LARAMIE, Wyo. — Anthony Colandrea threw a touchdown pass, and Kayden McGee and Jaden Bradley each scored on special teams as UNLV used a dominant first half to beat Wyoming 31-17 on Saturday night.
Keyvone Lee opened the scoring with a 6-yard touchdown run before Jaden Bradley blocked a punt that Kayden McGee scooped and returned 16 yards for a score. Ramon Villela added a 36-yard field goal to extend the Rebels' lead to 17-3.
In the second quarter, McGee returned the favor — blocking another punt that Bradley took 13 yards for a score to give UNLV a 24-3 halftime lead.
Wyoming (2-3, 0-1) briefly closed the gap when Deion DeBlanc scored on a 12-yard run early in the third, but Colandrea’s 8-yard touchdown pass to Jai’Den Thomas in the fourth helped seal it for the Rebels (5-0, 1-0 Mount