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New Rebel gets opportunity at tight end

ELY — Jordan Barrett didn’t expect to play this football season, and he certainly didn’t expect to play tight end. … UNLV signed the three-star recruit to be a linebacker. He was rated by three recruiting services as among the nation’s best at that position. … But the Rebels have a logjam at linebacker, and they could use some help at tight end, a position Barrett (6 feet 3 inches, 225 pounds) also played at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Cornerback making strides

ELY — Junior cornerback Mike Grant wanted to play at UNLV two years ago but admitted he “couldn’t get it done in the classroom.”

Rebels’ brain trust still on same page

ELY — An accomplished play-caller when he arrived in Las Vegas in December 2004, Mike Sanford decided to keep that responsibility as UNLV’s football coach.

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Coaches, players stand by teammate

Fear is being replaced by hope for the recovery of sophomore Rebel linebacker Bryce Saldi following a skateboarding accident.

Newest Bell shows potential

ELY — UNLV badly needs a stronger pass rush, a major reason why the Rebels signed junior defensive end B.J. Bell.

Rebels’ Ely getaway is no vacation

Each day from the practice field at Broadbent Park, if UNLV’s football players have a moment, they can look up and see the steam-engine train roll by in the distance. Riding the train is one of the attractions, but the players know they will never have time to jump on board. They practice each day, going twice every other day. The rest of the time is spent in meetings studying previous practices and planning for the next one.

Anthony’s potential high on, off field

Take the negative stereotypes you have heard or read or witnessed about a college athlete, put them in a coffee grinder and turn it on. UNLV Rebel Rodelin Anthony doesn’t fit any, right down to the classical music he meditates to minutes before kickoff.

UNLV’s Beauchamp steps up to front

One number, an impressive number, sticks out when looking at the football season UNLV’s Jason Beauchamp put together last year.

Deeper secondary provides options

UNLV’s secondary needed capable bodies last season. While it remains to be seen if the defensive backfield is improved, it certainly is deeper.

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