LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Alex Orji, quarterback for UNLV, will be out for the remainder of the Rebels’ season.
The development comes as a result of a hamstring injury that will reportedly require surgery.
UNLV defeated UCLA on Saturday, 30-23, improving to 3-0 on the season with its first win against a Big Ten team since 2003.
Orji threw one pass for a gain of 1 yard in the game against UCLA. He completed three passes for 37 yards and scored a rushing touchdown in the season opener against Idaho State. The 6-foot-3, 235-pound quarterback joined the Rebels from Michigan for his senior season in 2025.
Cameron Friel will move up to become the backup quarterback behind Anthony Colandrea, who passed for 203 yards and three touchdowns in the win Saturday.
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