Perhaps nobody was more thrilled Thursday about the proposal by the Las Vegas Sands Corp. to build a $1 billion domed stadium with at least 65,000 seats near UNLV that would be home to the school's football team — and possibly the Oakland Raiders — than Tony Sanchez.
The second-year Rebels football coach said having what would essentially be an on-campus stadium on 42 acres UNLV recently purchased on Tropicana Avenue east of Koval Lane would be a huge benefit not only to the football program but to the city, school and student body.
"The fact that those conversations are going on between the Sands and UNLV, it's an exciting thing.