A position-by-position breakdown of UNLV’s game against Southern Utah at 7 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Mark Anderson
Former Sports Reporter
The two-deep lineups for UNLV and Southern Utah. They meet at 7 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
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 quarterback Caleb Herring threw three interceptions that were returned for touchdowns in a 2011 loss to Southern Utah. He came back two years later to take the Rebels to a bowl.
UNLV’s season opens at 7 p.m. Saturday against Southern Utah at Sam Boyd Stadium. The Rebels need to become bowl eligible for coach Tony Sanchez to get a sixth season.
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez’s radio show begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday and will be broadcast on KWWN (1100 AM, 100.9 FM).
Major questions face the contenders for the Mountain West divisional races, creating an opportunity for a school picked lower in the standings to move up.
Mike Thomas, one of the greatest running backs in UNLV history whose career rushing record stood for almost four decades, died Friday in Houston after a long illness.
UNLV opens its season against Southern Utah on Saturday. Openers are often sloppy, but 17 of the Rebels’ projected starters are juniors and seniors.
UNLV’s football program will take a major step when the Fertitta Football Complex and Allegiant Stadium open within the next year. But the Rebels know they must continue to invest.
UNLV has sold its most season tickets since 2010. Fans are taking advantage of a new program that guarantees comparable prices and seats at Allegiant Stadium next year.
UNLV will play its first season in Allegiant Stadium next year, and those who buy season-ticket packages for this year receive a break on the prices.
UNLV freshman defensive end Jacoby Windmon will start the Aug. 31 season opener against Southern Utah at Sam Boyd Stadium. An eligibility issue has sidelined senior Gabe McCoy for that game.
UNLV senior Justin Polu has started all 36 games the past three seasons at right guard. He was the only Rebel selected to the preseason All-Mountain West team.
The NCAA approved the appeal by the Rebels sophomore to play this season. The former Bishop Gorman High School star transferred from California after last season.