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UNLV Bye Week: Mullen Wants More Edge From the Rebels

Sep 17, 2026 · 13 min · 9 segments

Dan Mullen met with the media during UNLV’s bye week and addressed what the Rebels need to fix after their 1-2 start. Mullen said UNLV needs to develop more toughness and an edge while continuing to…

Dan Mullen met with the media during UNLV’s bye week and addressed what the Rebels need to fix after their 1-2 start. Mullen said UNLV needs to develop more toughness and an edge while continuing to improve its fundamentals. The Rebels are using the bye week to focus on turnovers, tackling, individual technique and the consistency that disappeared during the 44-6 loss at North Texas. Mullen also discussed UNLV’s offense and quarterback situation. He said the staff is still learning what Jackson Arnold is most comfortable running and emphasized that the offense needs to put Arnold and the rest of the unit in better situations to succeed. Alex Orji could also become a larger part of the offense. Mullen said Orji does some things well and that he would like to get him on the field more, but UNLV first needs to establish better offensive flow so those packages can become part of the game plan. The conversation also covered UNLV’s receivers, the need to win one-on-one matchups and block better on the perimeter, the Rebels’ difficult travel schedule and how injuries could create opportunities for younger players. Mullen said UNLV counted 29 missed tackles against North Texas after having fewer than that combined over the first two games, another example of the inconsistency the Rebels are trying to eliminate before returning against Akron. #UNLVFootball #UNLVFB #MountainWest

Dan Mullen met with the media during UNLV’s bye week and addressed what the Rebels need to fix after their 1-2 start. Mullen said UNLV needs to develop more toughness and an edge while continuing to…

Speakers: Dan MullenGuest

Top entities: Dan Mullen×14 UNLV Rebels football×10 North Texas Mean Green football×3 Alex Orji×2 Jackson Arnold×2

Bye Week Preparation0:00 – 1:10

Dan MullenGuest

0:00

Right.

Dan MullenGuest

0:00

But I mean, you know, there's opportunity.

Dan MullenGuest

0:02

Next guy's got to step up.

Dan MullenGuest

0:03

Right.

Dan MullenGuest

0:03

Lou Gary got to step on the field one day because someone got hurt.

Dan MullenGuest

0:07

Never left.

Dan MullenGuest

0:08

So there's those opportunities.

Dan MullenGuest

0:11

The other things we want to accomplish this week, you know, really with the coaches, see where we're at.

Dan MullenGuest

0:15

Like I said, we played three games.

Dan MullenGuest

0:17

Get a good feel what we do well, what we do poorly, what all the strengths and weaknesses of the individuals are.

Dan MullenGuest

0:24

You have an idea, but then how those strengths and weaknesses work together as a full team applied to going against other teams.

Dan MullenGuest

0:31

not just going against ourselves on it.

Dan MullenGuest

0:33

That's it.

Dan MullenGuest

0:35

And so then we got to go make the tweaks with what we're doing.

Dan MullenGuest

0:39

I

U

UnknownUnknown

0:40

was kind of building on that in terms of, how do you

Dan MullenGuest

0:43

go about balancing this week in terms of where it's been going? So you said Wednesday, Thursday, and then you give her a bit of a weekend off to kind of rest and, you know, just both physically and mentally get some rest and recovery.

Dan MullenGuest

1:05

But, you know, we're out here on the field.

Dan MullenGuest

1:06

We got to work hard.

Dan MullenGuest

1:08

And guys got to work.

Dan MullenGuest

1:09

And we got to continue to get better.

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Dan MullenPersonAmerican football coach
95%14 mentions
UNLV Rebels footballSports TeamFootball team
86%10 mentions
North Texas Mean Green footballSports TeamAmerican football team
77%3 mentions
Alex OrjiPersonAmerican American football player
68%2 mentions
Jackson ArnoldPersonAmerican American football player
59%2 mentions
Akron Zips footballSports TeamFootball team
50%1 mention
Mountain West ConferenceSports OrganizationAthletic conference
41%1 mention
United StatesCountryCountry in North America
32%2 mentions
Utah State Aggies footballSports TeamFootball team
23%1 mention
Idaho State Bengals footballSports TeamFootball team
14%1 mention
University of California, Los AngelesCollege or UniversityLand-grant university in Los Angeles, California
5%1 mention

SchedulingSports > Football > Travel
Time ZonesSports > Football > Travel > Scheduling
Player MotivationSports > Football > Team Culture > Mental Toughness
Team CultureSports > Football
Player DevelopmentSports > Football > Injuries
Offensive PlaySports > Football > Game Strategy
CoachingSports > Football
Game StrategySports > Football
Mental ToughnessSports > Football > Team Culture
InjuriesSports > Football
TravelSports > Football
Team DynamicsSports > Football > Coaching
ExecutionSports > Football > Game Strategy > Offensive Play
Player PerformanceSports > Football > Coaching > Team Dynamics
Sports
FootballSports
Depth ChartSports > Football > Injuries > Player Development

Bye Week Preparation0:00 – 1:10

Dan MullenGuest

0:00

Right.

Dan MullenGuest

0:00

But I mean, you know, there's opportunity.

Dan MullenGuest

0:02

Next guy's got to step up.

Dan MullenGuest

0:03

Right.

Dan MullenGuest

0:03

Lou Gary got to step on the field one day because someone got hurt.

Dan MullenGuest

0:07

Never left.

Dan MullenGuest

0:08

So there's those opportunities.

Dan MullenGuest

0:11

The other things we want to accomplish this week, you know, really with the coaches, see where we're at.

Dan MullenGuest

0:15

Like I said, we played three games.

Dan MullenGuest

0:17

Get a good feel what we do well, what we do poorly, what all the strengths and weaknesses of the individuals are.

Dan MullenGuest

0:24

You have an idea, but then how those strengths and weaknesses work together as a full team applied to going against other teams.

Dan MullenGuest

0:31

not just going against ourselves on it.

Dan MullenGuest

0:33

That's it.

Dan MullenGuest

0:35

And so then we got to go make the tweaks with what we're doing.

Dan MullenGuest

0:39

I

U

UnknownUnknown

0:40

was kind of building on that in terms of, how do you

Dan MullenGuest

0:43

go about balancing this week in terms of where it's been going? So you said Wednesday, Thursday, and then you give her a bit of a weekend off to kind of rest and, you know, just both physically and mentally get some rest and recovery.

Dan MullenGuest

1:05

But, you know, we're out here on the field.

Dan MullenGuest

1:06

We got to work hard.

Dan MullenGuest

1:08

And guys got to work.

Dan MullenGuest

1:09

And we got to continue to get better.