GORMAN GRADUATE ANCHORS UNLV LINE AFTER TRANSFER

some of the young offensive linemen aren’t sure what’s going on. That’s where the center comes in and leads those guys and makes sure everyone is on the same page.”

At 6-foot-2, 320 pounds, Singer has tremendous size for a center. He played defensive line during his lone season at Kent State, and Sanchez praises his power as a blocker. Singer’s ability to move defenders should help the Rebels run the ball this season.

In the passing game, Singer said he was working to improve his snapping technique. He said his shotgun snaps have been erratic in training camp, but that more repetitions should help him get that issue under control before the start of the season.

Singer knows that the rest of the offense relies on him to execute consistently. If he can’t get the ball to Rogers on time and on target, the Rebels’ talented offense will never get on track.

“Basically, the center is second quarterback,” Singer said. “Armani calls the plays and it’s on him to be the leader, but up front I need to lead the guys. I need to make all the line calls, I need to make sure everyone is on the same page. To be a center, you really need to be the quarterback’s right-hand man. You work together on every single play.”

If Singer can lock down the center spot for now and deliver what Sanchez needs out of the position, UNLV will be hard to stop.

“It’s exciting, it really is,” Singer said. “The sky is the limit. I think we have the best running back corps in the country. We’ve got Armani — he’s one of the best quarterbacks in the country, the best quarterback in the conference. The O-line is a bunch of studs upfront. So I need to do a good job of leading those guys and stepping up to their level, because this is my first year that I’ll be starting and those guys have already all been starters.

“If that happens and we all work together as an offense, we can do big things.” michael.grimala@lasvegassun.com / 702-948-7844 / @Mikegrimala