UNLV Punctuates Historic Football Season With 11th Win Via 24-13 Victory Over Cal In LA Bowl At SoFi Stadium Wednesday

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By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Writer-Author

Coaches come and go. Gamers come and go.

However UNLV confirmed everybody Wednesday night in Los Angeles that its soccer program has arrived with a 24-13 win over Cal to tie its college season report for wins at 11. The Rebs completed with an 11-3 mark after pitching a second half shutout on the Artwork of Sport LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. It was UNLV’s first bowl recreation win since 2000. Attendance was introduced at 24,420.

UNLV performed its bowl recreation with out its former head coach, Barry Odom, who left for Purdue after the Rebs misplaced to Boise State within the Mountain West Convention championship recreation.

And even the Rebs’ 37-year-old OC, Brennan “Go-Go Offense” Marion, has left the UNLV soccer program for a possible head teaching job at Sacramento State.

It didn’t matter at a bowl recreation the place Rob Gronkowski strolled the sidelines with the enormous belt that will go to UNLV.

It was a historic season for the UNLV Rebels soccer program, which was mired in mediocrity for many years earlier than Odom confirmed up for the 2023 season.

The previous intense school linebacker and ex-Missouri head coach infused the Rebels crew with a brand new normal and introduced gifted former Arkansas gamers like linebacker Jackson Woodard and defensive again Jalen Catalon to drive UNLV to the Mountain West Convention championship video games in each 2023 and 2024.

UNLV performed a 6-6 Cal crew, which used to play within the Pac-12 however is now a member of the ACC.

After hiring former Florida and Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen to be the top man at UNLV, Athletics Director Erick Harper named receivers coach Del Alexander to be the interim coach for the LA Bowl.

Mullen joined the ESPN TV crew within the third quarter to debate becoming a member of UNLV. “We’re proper the doorstep of changing into a constant powerhouse,” Mullen mentioned. He famous UNLV was just one win away from taking part in in school soccer’s inaugural 12-team playoff championship.

It was an entertaining first half a UNLV led Cal, 14-13, on landing passes from quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams to Kayden McGee (49 yards) and Jacob DeJesus (9 yards).

UNLV scored  the sport’s solely second half factors on a 23-yard TD run by Kylin James within the third quarter and a 49-yard subject objective by gifted freshman placekicker Caden Chittenden.

Last: UNLV 24 Cal 13

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