During UNLV’s first spring practice in full pads Saturday morning, a crowd of about 60 fans huddled near the north end zone on one of the two fields at Rebel Park to watch the team’s hard-hitting, four-on-three Rebel drill.
“That’s something I’ve been doing since my days at (California) High (School). It’s great because it’s not one of those mindless get-up-and-kill-the-guy deals. There’s a lot of football and Xs and Os and teaching to it,” UNLV coach Tony Sanchez said. “At the same time, it creates a physicality and atmosphere you need. You can’t always be in comfortable situations.