UNLV football players leave the field after losing to Central Michigan in a football game at Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Mich. on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. Central Michigan won 44-21. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @csstevensphoto
Five takeaways from UNLV’s 44-21 loss Saturday at Central Michigan:
1. Old habits are hard to break.
The Rebels’ defense was expected to be bolstered this season by added depth and experience but thus far that hasn’t been the case. UNLV (1-2) has allowed more than 30 points and 400 yards per game in each of the last eight seasons and is on pace to do so again this year, allowing 33 ppg and 416.