UNLV
UNLV freshman wide receiver Mark Barefield didn’t wait until this week to get his first taste of trying to balance college academics and football.
The first-string defense is supposed to stop the second-string offense, and that was precisely what UNLV’s starters did Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Before he can compete to be UNLV’s starting running back, C.J. Cox has to walk, and that has become a problem.
ELY — Omar Clayton had plenty to prove last year when he entered his sophomore season as UNLV’s starting quarterback.
ELY — UNLV’s football coaches made no secret of their intent to overhaul the defense this season.
ELY — With a veteran team and some talented newcomers, Mike Sanford has enjoyed his most productive training camp entering his fifth season as UNLV’s football coach.
Wide receiver Phillip Payne became last season’s top newcomer at UNLV’s football camp in Ely, catching fade passes in the end zone at Broadbent Park before doing the same in the regular season, notably helping to beat Arizona State and Iowa State. In previous years, tailback Frank “The Tank” Summers and wide receiver Ryan Wolfe offered harbingers of what they would accomplish later in the season. Now at camp, several players are vying to become the next big thing.
ELY — A day later, UNLV wide receivers coach Kris Cinkovich still was upset.