Quarterback Randall Cunningham is widely considered the greatest UNLV football player of all time. Now he can also be considered the school’s greatest NFL draftee ever.
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Former UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck is considering legal action regarding his compensation package after announcing his resignation in November. He told an online site he wasn’t paid the full amount.
Tony Sanchez delivers a lot of messages. He’s a courier with a whistle, a columnist’s dream for notebook material, a guy who talks about eating elephants one bite at a time and walking into an alley to rumble.
First-year UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez released his post-spring depth chart Monday. He expects it to change considerably by the time the Rebels kick off the season Sept. 5 at Northern Illinois.
UNLV concluded spring football drills Saturday under first-year coach Tony Sanchez with a showcase scrimmage at the school’s soccer complex.
Blake Decker all but locked up UNLV’s starting quarterback job in Saturday’s spring game, completing 5 of 5 passes for 166 yards and three touchdowns. Devonte Boyd caught four passes for 132 yards and three touchdowns.
UNLV finishes spring football practices with the spring game at noon Saturday at Johann Memorial Field. Returning starting quarterback Blake Decker, who is competing with two other players at the position, will take most of the first-team snaps.
Becoming mediocre would do more than represent improvement for the UNLV defense. It would be nearly miraculous for a side of the football that has been a liability for many years. The Rebels have allowed more than 30 points and 400 yards per game every season since 2008.
UNLV sophomore wide receiver Devonte Boyd is prepared to be the leader at his position and one of the team leaders as well. He was the Mountain West Freshman of the Year and a freshman All-American last season, when he caught 65 passes for 980 yards.
Keith Belton has followed a “whisper” from an internship at Wake Forest through stops at Baylor, Washington and Southern California to UNLV. His success working with players in the training room will go a long way to determining the success of the Rebels program.