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Fans, coaches, players...anyone who roots for the Broncos felt a massive sense of catharsis Saturday.

The Broncos (8-5) are expected to head to the LA Bowl, which has the first choice from the Mountain West.

Previously: UNLV Offense If you liked yesterday's breakdown of the UNLV Offense, a detailed examination of a fun and free-wheeling offense that hasn't been fully showcased at the FBS level, you're going to hate this one. Where the offense for the Rebels is neat and funky, the UNLV Defense against Bryant was bland as white bread in scheme and because of who they were playing, it's hard to glean much about individual players. Why am I still writing this? More importantly, why ...

Previously: Quarterback, Running Back, Receivers, Offensive Line, Defensive Line Five down, two to go on this year's The Enemy, Ranked. We've covered both lines and all the skill position players on offense, which means it's time to hit linebacker before concluding later this week with secondary. For linebackers in this piece, we will mostly be looking at two starters for each team, MIKE and WILL, only including SAM in the table for teams that actually use a SAM consistently, ...

This week we feature the big hitters

Woof.

BarkBoard.com takes a closer look at Fresno State's next opponent, the UNLV Rebels. 

Aztecs looking to rebound against the Rebels.

SDSU hosts UNLV on Saturday night in a game the Aztecs need as they chase bowl eligibility. With Jalen Mayden at QB, SDSU is more than a touchdown favorite.

San Diego State faces an improved UNLV team that has lost three straight games, although the Rebels are getting back starting quarterback Doug Brumfield