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UNLV practice recap: Rebels focus on short-yardage plays

UNLV head coach Tony Sanchez talks to his team during a public scrimmage at Rebel Park on the UNLV campus Saturday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @vegasphotograph

After a scheduled off day Monday, when UNLV had a football team activity at Top Golf, the Rebels returned to fall camp Tuesday morning in full pads for their 13th of 29 practices at Rebel Park.

With the Sept. 1 season opener against Jackson State fast approaching, UNLV coach Tony Sanchez said the team is progressing exactly as he’d hoped.

TONY’S TAKE: “The good thing is everything we’re doing, we’re doing for the second time.