UNLV walk-on Darren Palmer living his dream of playing football
 
UNLV walk-on Darren Palmer living his dream of playing football

Darren Palmer is living his dream of playing football at UNLV after serving 10 years in the military. A walk-on who earned his way onto the team, Palmer says playing football has a lot of similarities to the military. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV coach Tony Sanchez praises QB Armani Rogers
 
UNLV coach Tony Sanchez praises QB Armani Rogers

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez said quarterback Armani Rogers had his best day of training camp on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017 at Rebel Park. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV coach Tony Sanchez disappointed with Thursday practice
 
UNLV coach Tony Sanchez disappointed with Thursday practice

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez addresses the media following practice on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017 at Rebel Park. Sanchez wasn’t pleased with how the practice went. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV football goes into shoulder pads
 
UNLV football goes into shoulder pads

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the first day in shoulder pads on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, at Rebel Park in Las Vegas. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Tony Sanchez on Day 2 of UNLV camp
 
Tony Sanchez on Day 2 of UNLV camp

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the second day of camp on Thursday at Aug. 3, 2017, at Rebel Park in Las Vegas. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Mountain West Media Summit Coaches Panel: Tony Sanchez
 
Mountain West Media Summit Coaches Panel: Tony Sanchez

UNLV head football coach Tony Sanchez participated in an all-coaches panel during the Mountain West Football Media Summit on Tuesday at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)