Aug. 7, 2015 
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The rains ended and lightning ceased just in time for Camp Rebel to officially get underway on campus early Friday morning. The first preseason practice under first-year head coach Tony Sanchez saw 104 players pull on their helmets and head out for the NCAA-mandated shorts-only session that lasted just over two hours.
Rare cool August breezes made the setting down-right comfortable, as the head man noted after meeting with the media.
"Are you kidding me?" Sanchez said. "You come out here and it's 82-83 degrees pretty much the whole practice. Couldn't ask for a better setting. A better day."
And how was his first fall outing overseeing the Scarlet & Gray?
"It was good," Sanchez said. "The guys came out and had a lot of energy. I thought the execution early was really good. As it went on we saw a little bit of fatigue, more from the offense than the defense. Part of that is just getting back out and getting comfortable with things. But we have to continue to push them to finish strong. That's the biggest thing we have to change right now -- the way we finish."
A notable change made by Sanchez after taking over the program was getting his recruits on campus and into school during the summer so that the roster was ready to go by the time the whistle blew today. The result was a roster at full-strength Friday -- a first for UNLV football.
"One of the biggest things is bringing our freshmen in early," he said. "You can't compete at a high level without doing that. Bringing them in early, getting them acclimated. That was huge ... Them, along with some of the junior college guys who have come in and already gotten to a good comfort level here, so they're just focused on football."
CAMP REBEL TEMPO SYSTEM SONG OF THE DAY:
What else did you think was going to greet the team on the field?
"The Boys Are Back In Town" by Thin Lizzy. Release date: April 17, 1976.
UP NEXT
The Rebels will right back at it Saturday morning, with a two-hour practice starting at 7:30 a.m. Fans are invited to attend but must adhere to the rule of not using electronic devices, including mobile telephones, while inside Rebel Park. The first full-pads session will be Tuesday and the first two-a-day practices will be Wednesday.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE
NOTE: All UNLV preseason practices are in Las Vegas -- the team is no longer traveling to Ely.
2015 UNLV FOOTBALL CAMP REBEL SCHEDULE
| Practice Schedule |
| Date | Day | Practice |
| August 7 | Friday | 7:30-9:30 a.m. (helmets only) |
| August 8 | Saturday | 7:30-9:30 a.m. (helmets only) |
| August 9 | Sunday | 7:30-9:30 a.m. (half pads) |
| August 10 | Monday | 7:30-9:30 a.m. (half pads) |
| August 11 | Tuesday | 7:30-9:30 a.m. (full pads) |
| August 12 | Wednesday | 8:10-10:30 a.m. (full pads) |
| August 13 | Thursday | OFF DAY |
| August 14 | Friday | 8:10-10:30 a.m. (full pads)
6:30-8:00 p.m. (half pads) |
| August 15 | Saturday | TEAM SCRIMMAGE OFF CAMPUS |
| August 16 | Sunday | 8:10-9:30 a.m. (full pads)
6:30-8:00 p.m. (half pads) |
| August 17 | Monday | OFF DAY |
| August 18 | Tuesday | 8:10-10:30 a.m. (full pads) |
| August 19 | Wednesday | 8:10-10:30 a.m. (half pads) |
| August 20 | Thursday | 8:10-10:30 a.m. (full pads)
6:30-8:00 p.m. (half pads) |
| August 21 | Friday | 8:10 a.m. TEAM SCRIMMAGE |
| August 22 | Saturday | CLOSED PRACTICE OFF CAMPUS |
| August 23 | Sunday | 8:00-9:30 p.m. (full pads) |
| August 24 | Monday | OFF DAY - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL |
