He has the last name and jersey number, but whether Tau Lotulelei can come close to emulating what big brother John did at UNLV is in question. The question probably won’t be answered for a while, but early indications are encouraging for the Rebels.
Offensive linemen are expected to play with pain, and UNLV junior center Robert Waterman certainly had his share last season.
Tim Hauck was playing in 1997 for the Seattle Seahawks when he was blindsided during a punt return by a Denver Bronco. Shortly into the second half, he asked a fellow safety what had been happening in the game. But even if Hauck’s short-term memory was gone, no way he was going to the bench.
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This is a different type of training camp for UNLV’s football team as it shifts to Ely Saturday for 12 days of practices.
Because most of the lineup is experienced and in place, the Rebels won’t spend as much time teaching and trying to decide positions.
Jerry Rice certainly didn’t go out of his way to bring attention to himself, but even at a secluded location at Rebel Park, someone will notice the presence of the greatest wide receiver in football history.
UNLV might be better for it this season, but at the time, offensive left tackle Brett Boyko’s knee injury was a painful experience in nearly every way for the Rebels.
Brigham Young University football coach Bronco Mendenhall announced Thursday that BYU football jerseys would feature either “Tradition,” “Spirit” or “Honor” in the place of the players’ names.
In a couple of weeks it’ll be football season again, and then Friday night at high school games it’ll be the three P’s again: pork, poi, pineapple.
Bobby Hauck follows the same routine for traveling to road games at UNLV that he did at Montana.
UNLV over the years has pursued players from Florida to Alaska to Hawaii, and coaches even have traveled to Canada and American Samoa looking for overlooked prospects. Now, under fourth-year coach Bobby Hauck, they are putting Finnish products on the roster.
When Tim Cornett was running up and down Houston high school football fields, Keith Whitely was in the stands watching.
Peyton Manning has starred in some silly commercials (“Cut that meat! Cut that meat!”), but his latest spot for DirecTV may top them all.
Tim Hauck is 46 and 2½ years younger than his brother, Bobby, but he arrives at UNLV with the sort of experience and clout that immediately earns the respect of those players he will now instruct as the team’s defensive coordinator. On paper, it’s not a good hire. It’s a terrific one.
