UNLV 2-0 faces Big Ten opponent UCLA 0-1 Saturday at Allegiant Stadium.  The Rebels have won two games vs Idaho State and Sam Houston, but still are making some bad mistakes on defense.  UCLA got blown out by the Utah Utes at home Saturday, 43-10.  There is no buzz around UCLA football and DeShaun Foster is under fire by the L.A. media for not allowing access to practices and players.  The Bruins are a slight favorite in Saturday's game at 5pm at Allegiant Stadium.

Jet Thomas and Marsel McDuffie are the only two starters returning for UNLV.  There is, however, a strong class of transfers with several from P4 conferences and many with SEC experience.  Dasco says he would start Michigan transfer Alex Orji this week against Idaho State in the opener because of his running ability.  UNLV also has a strong stable of running backs that should be able to find openings against the Bengals.  We preview offense, defense and special teams.  Plus our Game 1 prediction on today's episode.

Matt Traub from Sports Travel Magazine is our guest. We discuss Las Vegas hosting the FIFA World Cup Draw on December 5, at a still unknown location.  We also talk about why Las Vegas didn't put in a bid to host World Cup matches and the 16 sites for the 2026 World Cup.  Does Las Vegas have enough hotel rooms and suites to accomodate the event. epspecially with National Finals Rodeo in town that week in December?  A lot of soccer information on this episode

It's often considered to be the Bible of College Football and on this episode we interview Phil Steele of College Football Preview.  Phil gives us his title predictions, discusses the expanded football playoffs and gives insight into UNLV, Coach Dan Mullen and the upcoming season.

The new stadium project will be built in time for the start of baseball in 2028. Tony Cordasco believes the project won't fail, whether John Fisher is a part of it or not.  He cites some of the issues in a recent article by The Guardian, which outlines some of the issues.  The city, state and Major League Baseball know there is too much money invested and will not allow this project to fail.  We also have an interview with Kanak Jah, the 27th ranked Table Tennis player in the world. We talk about the sport, its growth, and how gambling impacted table tennis during the pandemic.  Jah is in Las Vegas for the SMASH event at the Orleans Arena.

Hall of Famer Rick Barry joins host Tony Cordasco to talk hoops and his upcoming Weekend of Champions in Las Vegas. He was a member of the 1975 NBA Champion Warriors and is one of the Top 50 players of all time.  He talks about Game 7 of the NBA Finals, whether Las Vegas will be getting an expansion team, and about the lack of marketing the league in the early days.

Ryan Songalia of Boxing Scene joins the show to talk about the return of Manny Pacquiao to the ring and Canelo-Crawford is coming to Las Vegas in September. Songalia tells us about a conversation he had with 46-year-old and we also discuss the Canelo-Crawford fight, which still doesn't have a site, but is planned for Las Vegas in September.

Chip Kelly used the Latin phrase Tabula Rasa when talking about his offense and how it will be created.  There are a few blank slates we talk about this week - the Raiders, Jackson Woodard (former UNLV linebacker), UNLV Football and Runnin Rebels.