)
4th Down Conversion	0-1 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	1-1 (100%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1-1 (66%)	4-2-2 (100%)
Penalties	0 - 0	3 - 15
Posession Time	16:22	15:38

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UNLV	NEV
4:31	(NEV) FG NEV: B. Zuzo, 21 Yd FG	0	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UNLV	NEV
7:53	(NEV) TD NEV: D. Jackson, 17 Yd run (B. Zuzo kick)	0	10
3:44	(UNLV) TD UNLV: T. Cornett, 1 Yd run (N. Kohorst kick)	7	10
1:59	(NEV) FG NEV: B. Zuzo, 43 Yd FG	7	13
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		UNLV	NEV
3:57	(UNLV) FG UNLV: N. Kohorst kick	10	13
1:34	(NEV) FG NEV: B. Zuzo, 27 Yd FG	10	16
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UNLV	NEV
7:02	(NEV) TD NEV: J. Dobrich, returned interception 23 Yds (2-Pt)	10	24
4:09	(NEV) TD NEV: B. Wimberly, 13 Yd run (B. Zuzo kick)	10	31

UNLV Rebels PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Troy Hawthorne 11/30 189 0 4 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Tim Cornett 21 95 4.5 1 Troy Hawthorne 9 -30 -3.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Devante Davis 4 84 21.0 0 Jake Phillips 3 49 16.3 0 Taylor Spencer 1 25 25.0 0 Marcus Sullivan 1 17 17.0 0 Tim Cornett 1 7 7.0 0 Taylor Barnhill 1 7 7.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Cameron Jefferson 0 2 Tim Cornett 0 1 Robert Waterman 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Tau Lotulelei 7 0.0 0 0 Sidney Hodge 7 0.0 0 0 Kenny Keys 7 0.0 0 0 Eric Tuiloma Va'a 6 0.0 0 0 Peni Vea 3 0.0 0 0 Tajh Hasson 3 0.0 1 0 Max Ehlert 2 0.0 0 0 Parker Holloway 2 0.0 0 0 Alex Klorman 2 0.0 0 0 Tim Hasson 2 0.0 0 0 Fred Wilson 1 0.0 1 0 Kenneth Penny 1 0.0 0 0 Pingi Moli 1 0.0 0 0 Mike Horsey 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Nolan Kohorst 1/1 1/1 4 25 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Logan Yunker 4 202 50.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Marcus Sullivan 6 129 21.5 0 Tim Cornett 1 33 33.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Marcus Sullivan 1 3 3.0 0

Nevada Wolf Pack PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Cody Fajardo 6/13 97 0 2 Devin Combs 1/2 9 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Don Jackson 20 127 6.3 1 Cody Fajardo 9 177 19.6 0 Kendall Brock 5 -3 -0.6 0 Brandon Wimberly 1 13 13.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Brandon Wilberly 2 49 24.5 0 Kolby Arendse 2 17 8.5 0 Richy Turner 1 19 19.0 0 Kendall Brock 1 13 13.0 0 Jarred Gipson 1 8 8.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Connor Talbott 4 0 Fred Lavulo 4 0 Kyle Roberts 2 0 Matt Galas 1 0 Brandon Wimberly 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Charles Garrett 6 0.0 1 0 Lenny Jones 5 1.0 0 0 Jordan Hanson 5 1.0 0 0 Evan Favors 4 1.0 2 0 Bryson Keeton 4 0.0 0 0 Elijah Mitchell 4 0.0 0 0 Matthew Lyons 3 0.0 0 0 Jordan Dobrich 3 1.0 1 1 Bryan Lane Jr. 2 1.0 0 0 Brock Hekking 2 0.0 0 0 Randy Uzoma 2 0.0 0 0 Jack Reynoso 1 0.0 0 0 Nigel Haikins 1 0.0 0 0 Kaodi Dike 1 0.0 0 0 Dupree Robert-Jordan 1 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Brent Zuzo 3/3 2/2 11 44 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Chase Tenpenny 1 45 45.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Kendall Brock 3 84 28.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Joseph Huber 2 27 13.5 0

Nevada forced a bunch of turnovers against UNLV


This pick went all back for a touchdown

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Week 9 Recap

Week 9 Top 25 Scoreboard

Results

#2 Nebraska 34, Minnesota 14

#3 Kansas State 35, #24 West Virginia 14

#4 Stanford 38, Oregon State 28

#6 LSU 45, Furman 21

#7 Alabama 35, #10 Tennessee 10

#8 Ohio State 38, Penn State 20

#11 Texas A&M 42, Vanderbilt 30

#15 Texas 27, TCU 21

#19 Miami 38, Wake Forest 20

#20 Auburn 34, Florida Atlantic 13

#21 Kansas 31, #13 Baylor 24

#25 Boston College 37, North Carolina 30

Florida State 31, #5 NC State 14

Air Force 17, #9 Notre Dame 10

Iowa State 38, #12 Oklahoma State 21

Northwestern 34, #16 Iowa 24

Missouri 38, #17 South Carolina 34

Rutgers 23, #23 Houston 10

Week 9 Mountain West Conference Scoreboard
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Air Force 17, #9 Notre Dame 10	T. Rees (ND): 170	C. McDaniel (ND): 124	T. Jones (ND): 101
Nevada 31, UNLV 10	T. Hawthorne (UNLV): 189	C. Fajardo (NEV): 177	D. Davis (UNLV): 84
San Diego State 17, Fresno State 7	D. Carr (FS): 147	A. Muema (SDSU): 108	M. Jensen (FS): 78
Wyoming 31, San Jose State 24	B. Smith (WYO): 250	J. Simpson (SJSU): 141	J. Claiborne (WYO): 92
BYU 34, Boise State 20	J. Southwick (BSU): 225	J. Williams (BYU): 106	G. Linehan (BSU): 88
Hawai'i 27, Colorado State 16	C. Smith (CSU): 192	A. Wily (HAW): 84	J. Hansley (CSU): 70

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 28, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Michigan (34)	7	0	1498
2	2	Nebraska (25)	7	0	1457
3	3	Kansas State (1)	7	0	1426
4	4	Stanford (1)	8	0	13343
5	7	Alabama	7	1	1197
6	6	LSU	8	1	1164
7	8	Ohio State	7	1	1092
8	11	Texas A&M	6	2	967
9	21	Kansas	7	0	902
10	5	NC State	6	1	864
11	14	Arkansas	5	3	833
12	15	Texas	5	2	810
13	10	Tennessee	6	2	740
14	18	Syracuse	6	1	674
15	19	Miami	6	1	627
16	13	Baylor	5	2	577
17	20	Auburn	6	2	568
18	22	Georgia	4	3	451
19	--	Florida State	4	3	423
20	9	Notre Dame	5	3	398
21	12	Oklahoma State	4	3	364
22	25	Boston College	6	1	339
23	--	Oregon	5	3	244
24	--	Michigan State	6	2	219
25	--	Rutgers	6	1	145

- Other Teams Receiving Votes -
South Carolina (144), San Diego State (101), Iowa State (93), Houston (90), Iowa (34), Wisconsin (26)

- Dropped Out -
Iowa (#16), South Carolina (#17), Houston (#23), West Virginia (#24)

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 28, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Devin Gardner	QB	Michigan		85-153, 1210 Yds, 93 Car, 614 Yds, 22 Total TD
Jeremy Hill	HB	LSU		152 Car, 913 Yds, 18 Rec, 210 Yds, 9 Total TD
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		106-204, 1295 Yds, 104 Car, 600 Yds, 21 Total TD
Taylor Martinez	QB	Nebraska		90-171, 1155 Yds, 94 Car, 514 Yds, 19 Total TD
John Hubert	HB	Kansas State		129 Car, 776 Yds, 13 Rec, 165 Yds, 11 Total TD