Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson appeared more relaxed at media days this week than in recent years and perhaps even more confident, too.
Boise State and San Diego State are back. San Jose State and Utah State, football teams coming off 11-win seasons, are in.
UNLV was picked to finish fifth out of six teams in the West Division in the annual poll at Mountain West media days Monday at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Fresno State senior Derek Carr heads the list of impressive Mountain West quarterbacks this season. He was the conference Offensive Player of the Year last season, passing for 4,104 yards and 37 touchdowns, and was chosen by the media to repeat that honor this fall.
When she was executive director of the Las Vegas Bowl, Tina Kunzer-Murphy faced a similar moment in 2005.
Jerry Rice Jr., son of NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice, tweeted Friday he will transfer to UNLV.
Jim Livengood has been in this position before, which is to say when seats for the feast are handed out, his football program is relegated to the kiddies’ table.
Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson has talked to the Pac-12 Conference about a partnership, according to a CBSSports.com report.
Running back Adonis Smith already had picked up his share of yards, and all he needed was to punch it in during a goal line drill following the main portion of UNLV’s spring game.
Spring football games often are more for the fans than the players, and that’s especially true with UNLV today.
Jack Killian lined up in the slot with the second-team offense and ran a route unguarded over the middle, knowing he wouldn’t get creamed by a linebacker or safety in this practice drill.
In the 10-yard backyard of his home near Silverado High School, Nolan Kohorst spray-painted lines for every step of his approach to an extra point or field goal.
Both players were headed elsewhere, but each in his own way saw in UNLV a chance to make a significant difference.
Space keeps clearing for Adonis Smith, and he has plenty of open field this spring to show his talent.
UNLV senior running back Tim Cornett will miss spring football practices, coach Bobby Hauck said Wednesday. Cornett, who injured his arm, had a medical procedure after last season, and Hauck said the back will be healthy in time for the 2013 season.
