Five burning questions as UNLV’s football team prepares to open its 49th season against Jackson State at 7 p.m. Thursday at Sam Boyd Stadium:
1. Which Johnny Stanton will show up?
One version was among the highest-rated prep quarterbacks in the country at Santa Margarita High School in California and accounted for 4,218 yards of offense and 39 touchdowns last season at Saddleback College. The other washed out at Nebraska and couldn’t decisively beat out Kurt Palandech for the Rebels’ starting job.
2. How will the Rebels’ receiving corps handle the loss of starter Kendal Keys?