UNLV: WR Ricky White III is the Rebels' go-to playmaker — and not only on offense. White leads the nation with three blocked punts. The Michigan State transfer also was the nation's leading returning receiver with 1,483 yards last season.

One of the biggest games in UNLV football history takes place Friday when the Rebels host Boise State in a Mountain West showdown. Here is how to watch.

UNLV (6-1, 2-0) will have a nearly impossible task of trying to make the playoffs if the Rebels lose. Their loss was 44-41 in overtime to Syracuse on Oct. 4, which dropped the Rebels from their first ranking in team history.

The UNLV football team will try to answer Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty with receiver Ricky White and quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams on Friday.