For the second straight year, UNLV junior wide receiver Devonte Boyd has been named to the official preseason watch list for the Biletnikoff Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top pass catcher.
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UNLV’s football game at Boise State will kick off at 6 p.m. PT on Friday, Nov. 18, and be shown on ESPN2, it was announced Tuesday.
Former UNLV safety Peni Vea was cut by the Chiefs only a few days after signing with Kansas City as an undrafted free agent.
Johnny Stanton and Kurt Palandech were both listed as the starting quarterback on UNLV’s post-spring, two-deep depth chart released Thursday, though second-year coach Tony Sanchez said Stanton has a slight edge in the competition.
College coaches are more likely to describe the increasingly popular 7-on-7 events as football’s version of the travel basketball circuit. A competitive, yet unregulated, environment that mostly serves to quench fans’ thirst for offseason recruiting news.
Despite being undersized last season, when the Rebels started three offensive linemen in their finale under 270 pounds, UNLV finished 36th in the Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing offense, with 193.7 yards per game, and averaged 4.65 yards per rush.
Each of the Rebels’ 14 spring practices are scheduled for 8:10 a.m., with the April 9th spring game slated for noon.
When UNLV played at Michigan’s storied Big House last season, it was a priceless experience for the Rebels players, who will have a tale to tell for the rest of their lives despite the 28-7 defeat.
Kansas State has made a habit of improving its football team each season through early junior college signings, and Arizona State followed suit in December, adding six midyear junior college signees. UNLV has adopted the same approach,
Rebels coach Tony Sanchez is banking on Johnny Stanton to be the right player to help turn UNLV’s football team into a winner next season after it finished 3-9 last year in its 18th losing season in 21 years.
Quarterback Armani Rogers, a former Cal recruiting commit, headlines a group of 13 high school seniors who will make their official visit to UNLV this weekend.
The scene has become painfully familiar for UNLV football fans, the sight of quarterback Blake Decker being helped off the field, his return uncertain.
The Rebels are 7.5-point underdogs when they take on the Rams in Fort Collins today.
The Rebels will try to reverse recent history at Hughes Stadium, but as 7½-point underdogs in the 4 p.m. PST game today, the odds are literally against them
Depth was always going to be a concern at UNLV this football season, and the fact it reared its ugly head the past two games isn’t breaking news. But that doesn’t mean it’s any less of a concern.
