LAS VEGAS—It was fitting that a Halloween night in Las Vegas would see the football equivalent of a slasher movie play out.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jackson Arnold threw three touchdown passes, Jai’Den Thomas had 114 yards rushing and a touchdown on 16 carries, and UNLV beat Northern Illinois 31-24 on Saturday night, the Huskies 10th consecutive loss. Northern Illinois (0-7, 0-4 Mountain West Conference) is winless since a 45-3 win at UMass on Nov.

While Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer is struggling, former Sooner signal caller Michael Hawkins is thriving at West Virginia and Jackson Arnold has found his footing at UNLV.

In the new era of college football, the transfer portal has become a significant component of roster construction. Throughout the 2026 college football season, On3 is breaking down the top 10 transfer portal impact players based on weekly performances. Here are the most impactful transfer portal players from Week 5: 1. Missouri QB Austin Simmons […]

LAS VEGAS—Ever since the bye week, the UNLV Rebels were hoping to figure out just what they had with Jackson Arnold.

QB Jackson Arnold delivered with 287 yards total offense and five touchdowns in the 39-31 win over the Golden Bears.

LAS VEGAS -- The UNLV Rebels defeated the California Golden Bears, 39-31, on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at Allegiant Stadium and The Sporting Tribune's RJ Forbus and Paige Kuwata were there to capture the following TST Images.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jackson Arnold passed and ran for 287 yards and five touchdowns to lead UNLV to a 39-31 victory over short-handed California on Saturday.The Rebels (3-2) led 24-7 at halftime before Cal (2-3) rallied to go in front 25-24 early in the fourth quarter.

Cal rallies from a 24-7 halftime deficit to take the lead, but still suffers its second straight loss