All eyes on quarterback battle to open UNLV spring practice

UNLV quarterbacks Armani Rogers (1) and Johnny Stanton (4) warm up before the start of their NCAA college football game against Idaho at Sam Boyd Stadium in Henderson Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. Josh Holmberg/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Armani Rogers has thrown the pigskin around at Rebel Park before.

But now it really counts. He’s not just the 6-foot-5-inch newcomer spectators point at and say, “Wait until next year.”

Next year has arrived and Rogers is in the mix to be the starting quarterback for UNLV in the fall.

The three-man quarterback race between seniors Kurt Palandech, Johnny Stanton and redshirt freshman Rogers will be the most scrutinized position battle during the 15 spring practices,…