Folks thought at the beginning of the college football season that UNLV had one of the deepest running back rooms in school history.

Now the Rebels’ three main backs are all contributing to their 6-1 start and the ground game has been bolstered by a dynamic quarterback.

“(Depth) helps you out because it allows us to keep guys fresh,” running backs coach Quinton Ganther said. “We don’t have to beat anybody up. One good player at 70 percent is not better than a guy at 100 percent, so these guys can feed off each other. That’s always a plus.”

The Rebels are currently in their third bye week of the season and will return to action against New Mexico at noon Nov. 1 at Allegiant Stadium.

UNLV (6-1, 2-1 Mountain West) is coming off its first loss, a 56-31 setback at Boise State .

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