OXFORD, Ohio — The perfect season under first-year UNLV football coach Dan Mullen continues.
And what a wild game it was to get there.
The Rebels scored 31 second-half points Saturday to beat Miami (Ohio) 41-38 at Yager Stadium.
UNLV has now started the season 4-0 for the second straight year.
Ramon Villela kicked a 23-yard field goal with 15 seconds left to clinch the victory.
The Rebels overcame a 24-10 halftime deficit to tie things at 24, but Miami followed with a 100-yard kickoff return to regain the lead with 7:33 left in the third quarter.
The RedHawks would then take a 38-24 advantage when an Anthony Colandrea pass was tipped and intercepted. Corban Hondru returned the pick 47 yards for a score.
But back came the Rebels. Colandrea hit Taeshaun Lyons with a 9-yard scoring str