Here are five players to watch when UNLV’s football team (4-6, 3-3 Mountain West) plays No. 22 Boise State (9-1, 5-1) at 6 p.m. Friday at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho:
The junior’s first start of the season Saturday was an unforgettable one as he led the Rebels to a 69-66 triple-overtime upset win over Wyoming that ranks as the third-highest scoring game in FBS history. He completed 20 of 32 passes for a career-high 252 yards, three touchdowns — including two in overtime — and no interceptions and ran for a career-high 157 yards and a key, go-ahead 76-yard score in the fourth quarter en route to earning conference offensive player of the week honors.