Freshmen, newcomers hit the field in UNLV’s first practice

UNLV Rebels wide receiver Darren Woods Jr. looks to catch a football during team practice at the Bill 'Wildcat' Morris Rebel Park field on Friday, Aug. 6, 2016. Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @vegasphotograph

Fresh off UNLV’s first fall football practice Friday at Rebel Park, coach Tony Sanchez said his top priority early in training camp is naming a starting quarterback.

While prized recruit Armani Rogers practiced for the first time with the Rebels’ signal callers, the quarterback competition is essentially a two-man battle between junior-college transfer Johnny Stanton and junior returnee Kurt Palandech.

“The biggest thing right now is I want to be able to make a quarterback…