When Nevada Las Vegas running back Lexington Thomas faked a reverse handoff and streaked down the sideline for a 71-yard touchdown run to give the Rebels an early 7-6 lead over USC on Saturday, the knee-jerk reaction was to take it as a sign that the Trojans had not improved from a year ago at limiting big plays.
Bolden had won the starting strong safety position in fall camp, thanks in part to the surprising departure of their teammate, Ykili Ross, to concentrate on his upcoming graduation so that he could become a grad transfer in the spring.