LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV football team went through its final spring practice before pausing for spring break on Friday afternoon.

Tony Sanchez' s squad will have a week off and will resume spring practices on Monday April 6.

SPRING BREAKDOWN
The Rebels held one of their most physical practices of the spring on Friday at Rebel Park. The team spent the last 45 minutes of practice going through a live scrimmage.

"I am pleased with the amount of offense and defense we were able to get in," head coach Tony Sanchez said. "We are not 100 percent efficient on everything but we are pretty close. I really happy with the effort too. The kids brought a consistent effort every single day and I really appreciate them for that."

The first seven practices were meant to introduce the players to the new coaches and show them the new practice atmosphere under coach Sanchez.

"This was the grind. First week was instructional stuff and the second week was with full pads. We challenged their fortitude a little bit," Sanchez said. "We banged them a little bit more than we will the rest of camp. There were three days in a row of full pads and full live tackling. At the end you could see they were wilting a little bit. We will scrimmage two more times, the Saturday after we get back and the spring game. We have a long ways to go, but I don't feel like there was a day that we regressed."

A few position groups that jumped out to coach Sanchez and his staff during the first few practices.

"The linebacking corps did a great job the entire time," Sanchez said. "I am really proud of those guys. We were a little bit inconsistent catching the ball, but the receiving group has a chance to be good. They just need to be more consistent. We make the hard catches a little more than the easy catches."

SPRING SLATE
UNLV is scheduled to work out for approximately two hours, four days a week (except one) with 4 p.m. practices on Mondays and Wednesdays, 1 p.m. kickoffs on Fridays and 9 a.m. starts on a pair of Saturdays. The squad will take off for spring break during the week of March 30-April 3.

All practices are open to the public but viewing areas are restricted and no use of mobile communication devices will be allowed while at Rebel Park. Please note that times are subject to change.

The public is invited to attend the FREE family-friendly Spring Showcase, which moves to a Saturday this year and will kick off at 12 p.m. The event will again be held on campus at UNLV's soccer complex at Peter Johann Memorial Field.

The Showcase on April 18 will be preceded by the popular biennial UNLV Athletics Inventory Clearance Sale staged inside the McDermott PE Complex's North Gym. Brands available include Nike, Russell and Adidas for official men's and women's team apparel such as game uniforms, jerseys, warm-ups, coaching shirts and athletic shoes as well as other memorabilia. The unique sale will run from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Cash and major credit cards will be accepted and all proceeds benefit the UNLV Athletics Department.

UNLV 2015 SPRING PRACTICE SCHEDULE -- OPEN TO THE PUBLICPLEASE NOTE: ALL DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGEMar 30-Apr 3 Spring Break   No PracticesApril 6   Monday    Practice 8  Shells  4:00-6:15 pmApril 8   Wednesday Practice 9  Pads    4:00-6:00 pmApril 10  Friday    Practice 10 Pads    1:00-3:00 pmApril 11  Saturday  Practice 11 Pads    9:00-11:00 amApril 13  Monday    Practice 12 Shells  4:00-6:15 pmApril 15  Wednesday Practice 13 Pads    4:00-6:00 pmApril 17  Friday    Practice 14 No Pads 1:00-3:00 pmApril 18  Saturday  Practice 15 SPRING SHOWCASE 12:00-1:30 pm on campus