Give credit where it is due.

Paul Guenther deserves a huge amount of it right now.

UNLV’s football team isn’t the one we saw earlier this season. It isn’t the one that handed out points and yards as if they were free.

It isn’t the one that in three consecutive weeks surrendered 48, 56 and 40 points.

That couldn’t stop you.

The Rebels are different. The team that beat Hawaii 38-10 on Friday night at Allegiant Stadium is the one UNLV coaches hoped to see all season.

One with an explosive offense and a defense that refused even the best attack — which Hawaii’s run-and-shoot has been throughout Mountain West play — much of anything.

“Unbelievable play by our defense,” UNLV coach Dan Mullen said. “Paul and his staff had a great plan. We talked about if we could just eliminate mistakes …”

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