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Sanchez, Rebels await boost in manpower, talent

One of the big questions toward the end of UNLV's football season was whether coach Tony Sanchez would remove the redshirt from quarterback Dalton Sneed.

Sneed wasn't the only freshman the Rebels were keeping on the sideline.

Sanchez wanted to win this season, but he also wants to build a program for sustained success, and seven incoming freshmen redshirted.

"Unfortunately, we did not get to redshirt our offensive linemen," Sanchez said. "We wanted to, and we got about midseason, and we were beat up there. We had three guys starting the last game of the season that were under 270 (pounds).