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Marc Philippi’s foot surgery exemplifies toughness of UNLV fullback

UNLV quarterback Kurt Palandech runs with the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Boise State in Boise, Idaho, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)

BOISE, Idaho — When it comes to playing through injuries, UNLV wide receiver Devonte Boyd has a kindred spirit in Rebels fullback Marc Philippi.

More than five years before Boyd played with a broken arm in UNLV’s 69-66 triple-overtime win over Wyoming last Saturday, Philippi underwent a temporary surgical procedure so he could play with a broken foot in a game for Bishop Gorman High School.