Matt Jacob

Matt Jacob is a freelance writer based in Las Vegas.

Articles by Matt Jacob

man in UNLV baseball cap and gear leaning over a dugout fence
Athletics | June 30, 2026

Longtime UNLV head baseball coach retires as the second-winningest coach in program history.

Baseball Coach Nick Garritano in front of field with Vegas Strip in background
Athletics | June 30, 2026

More than three decades after a record-setting place-kicking career with UNLV football, Las Vegas baseball coaching legend Nick Garritano tapped to lead the Hustlin’ Rebels.

large group of people in remote desert location at night with red headlamps
Business and Community | January 29, 2026

UNLV engineering and science students test an experiential course partially designed for NASA astronauts who will soon return to the moon.

panoramic shot of arena filled with spectators watching rodeo
Business and Community | December 4, 2025

UNLV and the Thomas & Mack Center take a bow as the National Finals Rodeo celebrates four decades in Las Vegas. 

Four family members, including three women and one man, pose after a UNLV volleyball match
Athletics | November 25, 2025

From the football field to the basketball hardwood to the volleyball court, two generations of the Harris family beam with Rebel Pride.

White male with receding hairline wearing a dark blazer with a UNLV hankerchief in the pocket poses outdoors with this hands crossed in front of him with golf course in the immediate background and the Las Vegas Strip skyline in the distant background
People | October 3, 2025

After a career in the beer industry, Silver State Award winner Aldo Madrigrano and his wife, Dawn, left Wisconsin for Las Vegas and immediately began investing in their new community. Priority No. 1: UNLV.

Older white man with receding brown hair wearing tan pants, a gray UNLV polo shirt and eyeglasses sits on an exercise bike in the UNLV Exercise Physiology lab
People | October 3, 2025

When the dream of being a pro athlete failed to materialize, James Navalta followed in his father’s academic footsteps. Now, the kinesiology professor is the 2025 Outstanding Faculty Award winner.