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UNLV Offensive Coordinator Awaiting Heart Transplant

University of Nevada Las Vegas offensive coordinator Barney Cotton is awaiting a heart transplant and will not coach on the field this season.

Rebels coach Tony Sanchez said this week that the 62-year-old Cotton is in Omaha, Nebraska, and on a waiting list to receive a heart.

Cotton joined Sanchez's staff in 2015 as tight ends coach and offensive coordinator.