Kayden McGee's TD run lifts UNLV over Utah State 29-26 in double OT

Kayden McGee scored connected a 25-yard first-down tally and UNLV rallied to bushed Utah State 29-26 successful treble overtime

LAS VEGAS -- Kayden McGee scored connected a 25-yard first-down tally and UNLV rallied to bushed Utah State 29-26 successful treble overtime connected Saturday night.

McGee's game-winning tally for UNLV (8-2, 4-2 Mountain West Conference) came aft Tanner Rinker's tract extremity had fixed Utah State (5-5, 3-3) a three-point lead. Rinker and Ramon Villela some missed tract goals successful the archetypal OT.

Bryson Barnes threw a 17-yard touchdown walk to Brady Boyd precocious successful the archetypal quarter, Miles Davis capped a 10-play, 81-yard thrust with a 1-yard touchdown tally aboriginal successful the second, and Utah State led 13-3 aft Rinker missed 1 of 2 extra-point kicks.

UNLV managed lone Villela's 31-yard first-quarter tract extremity until Anthony Colandrea scored connected a 10-yard tally precocious successful the 2nd to chopped it to 13-10 astatine halftime.

Rinker kicked a 24-yard tract extremity midway done the 3rd quarter, but Colandrea directed a 75-yard thrust and capped it with a 9-yard touchdown walk to Daejon Reynolds arsenic the Rebels moved backmost successful beforehand 17-16 heading to the fourth.

Villela kicked different 31-yarder astatine the extremity of a 10-play thrust to up UNLV's pb to 4 with 11 minutes remaining.

Barnes raced 58 yards for a people to enactment the Aggies up 23-20 with 7 minutes to go, but Villela's 32-yard tract extremity tied it with 2:18 remaining.

Colandrea completed 24 of 43 passes for 276 yards with 1 interception for the Rebels.

Barnes finished with 256 yards connected 19-for-38 passing for the Aggies and rushed 22 times for 124 yards. Braden Pegan had 8 receptions for 109 yards.

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