There are several parallels between the football programs at UNLV under coach Tony Sanchez and Wyoming under coach Craig Bohl.
Both men built national powers at lower levels of the game — Sanchez at Bishop Gorman High School and Bohl at North Dakota State of the Football Championship Subdivision — before ascending to the Football Bowl Subdivision stage.
Both Mountain West teams, who will square off at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium, also feature strong ground games — with the Rebels (3-6, 2-3) ranked 19th in the nation in rushing (236.2 yards per game, 20 touchdowns) and the Cowboys (7-2, 5-0) ranked 26th (228.