Three-star prep quarterback tweets his commitment

Cameron Friel, a three-star quarterback from Hawaii, tweeted that he has committed to UNLV.

He chose the Rebels after also receiving scholarship offers from Arizona, Navy and Mountain West schools UNR, San Diego State and Fresno State.

“This decision was a very tough one, but I feel after many thoughts and prayers I have found the place for me, a place I can call my new home!” Friel wrote. “… I’m so excited to be a part of this new movement and can’t wait to get to work!”

Friel (6 feet 4 inches, 205 pounds) is the second member of the Rebels’ 2021 recruiting class, joining three-star cornerback Kamren Blanton of prep power St. John Bosco in Bellflower, California.

Friel passed for 1,694 yards and 19 touchdowns, with 15 interceptions, last season at Kailua High School in Kaneohe, Hawaii.

He will join a UNLV roster next year with veteran quarterbacks, giving coaches the option to redshirt Friel and give him time to develop.

School sets APR record

UNLV set school Academic Progress Report records with a single-year 990 and a four-year average of 979.

A perfect APR score is 1,000 and is calculated over a fouryear period measuring eligibility, retention and graduation.

Ten teams had single-year perfect scores, beating the previous record of eight, which occurred twice. Those teams were baseball, women’s basketball, cross country, men’s and women’s golf, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, track and volleyball.

Five teams — baseball (978), football (964), men’s soccer (965), women’s tennis (1,000) and volleyball (1,000) — set or tied program highs for multiyear scores.

“We are extremely proud of our student-athletes’ record-breaking APR performances,” athletic director Desiree Reed-francois said in a statement. “Thank you to Ann Mcdonough, Dean of the Academic Success Center, to our Student-athlete Academic Services Department, and to all of our coaches and staff, for their continued commitment to the success of our student-athletes.”