UNLV vs. Memphis: Who will win on Saturday?

Las Vegas Review-Journal reporters and editors marque their picks for the Rebels’ play opener connected Saturday:

Ed Graney

UNLV bushed writer

Forget the quarterbacks. Jackson Arnold and Alex Orji for UNLV volition beryllium fine. Focus connected experience. The Rebels person that nether second-year manager Dan Mullen. They cognize what helium expects, however things are run, the game-day regular of it all.

UNLV 30, Memphis 24

Donovan Hicks

UNLV backup writer

Memphis is eerily akin to past year’s Rebels, with 71 caller players and a brand-new coaching staff. Meanwhile, UNLV’s defence has had an further twelvemonth successful Paul Guenther’s strategy portion adding Mike Scherer backmost into the fold.

UNLV 31, Memphis 20

Adam Hill

Raiders bushed writer/columnist

Both teams person done a large occupation reloading successful the portal, but Dan Mullen had a caput commencement connected Charles Huff by virtuousness of already having a twelvemonth connected the occupation and bringing backmost acold much contributors from past season. The Rebels survives a scare here.

UNLV 30, Memphis 27

Sam Gordon

Raiders bushed writer/columnist

Dan Mullen builds connected a beardown archetypal play with an aboriginal connection triumph implicit different aspiring mid-major contender.

UNLV 38, Memphis, 31

Alex Wright

High schoolhouse bushed writer

Dan Mullen’s comments saying UNLV volition play some quarterbacks gained a batch of nationalist attention, but determination shouldn’t beryllium origin for interest fixed Mullen’s way record. It won’t substance who starts for the Rebels connected Saturday.

UNLV 38, Memphis 27

Bill Bradley

Sports Editor

The Road to Vegas starts astatine Allegiant Stadium and the UNLV Rebels volition convey the schedule-maker it does. Saturday’s location crippled mightiness beryllium the quality betwixt contending for a nationalist title oregon competing for a spot successful the Holiday Bowl.

UNLV 37, Memphis 24

Richard Bush

Assistant Sports Editor

Dan Mullen’s 2nd play should beryllium amended than his first, and a triumph connected Saturday nighttime would service arsenic a large gathering block. The Rebels conscionable request the defence to cooperate.

UNLV 28, Memphis 14