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per the Las Vegas Journal Review:
The UNLV-UNR football rivalry has been marked by its share of tense moments, and Saturday’s postgame brawl was among the ugliest.
Seconds after UNLV wide receiver Steve Jenkins caught a 19-yard touchdown pass to give the Rebels a 33-30 overtime victory, he began running toward the Wolf Pack bench and appeared to taunt UNR players.
Rebels quarterback Kenyon Oblad, a Liberty High School graduate, appeared to say something to UNR safety Austin Arnold, who went to Bishop Gorman. Arnold then slammed Oblad to the turf, sparking a fight between the teams.
“We scored the last touchdown, and we’re all going crazy,” Oblad said. “I ran to the end zone to celebrate, and I got blindsided. Then the whole thing started.”
Most of the fighting occurred in front of the south end zone at Mackay Stadium, and UNLV tight end Noah Bean and UNR nose tackle Hausia Sekona wrestled in the snow bank near the bleachers. Fans from that end zone — known as the Zonies — began to toss objects onto the field, and a bright green soda bottle struck Review-Journal videographer Cassie Soto on her left ear. She was not seriously injured.
A Wolf Pack fan ripped the helmet off UNLV offensive lineman Jackson Reynolds.
Longer video here:
www.reviewjournal.com
Go Gophers!!
The UNLV-UNR football rivalry has been marked by its share of tense moments, and Saturday’s postgame brawl was among the ugliest.
Seconds after UNLV wide receiver Steve Jenkins caught a 19-yard touchdown pass to give the Rebels a 33-30 overtime victory, he began running toward the Wolf Pack bench and appeared to taunt UNR players.
Rebels quarterback Kenyon Oblad, a Liberty High School graduate, appeared to say something to UNR safety Austin Arnold, who went to Bishop Gorman. Arnold then slammed Oblad to the turf, sparking a fight between the teams.
“We scored the last touchdown, and we’re all going crazy,” Oblad said. “I ran to the end zone to celebrate, and I got blindsided. Then the whole thing started.”
Most of the fighting occurred in front of the south end zone at Mackay Stadium, and UNLV tight end Noah Bean and UNR nose tackle Hausia Sekona wrestled in the snow bank near the bleachers. Fans from that end zone — known as the Zonies — began to toss objects onto the field, and a bright green soda bottle struck Review-Journal videographer Cassie Soto on her left ear. She was not seriously injured.
A Wolf Pack fan ripped the helmet off UNLV offensive lineman Jackson Reynolds.
Longer video here:
Brawl breaks out after UNLV upsets UNR in Reno — VIDEO
The UNLV-UNR football rivalry has been marked by its share of tense moments, and Saturday’s postgame brawl was among the ugliest.
www.reviewjournal.com
Go Gophers!!
