The letters of intent started rolling into UNLV via fax machine at 5 a.m. today on National Signing Day. By 9 a.m., the Rebels' stellar 2016 football recruiting class was signed, sealed and delivered to the school.
Under high-energy UNLV coach Tony Sanchez, the rebuilding Rebels landed 23 players — including a school-record 10 three-star recruits and seven junior college midyear additions — in a class ranked by Rivals.com Wednesday as No. 3 in the Mountain West conference and No. 71 in the nation.
"We're so excited about it," Sanchez said of arguably the best recruiting class in UNLV history.