Kenyon Oblad is sharing first-team practice snaps with Armani Rogers in preparation for Saturday’s game against No. 16 Boise State.
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UNLV had its first official practice Tuesday under coach T.J. Otzelberger. He ran a fast-paced workout.
Wyoming is dealing with several injuries as it prepares to welcome UNLV on Saturday. The Rebels are coming off the first of two bye weeks.
UNLV coach Tony Sanchez said following Saturday’s blowout that he would re-evaluate the quarterback situation after Armani Rogers completed 8 of 23 passes for 42 yards.
Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson has taken a leave of absence since his wife, Wendy, died at 49 on Aug. 19 after a two-year fight with breast cancer. David Duggan is the interim coach.
UNLV rushed for 331 yards and seven touchdowns to defeat Southern 56-23 on Saturday in the season opener at Sam Boyd Stadium. The rushing TDs tied a school record.
UNLV is a 24-point favorite in Saturday’s 7 p.m. season opener against Southern Utah at Sam Boyd Stadium. The Rebels need to validate their bowl hopes with a strong performance.
UNLV put on the full uniform on Tuesday night when the Rebels practiced at Sam Boyd Stadium. They usually practice in the morning at Rebel Park on campus.
Sophomore wide receiver Randal Grimes signed with Southern California in 2017 out of Desert Pines High School. He transferred to UNLV on July 1.
The junior has missed 10 starts in the past two seasons because of injures, and the Rebels went 1-6 in the games he missed last season with a toe injury.
New UNLV basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger unknowingly began his career as a 15-year-old in Milwaukee. He created an AAU team after failing to make the two that existed in the Wisconsin city.
UNLV junior Charles Williams has shown he has the ability to be the No. 1 running back. He will go into training camp as the Rebels’ starter.
Max Gilliam and Kenyon Oblad are competing to be UNLV’s backup quarterback. No quarterback has started every Rebels game in a season since Jon Denton in 1996.
T.J. Otzelberger was introduced as UNLV’s basketball coach Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The 41-year-old went 70-33 in three seasons at South Dakota State, making the NCAA Tournament twice.
South Dakota State’s T.J. Otzelberger has been hired as the UNLV men’s basketball coach. He went 70-33 in three seasons with the Jackrabbits, making the NCAA Tournament in his first two years and the NIT this season.
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