UNLV vs. Houston Football Highlights | 2024 Season

team produced more kickoff return yards than UNLV last year in De Jesus one of the top returners in the nation underway in Houston and De Jesus from the four good block creating a seam and he's tripped up across the 30 yd line these guys did an excellent job last year we'll see if this offense can finish a job trick play D'Angelo Irvin heaving it downfield contact and a flag as the catch is made by Jaden Bradley into Plus territory two flags down to this drive yeah you can see Kell web web just gets a little bit lost and as he's trying to catch up with Ricky White there on the edges with a true triple option offense a lot of guys touch the ball early and here's De Jesus to open the scoring for [Applause] [Music] UNLV and is one of the most dangerous kick returners in the country and a long three empty set Smith is wrapped up boss of three sluka remains in at quarterback we think we'll see both for you LV what a move by Ricky White as he turns up field and white after all of that has a first down receivers in the nation allame one of two returning all-americans on offense for the first time in program history sluka slings this to De Jesus as he tries to around the corner and gets bowled over Hy with the finishing shot a gain of [Music] six well dropped the snap here sluka picks it up throws De Jesus wow juggled and caught oh my goodness Jacob De Jesus reels it in Boots over from hours just waiting all right are we going to do this or what no it's going to be tough to tell from this angle well I mean we see the the rubber rooster tail hop up when you know when that right toe Taps because that's when he gets control of the football it appear if he's going to be able to do some damage today really have we haven't seen Chris's arm at all slips by the initial wave but is wrapped up quickly Marcel McDuffy the first man there Jackson Woodard came in as well it's a loss of four and it's Fourth Down somebody make a play [Applause] hand off and it's Michael Allen R rounding the corner Allen finally knocked out inside the 10 to set the edge on the defense you know it it it seems like they they just are not on again coming off shoulder surgery this off seon Toren labor and this play goes nowhere in fact it's going to be a loss to give UNLV a 17 nothing lead and this one is true shindon who had to replace allamerican Jose Pisano they get the ball moving away from him and they kind of throw their arms up like they're could help pass rush ball tipped and intercepted Jaylen catalon takes it to the house 36 yards on the pick six the left hand side here and this is one Donovan Smith just got to see that you have to recognize that he's coming unblocked on that one you're lobbing that football in your Red Zone down in a game like this those mistakes just compound themselves Smith goes down it's Cameron Oliver Fender is going to be bearing down on him so protect the football nice game Smith look outs and he's dropped and it's wed again 15 or more rushing touchdowns 40 or more passing touchdowns over the last 3 years a struggle here tonight he's deep in his own End Zone getting rid of the ball and it is intercepted Jaylen catalon his second pick tonight Donovan Smith just being off a little bit tonight we've s seen some throws deep as soon as you make this decision you have got to get that ball to the the outside cardinal sin throwing it to the inside you got two receivers in the same spot but you cannot miss this one to the Chris Myers Petro papadas on the call you know and I wonder I wonder if Zeon Chris is healthy nice play