Five players to watch when UNLV’s football team (3-6, 2-3 Mountain West) plays Wyoming (7-2, 5-0) at 12:30 p.m. Saturday (Root Sports) at Sam Boyd Stadium:
1. Brian Hill, RB, Wyoming:
The junior had 142 yards rushing and two touchdowns, including a 56-yard run, in Saturday’s 52-28 win over Utah State. He’s third in the nation in rushing with 1298 yards and tied for sixth in rushing touchdowns with 13. Hill ran for 289 yards and three touchdowns in a win over UNR this season and rushed for 232 yards and a 72-yard touchdown last season in the Cowboys’ 35-28 win over UNLV.