The Rebels weren’t at their best, but behind Jai’den Thomas’ three touchdowns, UNLV opened the Dan Mullen era with a 38-31 win over Idaho State.

Jai'Den Thomas scored three touchdowns, the UNLV defense authored four interceptions, and the heavily favored Rebels held off Idaho State 38-31 on Saturday in the debut of Dan Mullen, an effort the veteran coach and his new club are "going to enjoy.

Jai’Den Thomas scored three touchdowns, the UNLV defense had four interceptions and the Rebels held off Idaho State 38-31 in the debut of Dan Mullen as their coach.