In the two years he spent at Findlay Prep, Nick Johnson showed star potential. He was the leading man on one of the nation’s top high school basketball teams. Fast forward the film, and nothing has changed
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The Nevada Board of Regents on Friday took “interim” off Tina Kunzer-Murphy’s title, giving the new UNLV athletic director a three-year contract.
Blake Decker, a quarterback at Scottsdale (Ariz.) Community College, committed to the Rebels. He plans to sign this month, which would allow him to compete in spring practices.
In his seventh game as UNLV basketball coach, Dave Rice played the underdog role to perfection, directing his team to a stunning knockout of top-ranked North Carolina. A little more than two years later, Rice is back in the dog house, so to speak.
UNLV senior outside hitter Sekola Falemaka was named to the Mountain West 2013 volleyball all-conference team. It was the first time Falemaka, who is from Grantsville, Utah, had earned all-conference honors. She was the only Rebel selected to the 14-person squad.
The Rebels might not know whether they will be part of the bowl season until Sunday, though a decision could come sooner.
This much we know: That improving enough this football season to become bowl eligible, Bobby Hauck and his UNLV team accomplished what Jim Livengood demanded, what Neal Smatresk expected, what Tina Kunzer-Murphy felt necessary to prove tangible progress.
Normally, the kickoff to begin the second half with a team leading 24-7 is no big deal, unless of course, something big happens. And since this is UNLV and San Diego State, the bizarre tends to be the norm.
UNLV (2-3) hosts Tennessee-Martin (2-7) at 4 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center, where the Rebels recently squandered second-half leads in losses to Arizona State and Illinois.
If UNLV ever was going to make a statement to the various bowl committees, Saturday was the time to do it.