UNLV defensive end Jeremiah Valoaga, left, keeps his eyes on the ball while on a scrimmage during team practice at the Bill 'Wildcat' Morris Rebel Park field on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @vegasphotograph
You are what your record says you are.
If that quote from Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells rings true for statistics, UNLV’s 2016 defense is still as porous as it’s been for the past eight seasons, when it allowed more than 30 points and 400 yards per game.
The Rebels (1-2) are giving up an average of 33 points and 417 yards this season but senior strong safety Troy Hawthorne believes those numbers lie.