The UNLV baseball team will open its 2016 season Feb. 19 with a three-game series at the University of Texas to kick off a challenging non-conference schedule that also includes road games at Cal State Fullerton and San Diego, home games against Ohio State, West Virginia and Texas Tech and a home-and-home series against Arizona State.
UNLV’s football team released its depth chart for Saturday’s 4:30 p.m. PDT season opener at Northern Illinois.
They may play their home games near Henderson — almost 8 miles away from campus — but there will be no doubt what city they’re representing when the UNLV Rebels take the field for their home opener against UCLA on September 12.
Northern Illinois junior Drew Hare is the kind of dual-threat quarterback who has given UNLV fits in the past several seasons.
UNLV didn’t have much to celebrate last season while going 2-11, but plenty of honors went wide receiver Devonte Boyd’s way.
For Tony Sanchez, the perfect marriage is UNLV and Las Vegas. It’s a union that’s rarely been made, at least by coaches who have overseen the Rebels’ football program.
Now it’s not about new uniforms or the changes to Sam Boyd Stadium or how many national media outlets have interviewed UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez.
Considering what freshmen Xzaviar Campbell and Lexington Thomas did in training camp to give life to UNLV’s run game, it would be easy to forget they aren’t the starters. That job belongs to someone quite familiar to Rebels football fans.
Boise State and San Diego State were the clear choices by the Mountain West media to win their respective divisions.
Amanda Bingson was one of 12 participants to advance to the finals in the hammer throw Tuesday in the IAAF World Championships in Beijing.
