Dan Mullen’s go-to phrase ever since he was introduced as UNLV’s coach last December has been some version of vowing that his team will become the best show in town.

It’s going to take a lot more time to definitively determine whether Mullen is the right director to get there, but through just two games, it’s already apparent he pulled off one master stroke. Mullen has found the ideal leading man for the Rebels.

Primary quarterback Anthony Colandrea — the coach has still never formally used the word “starter” — is a can’t-miss performer and a fitting star for a team Mullen says wants to live up to Las Vegas’ entertainment capital of the world status.

“It’s always great to win,” Colandrea said at UNLV’s weekly news conference. “For our offense, I feel like we’ve been rolling at a high le

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