UNLV’s first-year coordinators arrived in Ely with plenty of questions about their players. They left here Wednesday with many more answers, saying most of their top priorities were met as the Rebels returned to Las Vegas.
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Senior kicker Nolan Kohorst, whose name already is prominent in UNLV’s record book, has a chance to become the school’s all-time leading scorer. He’s just not sure he wants that recognition.
Google has been holding talks with the National Football League, raising speculation that the internet monolith is seeking new inroads into television.
Torn ACL. Dislocated ankle. Broken fibula. Torn MCL. Fractured hip. Pectoral tear. Torn triceps. Torn PCL. Knee strain. Torn Achilles. Torn hamstring. And that’s just off a cursory glance at the NFL’s injury report for this preseason.
All you need to understand what senior defensive tackle Alex Klorman means to UNLV’s football team is the jersey number he wears.
Junior running back Adonis Smith has some familiarity with UNLV’s opening opponent. He played at Northwestern for two football seasons before transferring last year, and he was on Wildcats teams that went 2-0 against Big Ten Conference rival Minnesota. UNLV plays at Minnesota on Aug. 29.
As a senior on his fourth tour of duty in this eastern Nevada town, UNLV linebacker Tim Hasson learned a long time ago he better get his sleep.
Safety Frank Crawford played football in the Southeastern Conference, even starting three games two years ago for Mississippi, and is determined to go out strong at UNLV.
It is an annual trip during which the mind wanders through several small towns without a stoplight and over the minute dots of a Nevada map.
The New England Patriots got a scare Wednesday when quarterback Tom Brady limped off the practice field after appearing to hurt his left knee when he was hit after throwing a pass.
Caleb Herring sacrificed last season for the good of the football team by also playing wide receiver, but when given the chance in the spring to be a full-time quarterback again, he seized the opportunity.
The NFL Players Association “tentatively agreed” to let the league take 40 blood samples for HGH tests each week during the season, with a positive result drawing a four-game suspension, according to a memo the union sent players.
He has the last name and jersey number, but whether Tau Lotulelei can come close to emulating what big brother John did at UNLV is in question. The question probably won’t be answered for a while, but early indications are encouraging for the Rebels.
Offensive linemen are expected to play with pain, and UNLV junior center Robert Waterman certainly had his share last season.
Tim Hauck was playing in 1997 for the Seattle Seahawks when he was blindsided during a punt return by a Denver Bronco. Shortly into the second half, he asked a fellow safety what had been happening in the game. But even if Hauck’s short-term memory was gone, no way he was going to the bench.
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