UNLV
ELY — It wasn’t even a question last year. Linebacker Beau Bell was the star and face of the UNLV football team.
As he developed into a top prospect, Anthony Marshall attracted attention from college basketball coaches across the country. All but one tried to persuade him to leave Las Vegas.
ELY — It doesn’t take 100 hours of video study by an experienced football coach to determine two of UNLV’s biggest weaknesses last season were failures in the red zone and on special teams.
ELY — Even incoming freshman Phillip Payne, a Western High School graduate, didn’t realize how many locals played football for UNLV when he signed.
ELY — Two intricate and attacking schemes, two different approaches.
Michael Johnson saw quarterback Mike Clausen scrambling, so instead of running to the flat, Johnson dashed downfield on a wheel route.