The Nevada football program dismissed two players and had another placed on one-year probation after they were arrested this week for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Nevada linebacker Ezra Butler, who was arrested Saturday for possession of Marijuana and DUI drug charges, was waived Tuesday by the San Francisco 49ers.

Wolf Pack strong safety Uche Anyanwu was asked to leave Lombardi recreation center Thursday after he was seen pushing an employee at an intramural dodge ball game, a referee said. Police were notified as Anyanwu left the building.
Anyanwu was not charged with anything.
Anyanwu’s girlfriend was asked to leave after she threw a ball from the […]

Nevada softball coach Michelle Gardner is the most confident woman I’ve ever met.

Former Nevada football players Ezra Butler and Adam Bishop were not selected in the NFL Draft last week, but did sign free agent contracts.

Nevada football coach Chris Ault was seen talking to NCAA personnel for about an hour Wednesday as part of an investigation into the athletic department.

Ault, who’s in his third stint as Nevada’s head coach, was in a room with two male investigators and Dr. Jean Perry, Nevada’s special assistant to the president for athletics academics and compliance.

The Nevada athletic department made a huge statement this week in Carson City during the Board of Regents meeting.

CARSON CITY - The Board of Regents approved the contract for Nigel Burton, the new football defensive coordinator for the Wolf Pack.

The contract outlines that Burton will work for Nevada for two years, with a base salary of $130,000.

“Our defense did not stand up to the rest of our football program this year,” university President Milton Glick said. “We hope that this hire will improve that.”

Burton previously worked at Oregon State, where he was the cornerback coach.

The Nevada football team hit the field Friday afternoon for the first time since being shut-out in December’s New Mexico Bowl.

“It still wears on me today,” freshman quarterback Colin Kaepernick said of their 21-0 loss to New Mexico. “Every time I go into the film room and look at film it comes back into my memory. I think that’s the first time in my life that I’ve ever been shut-out. That’s always going to be with me.”

Former Nevada linebacker Ezra Butler pulled a hamstring and was unable to work out in front of scouts at the National Football League combine Monday.

The recruiting season is at a standstill for about a week, but Nevada football recruiting coordinator, Jim Mastro, will likely tidy up his notes about the juniors who will become seniors in a never-ending search for players who can make an impact with the program.

For some fans, watching the Nevada football team lose to New Mexico 23-0 in the New Mexico Bowl was hard.

This week could be the first step toward healing.

National Signing Day is Wednesday and the Wolf Pack appears to be looking for promising defensive players after the Wolf Pack’s 6-7 2007 season.

Recruiting Web sites such as Rivals.com and Scout.com have similar projections of players who have committed to Nevada, which are the best available resource.

Nevada football recruiting coordinator Jim Mastro has never had a big budget to bring in talent.

He doesn’t fly on his California visits, he rents the cheapest compact cars and even sleeps on his sister’s couch when he’s nearby.

But now, Mastro has to cut even more.

With state colleges asked to cut $58 million as handed down by Gov. Jim Gibbons, part of the near $600,000 cut from the athletics department will affect recruitment, the budget plan said.

The Nevada football team ended its season at New Mexico and played like it did all season – inconsistently.

Despite not allowing a touchdown in the final three quarters and blocking two field goals against a team without its best running back, it was the Nevada offense that took the Wolf Pack down in a 23-0 loss to New Mexico in the New Mexico Bowl.

Summing up one of the most ridiculous and unpredictable seasons, next season has a lot of promise.

The Nevada football team was shutout for the first time since 1980 when the New Mexico Lobos beat the Wolf Pack, 23-0 in Albuquerque in the New Mexico Bowl.

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