A timeline looking at Tony Sanchez’s career at UNLV.
Mark Anderson
Former Sports Reporter
UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois announced Monday that she had fired football coach Tony Sanchez after five seasons.
Former UNLV baseball coach Tim Chambers died because of atherosclerotic hypertensive heart disease, the Clark County coroner’s office ruled Monday.
UNLV senior cornerback Jericho Flowers intercepted a pass, recovered a fumble and made 10 tackles that included one for loss.
UNLV rallied to within two points with 5:16 remaining after trailing the entire second half, but failed to catch Southern Methodist, which responded with an 8-1 run.
Former UNLV All-America safety Jamaal Brimmer was one of more than 200 ex-players who took part in festivities before the Rebels’ victory over San Jose State on Saturday.
UNLV plays Southern Methodist at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Rebels face one of the country’s top offensive rebounding teams in SMU.
UNLV coach T.J. Otzelberger said the school cooperated with the NCAA regarding Joel Ntambwe’s waiver request to play this season at Texas Tech, but indicated the evidence didn’t support a claim.
UNLV will play its final game at Sam Boyd Stadium when the Rebels face San Jose State at 1 p.m. Saturday. The university has three likely options what to do with the property.
UNLV made only 34.7 percent of its shots and went especially cold down the stretch by scoring only six points over about a nine-minute stretch.
Quarterback Doug Brumfield said he and his two teammates from Gardena, California, remain committed to UNLV even if coach Tony Sanchez is not retained.
UNLV plays Texas State at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center. Amauri Hardy leads the Rebels with 19 points per game.
This is the 10th installment of a weekly feature, except for UNLV’s two bye weeks, that will look at a notable Rebels game at Sam Boyd Stadium. UNLV moves to Allegiant Stadium next year.
The Rebels outscored the Wildcats 22-8 over the final 9:42 after Abilene Christian had tied the game at 50.
UNLV plays Abilene Christian at 7 p.m. Monday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Rebels will try to snap a three-game losing streak.