LAS VEGAS — LeQuint Allen bumped into the tip zone from a yard out in additional time to offer Syracuse a 44-41 victory over No. 25 UNLV on Friday evening, 4 days after the Rebels broke into the AP High 25 for the primary time in program historical past.
After Caden Chittenden hit a 41-yard discipline purpose to offer UNLV (4-1) a 41-38 lead in additional time, the Orange (4-1) used eight performs and put it away with Allen’s fourth landing of the sport.
Kyle McCord was 40 of 63 for 355 yards, three touchdowns and one interception for Syracuse.
Allen rushed 19 instances for 71 yards and two scores and had 9 catches for 58 yards and two extra scores.
UNLV’s Hadj-Malik Williams accomplished 21 of 25 passes for 227 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.
Ricky White III had 10 catches for 135 yards and a landing.
Trailing by seven with lower than three minutes remaining, the Orange drove 75 yards in 11 performs to tie it, with Jackson Meeks catching a 6-yard TD move with 23 seconds left.
The Rebels selected to kneel on their first play of the ultimate sport in regulation, sending UNLV to its first additional time sport since 2021, a triple-overtime loss to Japanese Washington.
