UNLV Head Coach John Robinson argues a call after watching the replay while playing against Nevada in the 1st quarter at Sam Boyd Stadium Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004. (RJ Photo/K.M. Cannon)
Before John Robinson became UNLV’s football coach in 1999, he coached Southern California against Notre Dame and UCLA in two of college football’s greatest rivalries.
A College Football Hall of Famer, Robinson said UNLV and UNR’s annual Battle for the Fremont Cannon — which will be played at 1 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium — is every bit as heated as USC’s rivalries.
“For the people involved in the game — the fans, students and coaches — it’s the same,” he said this week.