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UNLV's Ryan Wolfe scores a touchdown against New Mexico on Oct. 24, 2009, in Albuquerque, N.M. UNLV won 34-17.

Wolfe's UNLV career ends early with broken foot
REBELS FOOTBALL: Senior receiver will have surgery next week, rehab will take 8-12 weeks
Fri, Nov 20, 2009 (5 p.m.)
One of the remaining redeeming qualities of UNLV's upcoming season finale on Nov. 28 at Sam Boyd Stadium against San Diego State was an opportunity to bid farewell to the school's all-time leading receiver — Ryan Wolfe. That will no longer be the case, as a broken foot suffered this week during practice ended his UNLV career.

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Dennis Franchione is drenched during the closing seconds of his TCU team's 28-19 victory over Southern Cal in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31, 1998 in El Paso, Texas. Franchione, in one season, turned the Horned Frogs from a 1-10 WAC doormat to a perennial winner. Could he do the same for UNLV?
Franchione emerges as potential early candidate for UNLV football post
Successful history at MWC programs could carry weight for Dennis Franchione
Thursday, November 19, 2009
With the job listing still fresh on the market, UNLV interim athletic director Jerry Koloskie has been inundated with calls and e-mails from those interested in his football coaching vacancy. A source close to the situation confirmed to The Sun that one prominent figure to throw his hat into the ring early is Dennis Franchione, who most recently coached at Texas A&M.

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Two paths to improvement for UNLV's football team
RON KANTOWSKI : One way, but maybe not the only way, is to spend millions more
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The hills are alive with the sound of ... well, that isn’t exactly music now, is it? It’s the cacophony of UNLV football fans suggesting cures for what has ailed the program since the advent of the face mask and two platoons.

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Players graduating, returning discuss coaching turnover
UNLV FOOTBALL: QB Omar Clayton says it's a waiting game for most returners as coaching search ensues
Monday, November 16, 2009
Whenever a college football program undergoes a coaching change, naturally, fallout ensues. Usually, it's in the form of players transferring out of the program. UNLV's decision to fire fifth-year coach Mike Sanford came as the 4-7 team heads into the bye week, and then plays its season finale on Nov. 28 at home against San Diego State. For the time being, until both the season is finished and a new coach is named, the UNLV players who are set to return next season are in a holding pattern of sorts.

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UNLV coach Mike Sanford, who was told on Sunday that he will not be brought back for a sixth season in 2010, addresses the media at the Lied Athletic Complex on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Sanford is 15-43 overall in four-plus seasons at the helm, and he will coach the Rebels' finale at home against San Diego State on Nov. 28 to close out his tenure.
Sanford places blame elsewhere for UNLV's shortcomings
UNLV FOOTBALL: Fired head coach says more commitment is needed from administration, community
Monday, November 16, 2009
A day after his firing as the head football coach at UNLV, Mike Sanford sat in front of more microphones and recorders than he had seen at almost any point in his five-year tenure. He used that rare forum to proclaim that, in his mind, the program's failure to get off the ground had nothing to do with who the head coach was.

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Sanford firing sets interim AD apart in UNLV search
analysis: Koloskie's bold move puts him in the lead for permanent spot
Monday, November 16, 2009
Early Friday morning, Dr. Neal Smatresk sat in a black leather chair in his seventh-floor office and knotted a scarlet tie around the collar of a light blue-striped dress shirt. UNLV’s new president spoke wistfully about a football victory the following day at Air Force, the Rebels beating San Diego State, and Ryan Wolfe and Omar Clayton playing in a well-deserved bowl game. “ … we could finish 7-6,” Smatresk said.

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UNLV coach Mike Sanford yells at quarterback Omar Clayton after a delay of game penalty during the second half of the Rebels' 35-15 loss to Utah on Oct. 17. Sanford will not return for a sixth season in 2010 on the heels of Saturday's 45-17 loss at Air Force, which dropped UNLV to 4-7 on the season and eliminated the Rebels from bowl contention.
Sanford won't return as UNLV coach in 2010
Following fifth consecutive losing season, Rebels football program to head in a new direction
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The Mike Sanford era at UNLV will officially be over once the Rebels complete another disappointing season with their finale at Sam Boyd Stadium on Nov. 28 against San Diego State. Sources close to the situation confirmed the news to The Sun on Sunday night in the wake of the Rebels' 45-17 loss on Saturday evening to Air Force. The defeat dropped UNLV to 4-7.

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UNLV's 45-17 loss to Air Force marked by mistakes, blown opportunities
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
UNLV’s 45-17 defeat by Air Force on Saturday will be a game coach Mike Sanford and his players think about for a long time. The loss dropped the Rebels’ record to 4-7 and took them out of bowl contention. It was a game full of missed opportunities and untimely mistakes.

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UNLV dominated by Air Force in 45-17 loss
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
UNLV arrived in Colorado Springs to play Air Force with hopes of salvaging its season with a win and making a late chase at bowl eligibility. The Rebels left disappointed after enduring a lopsided 45-17 defeat to Air Force. Not much went UNLV’s way all day. Air Force jumped out to an early 14-0 lead and UNLV never got within two touchdowns from there.

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Air Force receiver Kevin Fogler stretches for a first down against Utah in the Falcons' 23-16 overtime loss to the Utes on Oct. 24. Fogler, who averages 23.4 yards per catch for Troy Calhoun's 6-4 club, could be an x-factor when they meet 4-6 UNLV this weekend in Colorado Springs in what is a do-or-die contest for the Rebels.
Take Five: Getting to know Air Force
UNLV FOOTBALL: Falcons are bowl eligible and tough yet again under Troy Calhoun
Saturday, November 14, 2009
The Air Force football program is quickly turning into one of college football's best-kept secrets west of the Mississippi. With a 35-7 victory at home over Army last weekend, the Falcons improved to 6-4, now making them bowl eligible for the third time in three seasons under Troy Calhoun. Some thought the program had slipped a bit before then, as Fisher DeBerry's 23-year tenure concluded with a trio of losing seasons and four straight years without a trip to a bowl game. With Calhoun at the helm, the program is back on solid ground, as the Falcons simply win games.

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UNLV defensive back Beau Orth, left, and defensive end Heivaha Mafi take down Air Force's Asher Clark during the first half of action in a 29-28 Falcons victory at Sam Boyd Stadium on Oct. 18, 2008.
History shows Falcons can hurt Rebels both on ground and through air
UNLV FOOTBALL: While Air Force ran the ball well last year at UNLV, the pass game decided the outcome
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Wherever Air Force's offense goes, it's reputation as a run-heavy machine follows. That was certainly the case last season, when the Falcons came into Sam Boyd Stadium and squeaked out a 29-28 victory over UNLV. But a look inside the numbers shows that it wasn't the run which really killed the Rebels in the long run.

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A name for those who want to see Sanford gone
UNLV could do a lot worse than a 10-time national champion
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Should Mike Sanford be fired as UNLV’s football coach, one name already has surfaced in conjunction with the potential opening.

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Mondays with Mike: UNLV's bowl hopes face toughest remaining challenge at Air Force
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The first time this season in which the UNLV football team went up against a true 3-4 defense, the outcome was unexpected. That was when the Rebels, then 2-1, fell on the road as favorites to Wyoming, 30-27, back on Sept. 26. UNLV never looked settled on offense, and it showed in the final numbers, as Mike Sanford's club turned the ball over four times.

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UNLV quarterback Omar Clayton scrambles under pressure from Colorado State defensive back Elijah-Blu Smith during the first half of their game Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium. The Rebels won, 35-16.
Rebels’ win raises a few what-ifs
Ron Kantowski: Imagine what would happen if UNLV were to win its last two scheduled games
Monday, November 9, 2009
As I sat in the Bono seats — the rickety bleachers at the summit of the stadium, which, with rare exception, get occupied only when U2 is in town and never, ever get occupied when the UNLV football team is in town — I had a thought that might be frightening to whatever devoted Rebel football fans remain.

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UNLV defensive lineman Malo Taumua celebrates after defeating Colorado State 35-16 Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Rebels produce under pressure, thump Rams, 35-16
UNLV FOOTBALL: UNLV's slim bowl hopes stay alive for another week thanks to steady offense, big-play defense
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Whether it was by noticing the smiles on their faces that displayed a sense of momentary relief or just by them flat-out saying it, Saturday night's win just felt a bit different than the previous three this season for the members of the UNLV football team. In soundly dispatching of Colorado State on Saturday night at Sam Boyd Stadium by a count of 35-16, the Rebels ended the Rams' hopes of bowl eligibility, and in turn kept theirs alive by improving to 4-6 with two games still to go.

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