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Illinois LB LaKeith Walls transferring to UNLV

Illinois linebacker LaKeith Walls is transferring to UNLV. As a fifth-year senior, Walls is eligible to play for the Rebels in the 2016 season.

UNLV’s Scoggins reignites spark in the classroom

UNLV offensive lineman Ron Scoggins was a potential academic casualty in his freshman year and was forced to sit out practices as his grades slipped. But when his former Bishop Gorman coach, Tony Sanchez, was hired to lead the Rebels, Scoggins found the spark he needed to earn his way onto the dean’s list.

Rebels’ football depth chart a work in progress

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.

Holdover UNLV assistant Cormier fits in well with Sanchez

Wide receivers coach Cedric Cormier is the only holder from previous UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck’s staff. Under Cormier, the receivers have been a reliable unit, led by players such as Devante Davis and Devonte Boyd. Cormier recruits the Houston area.

Rebels could pick a program to follow, but which one?

Every five years when UNLV fires its football coach there is a great whoop-de-doo and la-di-da about football. It usually lasts until the UNLV basketball team plays a quality nonconference opponent. Is there a program out there UNLV ought to be imitating?

Twisting in wind, Hauck has to win at Hawaii

Winds of change could be gusting in Honolulu on Saturday night, when Bobby Hauck, a beleaguered football coach on the hot seat, guides UNLV into one of his biggest games of the season.

Hawaii football struggling to keep head above water

Hawaii’s football program is losing money again, but the athletic department can’t afford to cut the program. The situation leaves athletic director Ben Jay with no easy answers.

Devante’s Diary: Focusing on the finish

It’s not hard to keep focused with just two games left, but it is setting in that my career here is winding down. I’m still checking things off my checklist and this will be my last road trip as a Rebel player.