UNLV cornerback Tim Hough, a Desert Pines High School product who set the school freshman record for interceptions last season with four, took ballet classes from ages 3 to 9.
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San Diego State senior running back Donnel Pumphrey is the nation’s active leader in rushing yards (4,272), rushing touchdowns (45) and all-purpose yards (5,145). He attended Canyon Springs High School.
It’s no secret to followers of UNLV football that the energy level of strength coach Keith Belton and his assistant, Jeff Eaton, is off the charts. Their infectious enthusiasm also is no longer a secret to the outside world.
If things break right this season, Boise State might be the first Group of Five team to crash the College Football Playoff party. The Broncos were picked to win the Mountain Division of the Mountain West.
Las Vegas sports books might expect the UNLV football team to improve on last season’s 3-9 record — the Rebels’ 2016 win total is 4.5 — but the Mountain West media does not.
Several topics will be discussed at the Mountain West Football Media Days, which will take place Tuesday and Wednesday at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
UNLV’s home football game against Idaho on Sept. 24 will kick off at 6 p.m. PT at Sam Boyd Stadium but won’t be televised, the school announced Friday.
For the second straight year, UNLV junior wide receiver Devonte Boyd has been named to the official preseason watch list for the Biletnikoff Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top pass catcher.
UNLV offensive tackle Kyle Saxelid is one of 81 Football Bowl Subdivision nominees for the 2016 Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team.
UNLV center Will Kreitler is on the official Fall Watch List released Wednesday for the Rimington Trophy, presented annually to the most outstanding center in college football.