Las Vegas Sun

Steve Marcus

Shadow Ridge High senior Dion Washington poses before a practice at Aviary Park in North Las Vegas Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Washington will sign a national letter of intent to play college football at University of Nevada, Reno on Dec. 16.

How this under-the-radar Las Vegas recruit found a college home during the pandemic

Dec. 16, 2020 | 2 a.m.

By Ray Brewer

Dion Washington woke up one morning in late April with a message from UNR defensive line coach Jackie Shipp, who had stumbled across his highlight video on social media and was interested in a talk.