University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV: A returning starter in the middle of an experienced offensive line … Slated to be team’s top center again in 2019 after missing entire 2017 season because of injury during spring practice … A member of the Rimington Trophy Watch List … Named 2019 Preseason Fourth Team All-MW by Phil Steele’s … A member of the UNLV Dean’s List last fall ... Last name is pronounced “ah-KA-stah.”

2018: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by starting 11 games at center … Named 2018 Preseason Fourth Team All-MW by Phil Steele’s.

2017: Redshirted season after suffering a serious injury … One of four midyear signees who enrolled in January and competed in spring practice.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Spent two seasons at Riverside City College in California … Led the Tigers to a 10-2 record as a sophomore and an appearance in the Southern California Football Association championship game … Helped the Tigers finish with an 8-3 record as a freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2015 graduate of Centennial HS in Corona, CA … A four-year letterwinner under coach Matt Logan … Lined up at center and at both tackle positions as a prepster … Led the Huskies to a Pac 5 Championship and a 13-3 record as a senior … Finished with a 12-3 record as a junior with a league championship … Went 14-2 as a sophomore and was part of a regional championship squad.

PERSONAL: Sid Vincent Acosta was born in Orange County, CA … The son of Patrisha and Rueben Acosta … Has an older brother, Edwardo, and older sister, Samantha, and a younger brother, Issac … Majoring in economics.