Sept. 1, 2000

LAS VEGAS - Former assistant DelVaughn Alexander has rejoined UNLV and will coach the Rebel receivers as part of a restructuring of the offensive staff, which was announced by head coach John Robinson.

With the departure of second-year passing game coordinator Gene Dahlquist, who recently accepted a head coach position in NFL Europe, Robinson will assume the role of offensive coordinator and will also coach the quarterbacks. Tight ends coach Ken Niumatalolo will also take a bigger role in the offense, including overseeing the option attack. Second-year coach John Jackson will continue to serve as UNLV's running game coordinator.

Alexander, 29, spent last season in the NFL as a quality control assistant for the San Diego Chargers under Mike Riley. In 1998 he was a member of Jeff Horton's UNLV staff and coached such Rebel greats as Damon Williams, Len Ware and Carlos Baker. Previous to his first stint in Las Vegas, Alexander served two seasons (1996-97) as an offensive assistant for the Trojans, helping work with the receivers and tight ends. He spent the 1995 season as an assistant video coordinator under then-USC coach Robinson. A two-year letterman with the Trojans, Alexander played alongside three future NFL draft picks in Keyshawn Johnson, Johnnie Morton and Curtis Conway.

A transfer from West Los Angeles College in the spring of 1993, Alexander earned All-Western State Conference first team honors as a receiver. He earned his bachelor's degree in history from USC in 1995 and is the father of one son, J.D., born in December 1996.