When things are going right, the offensive line is regularly overlooked. When a line struggles, everyone notices. That was the case for UNLV's veteran front five on Saturday in a 41-21 loss to Wisconsin at Sam Boyd Stadium. On Tuesday, the veteran group had a chance to sit and see just what went wrong on film.

One of the teams in this week’s high school football rankings will not make the postseason. Five schools from the Henderson-based Southeast Division are part of the Sun's 10-team rankings, and since only the top four finishers from each league make the playoffs, the regular season will be the end of the road for one quality program.

Yuriorkis Gamboa believes he's the best featherweight boxer in the world. Now, he'd just love the opportunity to prove it. Gamboa (18-0, 15 KO) will look to keep his perfect record intact Saturday when he meets IBF champion Orlando Salido (34-10-2, 22 KO) at The Pearl at The Palms.

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for later this month for mixed martial arts fighter Michael "Iron Mike" Whitehead on charges of sexually assaulting a woman last April in his home in the southwest Las Vegas Valley.

A week ago, in his first press conference of the 2010 season, UNLV coach Bobby Hauck made it clear that junior Mike Clausen would start the Rebels' opener at quarterback. On Monday, that same question could be answered with one word on the updated depth chart: 'or'. That word separates Clausen and senior Omar Clayton atop the QB listings in the two-deep for Saturday's afternoon tilt at Utah.

Former UNLV golfer Charley Hoffman made 11 birdies Monday to win the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Even when UNLV was within striking distance of No. 12 Wisconsin at halftime on Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium, trailing 17-14 and riding a wave of momentum, the red flags were there. Well, it was really just one major red flag from the halftime stat sheet. Total offensive yards: Wisconsin 279, UNLV 12.

Considering how close of friends UNLV quarterbacks Mike Clausen and Omar Clayton are, it's always been hard to consider their competition for the starting job a "controversy." But whatever it is, it's still on.

The temperature at Sam Boyd Stadium minutes before the kickoff of the season opener between UNLV and Wisconsin was 107 degrees. And here was Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema greeting UNLV coach Bobby Hauck at midfield in a red Wisconsin windbreaker with no plans of changing.

The temperature at Sam Boyd Stadium minutes before the kickoff of the season opener between UNLV and Wisconsin was 107 degrees.
And here was Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema greeting UNLV coach Bobby Hauck at midfield in a red Wisconsin windbreaker with no plans of changing.

Everything first-year coach Bobby Hauck has installed in the program has a purpose behind it. One of his biggest messages since being hired last December is paying attention to detail — whether that’s keeping helmets in a line during warm-ups or executing a play during a crucial moment of the game.

The poor economy and high Labor Day weekend travel costs probably kept some Wisconsin fans away from the UNLV game this year, but Sam Boyd Stadium still was just about 4,000 short of a sellout, school officials said.

It was assumed for quite some time that when UNLV and No. 12 Wisconsin met at Sam Boyd Stadium to open the 2010 season, the desert heat could be somewhat of an x-factor. Now, it appears that will definitely be the case. The sun is setting, but temperatures are still in the triple digits and aren't expected to cool much once it's dark.

Brett Van Orden had two touchdowns Friday night for the Eldorado High football team in a 32-19 victory against visiting Coronado in the season opener for both schools.