California traffic jam thwarts walk-through plans for UNLV

PASADENA, Calif. — Tony Sanchez is a big believer in visualization. The UNLV football coach likes to have his team do a walk-through of opposing stadiums the day before each road game.

“That night, when we talk to the team, we always tell them, ‘Go back to your room, close your eyes and see yourself having success, see yourself walking out of that tunnel,’” Sanchez said last week. “Having been there makes it a little more tangible. When you get to gameday, it’s like you’ve been there before.”

Sanchez had a walk-through scheduled at the Rose Bowl on Friday afternoon before UNLV’s first game at the historic venue, but it was canceled after the team got stuck in a traffic jam on Interstate 15 on…