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Pressure is off UNLV QB Johnny Stanton — for now

For the first time since Johnny Stanton enrolled at UNLV in January, he enjoyed a relatively stress-free practice Monday, secure in the knowledge that he’d earned the starting job after an almost six-month battle with junior returnee Kurt Palandech.

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‘Turf of Dreams’ not much to look at now

This is no Iowa cornfield, and the only farming I have done lately is to roll a broken lawn mower out to the curb for a garage sale, but if you close your eyes and imagine what more than $1 billion might deliver Las Vegas in terms of a domed stadium, you just might see all that Ray Kinsella built and more.

 
UNLV adds two-star wideout to highly-rated recruiting class — VIDEO

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.

Las Vegas Raiders has catchy ring to it

It was at this time last year in a ballroom at the Phoenix Convention Center when Roger Goodell was posed a familiar question at his annual state of the league address at the Super Bowl: Did the commissioner think Las Vegas could sustain an NFL team?

Los Angeles prep QB Rogers commits to UNLV

A few months removed from a wrenching 31-28 loss at Fresno State, UNLV won a recruiting battle with the Bulldogs for three-star quarterback Armani Rogers.

Harsin leads Boise State after success as player, assistant

Bryan Harsin didn’t have to guess about the expectations at Boise State when he took over in December 2013. He not only understood them, he also lived with those expectations as a fan and then a quarterback and then as an assistant coach.

Sacramento High School wide receiver commits to UNLV

Sacramento (Calif.) High School wide receiver Elijah Trosclair (6 feet 2 inches, 180 pounds) said in a text message Thursday that he has committed to play football for the Rebels.

Rebels make progress as power running team

When Tony Sanchez took the UNLV football coaching job in December, he made clear he would run a power offense that relied heavily on the run.