No. 10 Boise State battles with No. 20 UNLV in one of many greatest Group of Five video games in school soccer historical past. The Broncos have put collectively a sensational season, exploding to 11-1 with the one loss coming on the buzzer in opposition to No. 1 Oregon. Boise State crushed Oregon State 34-18 in its regular-season finale.
UNLV sits at 10-2 with the one losses — totaling eight factors mixed — coming to this Boise State group and a 9-3 Syracuse squad. Since a two-point win at Hawaii, the Rebels have been one of many hottest groups in school soccer. UNLV beat San Diego State, San Jose State and Nevada by a mixed 56 factors.
The Rebels and Broncos performed a extremely aggressive sport at Allegiant Stadium on Oct. 25. Boise State operating again Ashton Jeanty scored a fourth-quarter landing with 12:38 remaining to ship the Broncos to an emotional victory. The winner of the Mountain West Championship Game ought to earn a visit to the College Football Playoff.
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Date: Friday, Dec. 6 | Time: 8 p.m. ET
Location: Albertson’s Stadium — Boise, Idaho
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Boise State vs. UNLV: Need to know
Heisman hopeful: Boise State star operating again Ashton Jeanty has the chance to make a closing assertion for the Heisman Trophy in opposition to an excellent UNLV group. The Rebels held him to solely 128 yards, his worst FBS output of the season, however Jeanty nonetheless turned the primary operating again since 2019 to clear 2,000 yards. He wants 566 yards to go Barry Sanders’ all-time file and has not less than two video games to perform the feat. Hitting 200+ in opposition to UNLV might get him again into competition in opposition to Colorado’s Travis Hunter.
QB carousel: Former UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka drew headlines after shockingly opting out of the season after solely three video games. However, Hajj-Malik Williams has been an ascendent star ever since. The Campbell switch threw for 1,735 yards, rushed for 768 yards and accrued 26 touchdowns in solely 9 begins. UNLV’s offense has averaged 38 factors per sport with Williams within the lineup.
CFP implications: After the penultimate CFP Rankings dropped on Tuesday, UNLV and Boise State are the overwhelming favorites to achieve the College Football Playoff because the Group of Five convention champion. If Boise State is ready to handle enterprise, the Broncos are on observe to earn a first-round bye within the playoff. If UNLV wins, the Rebels will seemingly rank behind the Big 12 champion however ought to nonetheless be in because the 12-seed. The winner of this sport will see their nationwide profile explode.
Boise State vs. UNLV prediction, picks
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These two groups match up evenly, and UNLV proved that it will possibly not less than decelerate Jeanty. The Rebels offense beneath offensive coordinator Brennan Marion is tough to cease and the pair performed a one-score sport in Las Vegas earlier this season. However, Boise State is not going to let the second go them by. In a extremely aggressive sport, Jeanty will make only one extra play and assist launch the Broncos to the College Football Playoff. Pick: Boise State -4
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