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Jackson Arnold accounts for 5 TDs as UNLV beats California 39-31

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Anderson, M. (2026, October 4). Jackson Arnold accounts for 5 TDs as UNLV beats California 39-31. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/jackson-arnold-accounts-for-5-tds-as-unlv-beats-california-39-31/article_07574af5-06b2-5a2e-baa6-de0d5dd365c9.html

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Jackson Arnold led UNLV to a 39-31 win over California on Saturday, scoring five touchdowns and accounting for 287 yards with 177 passing and 110 rushing. The Rebels had a commanding 24-7 lead at halftime but faced a comeback attempt from Cal in the fourth quarter before securing their victory. California played without key players due to injuries, affecting their performance significantly throughout the game.
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Jackson Arnold led UNLV to a 39-31 victory over California on Saturday in Las Vegas. Arnold scored five total touchdowns (three passing and two rushing), accounting for 287 yards of offense. UNLV went into halftime up 24-7, but California rallied early in the fourth quarter before UNLV pulled away. Cal's game was hampered by injuries to key players including their leading rusher Adam Mohammed and safety Kingston Lopa, who leads the nation with five interceptions. Quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele also left late in the first half due to injury. California entered the game at 2-3 while UNLV improved to 3-2.

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🔮 Arizona played much better in the second half, but could not overcome the early hole.
🔮 The Raiders, otherwise, have leaned heavily on tight ends Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer and running back Ashton Jeanty for their passing game — their top three receivers.
🔮 The Raiders need help at the position, and could get even more soon with Jack Bech (broken forearm) having his 21-day window to come off IR opened Monday.
🔮 LAS VEGAS (AP) — This was, especially in the first half, the kind of Rams team many expected to see all along.
🔮 Both were three-point losses, and doing even slightly better inside the 20-yard line could have been enough to flip those games.
🔮 LAS VEGAS (AP) — LeBron James might have shifted the power in the Eastern Conference — and perhaps the NBA in general — when he ended eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers to sign with Philadelphia.
🔮 Michael Mayer caught seven passes for a career-high 95 yards for Las Vegas, and fellow tight end Brock Bowers hauled in four receptions for 70 yards.
🔮 The Raiders ’ young secondary calmed a lot of nerves in the first four games, making plays and showing maybe it won’t be an area of concern this season.
🔮 Kubiak made it clear that Cousins still tops the depth chart, and the 15-year veteran has done little that would justify a change.
🔮 The Chiefs (4-0) now look as if they could be ready to begin another streak.
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Cal ORG · 8× UNLV ORG · 6× Arnold PERSON · 4× Rebels ORG · 3× Sagapolutele PERSON · 3× Bears ORG · 2× Jaron PERSON · 2× California GPE · 1× Jackson Arnold PERSON · 1× LAS VEGAS GPE · 1×

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Arnold connected with Kayden McGee for a 70-yard touchdown, he then kept it himself for a 55-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and later tossed a 36-yard score to Taz Reddicks for a 24-7 halftime lead. “I knew we would have some one-on-one matchups, and we wanted to try to create some explosives early in the game,” UNLV coach Dan Mullen said.
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🔮 Arnold connected with Kayden McGee for a 70-yard touchdown, he then kept it himself for a 55-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and later tossed a 36-yard score to Taz Reddicks for a 24-7 halftime lead. “I knew we would have some one-on-one matchups, and we wanted to try to create some explosives early in the game,” UNLV coach Dan Mullen said.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jackson Arnold passed and ran for 287 yards and five touchdowns to lead UNLV to a 39-31 victory over short-handed California on Saturday. asserted
Arnold → pass → Saturday
The Rebels (3-2) led 24-7 at halftime before Cal (2-3) rallied to go in front 25-24 early in the fourth quarter. asserted
Cal → lead → quarter
Then Arnold completed a 10-yard pass to Keyan Burnett with 9:31 left and ran it in himself from 2 yards with 3:24 remaining. asserted
Arnold → complete → 3:24
“Coaches and people just telling me and the offense to step up,” Arnold said. asserted
Arnold → tell → me
“We got rolling after that and started executing and started putting plays together asserted
We → roll → plays
Arnold passed for 177 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. asserted
Arnold → pass → yards
Cal entered the game without leading rusher Adam Mohammed because of an injured knee, and then lost safety Kingston Lopa — whose five interceptions led the nation — to an upper-body injury less than three minutes into the first quarter. asserted
interceptions → enter → quarter
Quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele went out late in the first half, appearing to be wobbly, and didn’t return. asserted
Sagapolutele → go → half
Jackson Brousseau replaced Sagapolutele and completed 19 of 32 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns. asserted
Brousseau → replace → yards
“Jaron was medically cleared,” Cal coach Tosh Lupoi said. asserted
Lupoi → clear → ?
“Personally, I was not comfortable with the way he came off the field. asserted
he → come → field
So I made that decision to start out with Jackson and not jeopardize Jaron’s health. asserted
I → make → health
Sagapolutele threw 27 passes in the first two quarters as the Golden Bears went pass heavy. asserted
Bears → throw → quarters
He completed 19 of them for 195 yards, including a 91-yarder to tight end Taimane Purcell. asserted
He → complete → Purcell
That touchdown — three-and-a-half minutes in — gave Cal a 7-0 lead before UNLV answered with a series of big plays of its own. asserted
UNLV → give → own
Arnold connected with Kayden McGee for a 70-yard touchdown, he then kept it himself for a 55-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and later tossed a 36-yard score to Taz Reddicks for a 24-7 halftime lead. “I knew we would have some one-on-one matchups, and we wanted to try to create some explosives early in the game,” UNLV coach Dan Mullen said. asserted
Mullen → connect → game
Cal wasn’t done, however, coming all the way back to go in front by a point early in the fourth, forcing the Rebels to provide their own answer. asserted
Cal → do → answer
The takeaway Cal: The Bears often failed to take advantage of opportunities. asserted
Bears → fail → opportunities
An interception return put them well into UNLV territory in the first quarter, but Sagapolutele gave it right back with a pick of his own. asserted
Sagapolutele → put → own
The Bears tried a surprise onside kick to open the second half, but failed to score. asserted
Bears → try → half
And then there was a fumbled kickoff recovery late in the third quarter that turned into three points rather than seven. asserted
that → be → points
UNLV: The Rebels showed a mental fortitude after blowing a 17-point halftime lead and immediately scored twice after Cal went in front. Up next Cal: Hosts Virginia Tech next Saturday in its third ACC game. UNLV: Returns to Mountain West play next Saturday by hosting conference newcomer North Dakota State. ___ asserted
UNLV → show → State
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