Kurt Palandech is back as UNLV quarterback on Saturday

UNLV is hoping its third starting quarterback’s the charm.

Kurt Palandech will become the third different quarterback to start for the Rebels (3-6, 2-3 Mountain West) this season when he leads them against Wyoming (7-2, 5-0) at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.

Palandech, who lost an offseason competition for the starting job with fellow junior Johnny Stanton, replaced ineffective starter Dalton Sneed in UNLV’s 30-24 loss Oct. 29 at San Jose State. He almost helped the Rebels erase a 30-10 second-half deficit, throwing for a touchdown and running for one before throwing an interception from the Spartans’ 44 in the final minute.

“He just has a little bit better grasp of the offense,”…