UNLV faces tough final month of football season
 
UNLV faces tough final month of football season

The Mountain West, which released the 2018 football schedule Thursday, gave UNLV a challenging final month of the season. The Rebels play Western Division champion Fresno State at Sam Boyd Stadium on Nov. 3, travel to San Diego State and Hawaii the following two weeks, and close the season at home against rival UNR on Nov. 24. UNLV, which opens Sept. 1 at Southern California, was 5-7 overall and 4-4 in the conference last season. Sanchez enters his fourth season, having increased the victory total by one each of the previous three seasons. “It’s an interesting schedule when you look at the way it’s broken up,” Sanchez said. “It’s really orderly.”

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez on Ohio State loss
 
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez on Ohio State loss

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the team’s loss at Ohio State on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV football players on loss at Ohio State
 
UNLV football players on loss at Ohio State

UNLV football players Javin White and Armani Rogers talk about loss at Ohio State on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Tony Sanchez on UNLV’s defense against Howard
 
Tony Sanchez on UNLV’s defense against Howard

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the problems on defense following the team’s loss to Howard in Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Postgame reaction on UNLV football’s loss to Howard
 
Postgame reaction on UNLV football’s loss to Howard

Las Vegas Review-Journal sports reporters Mark Anderson and Ed Graney discuss UNLV’s loss to Howard on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV coach Tony Sanchez on Armani Rogers’ development
 
UNLV coach Tony Sanchez on Armani Rogers’ development

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the development of quarterback Armani Rogers following practice on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 at Rebel Park. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Tony Sanchez on Thursday’s UNLV practice
 
Tony Sanchez on Thursday’s UNLV practice

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about practice on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 at Rebel Park. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV coach Tony Sanchez says Rebels can score big this season
 
UNLV coach Tony Sanchez says Rebels can score big this season

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks after practice Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, about how he thinks the Rebels can score nearly 40 points per game this season. (Mark Anderson/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)

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)

Mountain West Football Media Summit Highlights
 
Mountain West Football Media Summit Highlights

The Mountain West Football Media Summit hosted the colleges within the western portion of the division at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas hotel-casino. Here are the highlights from the first day. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)