UNLV
An idea weighed heavily on his mind for weeks, so UNLV freshman Carlos Lopez set out recently to survey some of those closest to him.
UNLV knew it was getting a highly touted football player when it signed quarterback Caleb Herring in February.
The outcome was downright ugly the last time the UNLV football team ran into a top-notch defense: a 41-0 rout at the hands of Texas Christian on Oct. 31.
Most football coaches act as if point spreads don’t exist, but Utah’s Kyle Whittingham acknowledged being a big underdog Saturday at Texas Christian got his players’ attention.
Instead of sugarcoating UNLV’s sour exhibition performance Tuesday night, sophomore guard Oscar Bellfield was quick to be a critic.
Jerry Tarkanian remembers Utah, how that NCAA Tournament regional semifinal in 1977 came down to a block-charge call that could have gone either way.
Warren Rosegreen was known largely for his leaping ability when he played for the Rebels in the mid-1990s.
Remembering the high times at UNLV is much easier for Larry Johnson now. He turned 40 in March, and the passing of the years has put a hint of gray in his beard and any hard feelings in the past.
Editor’s note: This is the latest installment of a feature in which the Las Vegas Review-Journal asks 20 questions of a UNLV football player. Today’s Q&A is with tight end Kyle Watkins, a sophomore from Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek, Ariz., and Scottsdale (Ariz.) Community College.
With offseason workouts and three weeks of basketball practice in the rearview mirror, UNLV junior Tre’Von Willis is looking forward to playing in a game. And he knows he’s not the only one.