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UNLV offensive coordinator Barney Cotton is awaiting a heart transplant and won’t coach this on the field this season.

Rebels coach Tony Sanchez says the 62-year-old Cotton is in Omaha, Nebraska, and currently on a waiting list to receive a transplant.

Cotton is an Omaha native and former University of Nebraska assistant coach.

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