LAS VEGAS – After trailing by a touchdown at the end of the first quarter, No. 15 Utah (11-2/7-2) scored 37 straight points en route to a resounding 44-22 victory over Nebraska (7-6/4-5) in the 34th year of the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl on Wednesday afternoon. Watching this bowl being played on New Year’s[…]
Cornhuskers and Utes to Meet for First Time in 33 years LAS VEGAS – The SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl will feature No. 15 Utah (10-2/7-2) facing Nebraska (7-5/4-5) on Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Allegiant Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. PT (3:30 p.m. ET) on ESPN. A frequent visitor[…]
LAS VEGAS – Rossi Ralenkotter, the driving force behind the creation of the Las Vegas Bowl, died Friday after a long illness at the age of 78. In 1992, Ralenkotter (RAHL-in-KOT-er) led a team that successfully lured the now-defunct California Raisin Bowl to relocate from Fresno, California, to Las Vegas. Soon[…]
LAS VEGAS – UNLV’s football team has been riding an unprecedented wave of success for the past three seasons, but a quarter of a century ago, it was a different version of the Rebels that won over the city. Playing one of the toughest schedules in school history, the 2000 team[…]
BYU to face Oregon State in 2028, Texas Tech meets Arkansas in 2030 LAS VEGAS – ESPN Events has announced two more future Vegas Kickoff Classic games at Allegiant Stadium that will feature four major programs from three different conferences. BYU of the Big 12 Conference will battle Oregon State from[…]