Monday practice recap: QB spot is ‘dead heat’

UNLV Rebels quarterback Johnny Stanton (4) looks for a receiver during team practice at the Bill 'Wildcat' Morris Rebel Park field on Friday, Aug. 6, 2016. Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @vegasphotograph

Heading into the start of UNLV’s spring practice in March, coach Tony Sanchez was hoping to see newcomer Johnny Stanton or returnee Kurt Palandech emerge as the team’s clear-cut starting quarterback.

More than five months later, following the first four fall camp practices, Sanchez is still waiting for Stanton or Palandech to stake his claim to the No. 1 spot. The second-year Rebels coach said Friday that he wanted to name a starter in three or four days, but the two-man race…