Five players to watch when UNLV’s football team plays Colorado State at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium:
1. Lexington Thomas, RB, UNLV
The sophomore rushed for 102 yards and a 34-yard touchdown run at Hawaii that tied the game at 38-38 en route to the Rebels’ 41-38 win. He also had two catches for 43 yards and a score, turning a short shovel pass from Dalton Sneed into a 37-yard touchdown that tied the score at 14-all in the second quarter. The Houston product is 28th in the country in rushing yards (601) and has eight rushing touchdowns.