UNLV quarterback Johnny Stanton runs the ball during a public scrimmage at Rebel Park on the UNLV campus Saturday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @vegasphotograph
For the first time since Johnny Stanton enrolled at UNLV in January, the former Nebraska quarterback was able to enjoy a relatively stress-free practice Monday, secure in the knowledge that he’d earned the starting job after an almost six-month battle with junior returnee Kurt Palandech.
“It took a long time because Kurt did so well, too, and it was a stressful camp,” Stanton said. “But now it’s something off my plate and I don’t have to worry about that and right now I can just focus on Jackson State.