In The News: Intercollegiate Athletics
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý has signed a five-year, $11 million jersey patch sponsorship deal with Las Vegas-based Acesso Biologics, the university announced Monday.
Before the Runnin' Rebels took on the Skyhawks, ÐÔÊӽ紫ý rededicated the court during a pregame ceremony as the Jerry and Lois Tarkanian Court, honoring the legendary Hall of Fame coach and his wife.
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý announced Thursday it will rededicate the basketball court at Thomas & Mack Center to honor longtime community leader Lois Tarkanian, along with her husband.
The Thomas & Mack Center basketball court will be renamed the Jerry and Lois Tarkanian court during a ceremony before the Rebels’ season opener Nov. 4 against UT Martin.
The basketball court at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s Thomas & Mack Center will be renamed to honor both legendary coach Jerry Tarkanian and his wife, Lois, the university said this morning in a news release.
The Forever One Memorial will honor the lives changed and lost on October 1, 2017. We’re getting an update on the community efforts to fund the project. Then, we hear incoming LVGEA President and CEO Danielle Casey’s vision for bringing more business to Las Vegas, and ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Rebels Football Head Coach Dan Mullen on how Name, Image, and Likeness policies impact student athletes.
The ÐÔÊӽ紫ý football program received a significant financial boost this week with a $1 million donation from the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Rebel Football Foundation to enhance nutritional support for student-athletes, the university announced this morning.
The donation comes from the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Rebel Football Foundation, a nonprofit that serves to promote the team's growth via capital improvements and financial support.
As Clark County schools prepare to reopen, student-athletes across Las Vegas are getting ready for another year of balancing academics and sports.
Part of the deal of building Allegiant Stadium and securing public funding for a portion of its cost was to provide a new home for ÐÔÊӽ紫ý football, as the Rebels looked to move on from the aging Sam Boyd Stadium. With little success on the field historically for the Rebels, having a new NFL-level stadium to go along with the on-campus Fertitta Football Center training facility, the university hoped the program’s status in college football could improve along with the new facilities. It took a few seasons, but ÐÔÊӽ紫ý began to see the program shift dramatically, leading to historic seasons in 2023 and 2024.
In the high-stakes world of college athletics, victories on the field often overshadow those in the classroom. But at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý, a quiet revolution is taking place that deserves applause from every corner of the valley. In the spring 2025 semester, ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s athletic department posted a record-breaking 3.36 cumulative GPA, its highest ever. It marks the 16th consecutive semester that ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s student-athletes have achieved a department-wide GPA of 3.0 or higher.
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý student-athletes tallied a record 16th consecutive semester with a 3.0 grade point average or higher, the Athletics Department announced Thursday. The department achieved a record 3.36 cumulative GPA following the Spring 2025 semester, along with a 3.34 semester GPA, which marks its second-highest ever.