ELY — It wasn’t even a question last year. Linebacker Beau Bell was the star and face of the UNLV football team.
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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.
ELY — UNLV assistant Vic Shealy doesn’t need to jump on airplanes to find safeties.
To people in the Lower 48, Alaska is a faraway place that almost seems to be a foreign country when it comes to producing football talent.
Today’s bus trip to Ely begins an 11-day stretch that could go a long way in determining what kind of football season UNLV will have.
UNLV junior defensive tackle Perry Eppenger did some soul searching this spring and realized he hadn’t done all he could to become a better football player.
UNLV sophomore cornerback Quinton Pointer dislocated his left elbow in Wednesday morning’s practice, but the Rebels received an encouraging report before the night session.
Terrance Lee thought he would be suiting up at safety for Mississippi this season.
On campus for the first day of summer school, Chris Jones walked into the UNLV football locker room.
UNLV defensive end Luke Plante was in excellent position to win a starting job last year but injured his right kneecap in training camp, ending his season before it began.
