LVSportsBiz.com staff report with photos by Omer Khan
The UNLV football team takes a big step up in class Saturday when the Rebels play the second-ranked Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
In new coach Barry Odom’s debut, UNLV won by 30 points over Bryant in its season-opener at Allegiant Stadium three days ago. UNLV led, 24-0, at halftime over Bryant and cruised to a 44-14 win.
UNLV tried several ticket promotions to draw more fans to the game at Allegiant Stadium, the NFL Raiders’ home stadium that is highlighted in UNLV’s marketing promotions.
The school announced attendance of 20,347 for its game against Bryant.
The capacity of Michigan’s famed Big House, Michigan Stadium, is listed at 107,601. It’s the biggest stadium in terms of capacity in the Western Hemisphere. The Big House has been expanded seven times, last in 2015.
Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com.
Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle.
In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com.
After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent.
Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.
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