ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Blake Decker started at quarterback, but it doesn't matter who's taking snaps when the wide receivers can't get open.
That put pressure on the run game, which had its moments for UNLV, but not nearly enough of them and didn't receive much help from the offensive line.
The Rebels' defense recorded a third-quarter shutout and largely played well, but still gave up four Michigan touchdowns.
That's the price of taking a football game for the money, a $1 million deal to serve as fodder for a power-conference school. The Rebels were never in Saturday's game, but they fought and scrapped and made the final score of 28-7 appear closer than how it really played out.