At halftime of Thursday’s UNLV college football season opener, four limber young men sporting the Jackson State colors strutted onto the field around the 50-yard line at Sam Boyd Stadium.
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UNLV defensive end Antonio Zepeda overcame some disturbing obstacles in his life and long odds to become an NCAA Division I college football player at UNLV.
With less than two weeks before the Rebels open their second season under Tony Sanchez, it remains undecided who will assume the starter’s role at the most critical position when Jackson State visits Sam Boyd Stadium on Sept. 1.
The Rebels’ first two-a-day is Wednesday, with the team practicing under the morning sun at Rebel Park before returning to the field for an evening workout at Sam Boyd Stadium.
After a week of practice, UNLV coach Marvin Menzies and two of his players said the team is starting to come together. The Rebels leave Saturday for a week-long trip to the Bahamas that includes three exhibition games.
Former UNLV forward Stephen Zimmerman Jr. has been one of the top objects of attention at the NBA Draft combine at the Quest Sports Complex in Chicago, having interviewed with 14 teams.
The UNLV men’s basketball team (13-9, 4-5 Mountain West) has become predictable. When the game slows down, the outcome never goes well for the Rebels. San Diego State (16-6, 9-0 MW) killed clock, played stifling defense and left the Thomas & Mack Center with a 67-52 victory on Saturday.
A day after UNLV landed its potential quarterback of the future in three-star recruit Armani Rogers, the Rebels added a potential future target for the 6-foot-5-inch signal caller Friday night in two-star wide receiver Mekhi Stevenson.
With the game on the line Saturday night, UNR won it at the free throw line. The Wolf Pack broke a tie at 60 and made five free throws to beat UNLV 65-63 at Lawlor Events Center.
Grading the Rebels after a 100-64 victory against Air Force on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.