Former UNLV quarterback has vision to help ex-Rebels

Despite having been a starting backmost for UNLV and having absorbed much than an occasional changeable to the helmet, Steve Stallworth vividly remembers erstwhile his Rebels predecessor Randall Cunningham was portion of thing called the Quarterback Club.

In the 1990s, Cunningham and 11 different elite NFL quarterbacks formed a radical that controlled their ain selling deals.

Stallworth wants to make a akin enactment for erstwhile UNLV quarterbacks, galore of whom inactive reside successful Las Vegas. But helium said it won’t beryllium astir trading cards and merchandising or, considering they erstwhile played for the Rebels, comparing bumps and bruises.

“Years agone erstwhile Randall Cunningham was successful the QBC, I ever thought what a chill thing, we should make 1 for our erstwhile UNLV quarterbacks,” said Stallworth, whose task it was to capable Cunningham’s immense cleats aft helium moved connected to the Philadelphia Eagles.

“A large networking thing, but much importantly, I deliberation it would beryllium a assets for the assemblage and the shot coaches to benignant of mentor immoderate of these young quarterbacks and benignant of assistance them aft their playing days are over. That would beryllium the imaginativeness for it.”

Stallworth, who engineered UNLV’s 17-7 upset of Wisconsin successful 1986, began rattling disconnected names of erstwhile UNLV quarterbacks who person prospered aft their playing days — Bill Casey, Sam King, Larry Gentry, Caleb Herring, Bobby Stockham and, of course, Cunningham — “so galore guys” who could beryllium a affirmative influence.

One was sitting adjacent to him waiting to tee disconnected successful a member-guest play outing astatine Canyon Gate Country Club.

Today, Derek Stott is amended known arsenic the begetter of Philadelphia Phillies’ 2021 Minor League Player of the Year Bryson Stott (and UNLV cheerleader Breauna). But Derek Stott besides was the Rebels’ starting quarterbacks for 3 seasons during the aboriginal 1990s.

When asked astir his favourite playing days memory, Stott said it was holding a clipboard arsenic a backup redshirt freshman erstwhile the Rebels mislaid 48-6 astatine Nebraska successful 1988.

“Standing connected the sidelines, and I had the clipboard and conscionable seeing the fans and seeing the (sold-out) stadium and this conscionable astonishing happening — due to the fact that I hadn’t spot it here, obviously,” said Stott, whose nephew, Tyler, threw 7 touchdown passes for Desert Oasis High connected Friday night.

“They bushed america beauteous bad, obviously. But arsenic we were walking retired the tunnel, radical were lasting and clapping for us.

“It was 1 of my favourite times, conscionable due to the fact that of that.”

Stanton activated by Browns

Speaking of erstwhile UNLV quarterbacks, Johnny Stanton has been promoted from the Cleveland Browns’ signifier roster to their progressive roster.

Although Stanton is simply a fullback now, my conjecture is that helium inactive tin beryllium successful the UNLV Quarterback Club.

Fullback Johnny Stanton Cleveland #Browns adjacent antheral up (via @ebkennel) https://t.co/g0NT51BSNn

— Dawg Pound Daily (@dawgpounddaily) October 16, 2021

Around the horn

— Todd Richards, the erstwhile Las Vegas Thunder all-star defenseman — and Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets caput manager — is backmost connected the crystal arsenic a Nashville Predators adjunct aft suffering a bosom onslaught Oct 1.

It’s truly large excessively spot #Preds adjunct Todd Richards backmost aft suffering a bosom onslaught a mates weeks ago. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/4WvItIph8C

— Kayla Anderson (@KaylaAndersonTV) October 13, 2021

— Colleague Adam Hill, aft a puck the Golden Knights’ Chandler Stephenson directed into the nett for the winning extremity with his skate successful Tuesday night’s play opener was allowed to stand: “Seattle should conscionable prime up the puck and propulsion it in. There are nary rules tonight!”

Chandler Stephenson gets his 1st extremity connected the year, helium looked bully doing it!🥲 #seakraken #SEAvsVGK #NHLxESPN pic.twitter.com/dVKp5YicxJ

— KrakenDown (@KrakenDownn) October 13, 2021

— It’s not precisely a Bishop Gorman-to-Michigan State pipeline, but aft Jalen Nailor torched Rutgers for 3 agelong TD receptions past week, I received an email asking if I retrieve Blake Ezor. Sure do. The erstwhile Gorman prima rushed for astir 4,000 vocation yards astatine Michigan State earlier playing 9 games for the Denver Broncos successful 1990.

Game programme from the past #MSUvMiami crippled featured Blake Ezor screen photograph wearing a #79 connected the broadside of his helmet successful protestation of Tony Mandarich crippled suspension pic.twitter.com/sHS5hSLaQc

— SPARTANTIQUES (@SPARTANTIQUES) September 17, 2021

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Of each the words written astir Alabama’s stunning nonaccomplishment to Texas A&M, this revelation by erstwhile Review-Journal workfellow Elaine Emerson, who had go a parent lone days before, resonates most:

“My lad has ne'er seen Alabama triumph a shot game.”

My lad has ne'er seen Alabama triumph a shot game.

— Elaine Emerson (@E15Emerson) October 10, 2021

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