Kenyon Oblad started nine games for the Rebels last season, but the sophomore from Liberty High School is one of three quarterbacks listed on the depth chart.
Jason Orts
Former Nevada Preps coordinator
The Rebels are preparing for their opener against San Diego State while hoping to have as many players available as possible amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The UNLV football game against UNR, the Rebels’ first in Allegiant Stadium, will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 and will be televised on Fox Sports 1.
Nothing has come easily for Marcus Arroyo since he was named the 11th football coach in UNLV history in December. The Rebels open the season Oct. 24 against San Diego State.
UNLV officials would not disclose how many players were infected, but the team doctor said the positivity rate for all members of the program over the past two weeks was less than 2.5 percent.
UNLV will be featured on national TV broadcasts for seven of its eight football games — three on CBS Sports Network and four on Fox Sports networks.
The UNLV men’s basketball team will begin Mountain West play Dec. 29 at Colorado State. The Rebels’ nonconference schedule still is being finalized.
The Aces went 18-4 in the regular season to earn the No. 1 seed for the playoffs, where they defeated Connecticut in the semifinals before losing to Seattle in the finals.
Breanna Stewart scored 26 points as the Seattle Storm won their second WNBA championship in three years and fourth overall with a 92-59 win over the Aces on Tuesday.
The Aces find themselves in a 2-0 hole to the Storm in the WNBA Finals, but coach Bill Laimbeer’s competitiveness won’t allow them to quit.
The Aces shot 52 percent, but couldn’t slow a Seattle team that hit 57.1 percent and had three players score at least 21 points in a 104-91 win Sunday in the WNBA Finals.
The Seattle Storm played faster than the Aces and outscored them 48-18 in the paint Friday in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, mostly off transition opportunities.
A report from Mission: Readiness notes that 71 percent of people age 17 to 24 are ineligible to serve in the military, fear that number could increase.
Breanna Stewart had 37 points and 15 rebounds, and Sue Bird set a playoff record with 16 assists as the Seattle Storm pulled away for a 93-80 win in Bradenton, Florida.
Gov. Steve Sisolak’s announcement outlining a return to youth and adult recreational sports amid the coronavirus pandemic comes as welcome news to coaches and athletes.