Rebels’ player has successful spinal surgery
UNLV junior defensive back Ty’jason Roberts suffered a spinal fracture in Saturday’s 46-17 victory over Prairie View A&M, but the school said in a statement it was “hopeful for a full recovery.”
Roberts underwent what was termed successful surgery Sunday morning at University Medical Center’s Trauma Center.
Coach Tony Sanchez is expected to update Roberts’ condition at his weekly news conference on Monday.
Roberts (6 feet, 195 pounds) received his first career start against Prairie View, lining up at nickel back with junior Jericho Flowers and senior Jocquez Kalili at the cornerback spots and junior Evan Austrie and senior Dalton Baker at the safeties.
Roberts had one tackle before getting injured in the second quarter. His mother, Ramona Finley, went down to the field and stood next to Sanchez as Roberts was immobilized and then carted off.
The Rebels (2-1) next play at Arkansas State (2-1) at 4 p.m. Saturday. ESPN3 will stream the game online.
UNLV opened as a 6½-point underdog offshore. A Las Vegas betting line hasn’t been posted.
Saturday’s late games No. 10 Washington 21, Utah 7 —
At Salt Lake City, Myles Gaskin ran for 143 yards and a touchdown as the Huskies (2-1, 1-0 Pac-12) beat the Utes (2-1, 0-1). Jake Browning threw for 155 yards and a score and Washington’s defense forced three turnovers.
San Diego State 28, No. 23 Arizona State 21 —
At San Diego, Juwan Washington rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown and San Diego State’s defense came up huge as the Aztecs (2-1) survived a crazy ending to upset the Sun Devils (2-1). Arizona State’s Manny Wilkins appeared to complete a 48-yard pass to Frank Darby to the Aztecs’ 2-yard-line with six seconds left, but San Diego State’s Trenton Thompson was called for targeting. After review, the targeting call was upheld but the referees determined that the pass was incomplete. The Sun Devils got the ball at the San Diego State 35 for one final play and the Aztecs batted away the desperation pass in the end zone.
At Pasadena, Calif., Marcus Mcmaryion ran for four touchdowns and passed for another as the Bulldogs (2-1) snapped a 10-game losing streak against Power Five teams with a victory over the Bruins (0-3). Fresno State, which came into the game leading the Football Bowl Subdivision in takeaways with eight, scored 17 points off four Bruins turnovers.
At Tucson, Ariz., Khalil Tate passed for a career-best 349 yards and five touchdowns, then sat out most of the fourth quarter as the Wildcats (1-2) beat the Football Championship Series Thunderbirds (0-3). The victory was Kevin Sumlin’s first as Wildcats coach.
Fresno State 38, UCLA 14 — Arizona 62, Southern Utah 31 — National rankings
Louisiana State surged to No. 6 in The Associated Press poll after its second victory of September against a highly ranked team, and Wisconsin tumbled to No. 18 after becoming the first top-10 team to be upset by an unranked team.
Top-ranked Alabama strengthened its hold on No. 1 on Sunday, receiving a season-high 58 first-place votes from the media panel. Clemson slipped out of the No. 2 spot for the first time this season. Georgia moved up a spot to second behind the Crimson Tide, giving the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the ranking. Clemson is third with three first-place votes.