LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – Former UNLV and Arena Football League star and current pro football executive Beau Bell will serve as honorary captain and represent his decade's players during Saturday's 2000s Night as part of the athletic department's ongoing Sam Boyd Stadium Farewell celebration.
 
The Rebels host first-place San Diego State at 7:30 p.m. on what will also serve as Breast Cancer Awareness Night. The first 1,500 fans can receive a 2000s-inspired T-shirt courtesy of Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada.
 
UNLV Athletics announced a celebration of the final season of football at Sam Boyd Stadium that includes special features, giveaways and fans' favorite memories throughout the historic season. The Sam Boyd Stadium Farewell campaign, which features a unique logo and uses the hashtag #SBSFarewell, was launched to help Rebel fans unite around the 49th and final season of their off-campus home that opened in 1971. The department is celebrating the stadium's history before UNLV football moves to the state-of-the-art, $2 billion Las Vegas Stadium currently under construction closer to campus.
 
As part of #SBSFarewell, a guest former Rebel great represents all the players from their respective decade while serving as honorary captain during the pregame coin toss.
 
Bell (2004-07) was the middle of three Bell brothers (Zach and B.J.) who played defense at UNLV during the decade. The star linebacker was a dominant force as a senior in 2007, leading the league in tackles and forced fumbles en route to being named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year.
 
Still ranking fourth at UNLV with 320 career tackles, Bell was the top draft pick by the Cleveland Browns (fourth round) in 2008. He eventually made his way to the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League and won two championships as a player, was named 2017 AFL Defensive MVP and winner of the Commissioner's Award, which recognizes an individual who has done considerable work to grow the game of Arena Football. He now serves as the Soul's assistant head coach and general manager.  
 
Tickets for Saturday's game are available by calling (702) 739-3267 (FANS) or visiting unlvtickets.com.