Stars Ricky White III & Jackson Woodard Lead UNLV Against Cal In Art of Sport LA Bowl

Mark Morales-Smith | 12 Hours Ago

Oct 11, 2024; Logan, Utah, USA; UNLV Rebels wide receiver Ricky White III (11) catches a touchdown pass in front of Utah State Aggies cornerback Avante Dickerson (17) in the first half at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau-Imagn Images / Jamie Sabau-Imagn Images

The UNLV Rebels will be heading to Inglewood California on Wednesday, December 18th to take on the California Golden Bears in SoFi Stadium for the Art of Sport LA Bowl. This is a big game for the program and they will put their stars on display after a great season in the Mountain West conference. These are some of the stars you can look forward to watching and representing the Rebels on ESPN. 

Wide receiver Ricky White III will put his talents on display fresh off of being named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year. He also became the first UNLV wideout to be named First Team All-Mountain West since 2009. Another 1,000-yard season made him the first-ever Rebel to hit that mark more than once in their career. If you want to see excitement then White is the player to watch in this game both on offense and special teams. 

𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙔𝙀𝘼𝙍 - 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙄𝙄𝙄 🫡 pic.twitter.com/XPnXqchwTE

— Mountain West (@MountainWest) December 3, 2024

On the defensive side of the ball, they will be running out their superstar linebacker Jackson Woodard who was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year. He's one of the best linebackers in the country and it doesn't take much film to realize that this is a star who is destined to play on Sundays. Not only is he a beast on the field but he's a leader off the field who set this defense up for the future teaching and leading fellow linebacker Charles Correa what it takes to lead this defense. Correa is now set to take over for Woodward when he moves on to the next level. 

𝘿𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙔𝙀𝘼𝙍 - 𝙅𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙙 😤 pic.twitter.com/bclSlQ6wWn

— Mountain West (@MountainWest) December 3, 2024

There are plenty of other stars and unsung heroes to keep an eye on in this game and we know the NFL Scouts will be doing the same. However, these two studs stand out of the pack and are well worth the price of admission.