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Clayton leads UNLV over Colorado State, 35-16 (AP)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:42:06 PST

Quarterback Omar Clayton threw for a touchdown and ran for another to help UNLV defeat Colorado State 35-16 on Saturday, keeping the Rebels' bowl hopes alive while ending the Rams' postseason chances. UNLV (4-6, 2-4 Mountain West) needs to beat its last two opponents, Air Force on the road and San Diego State at home, to earn bowl eligibility.

UNLV Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:16:15 PST

It sounds like the same old story for UNLV.

A year ago, Mike Sanford's Rebels, coming off a one-sided loss to conference heavyweight TCU, found themselves having to win their final three games to get to the coveted six-win total to become bowl eligible. UNLV went on to defeat New Mexico and Wyoming at home, only to come up a victory short with a season-ending loss at San Diego State.

This year, the Rebels (3-6, 1-4), who host slumping Colorado State (3-6, 0-5) this week, are coming off a 41-0 blanking by the Horned Frogs and must once again run the table to achieve their bowl game goal.

The Rebels also travel to Air Force (5-4, 4-2) on Nov. 14 and end the season against visiting San Diego State (4-4, 2-2) on Nov.

BCS buster hopeful TCU shuts out UNLV (AP)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:59:44 PDT

Antoine Hicks grabbed the pass over the middle and slipped from the grasp of a defender, who got the shoe while TCU's touchdown-producing receiver ran to the end zone again. Nothing is slowing down the Horned Frogs as they chase a BCS bid. Hicks' shoeless sprint to the end zone for the final 45 yards of a 75-yard touchdown was part of another dominating performance for the eighth-ranked...