Nevada running back Mike Ball has been kicked off the team.
Coach Chris Ault said in a statement Tuesday that the Wolf Pack's leading rusher violated team rules and protocol so there was no choice but to dismiss him. Ault declined to provide any details.
Ball had rushed for 704 yards and three touchdowns while starting five of nine games this season. The junior from Las Vegas is Nevada's leading kick returner with 1,695 yards on 70 returns.
Ball ran for a career-best five touchdowns in Nevada's 63-28 win over rival UNLV as a freshman in 2009.
His best game this year was 198 yards against Fresno State.
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November 22, 2011
Nevada running back Mike Ball has been kicked off the team.
Via Rivals.com
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November 22, 2011
Nevada running back Mike Ball has been kicked off the team. Coach Chris Ault said in a statement Tuesday that the Wolf Pack's leading rusher violated team rules and protocol so there was no choice but to dismiss him. Ault declined to provide any details. Ball had rushed for 704 yards and three touchdowns while starting five of nine games this season.
Via College Football Talk
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November 22, 2011
With just two regular season games left, Nevada has announced that it will go forward without their leading rusher, Mike Ball. In an official statement released by the school, coach Chris Ault said a violation of team rules led to Ball’s dismissal. “Mike violated team rules and protocol and, unfortunately for him, there was no…
After an improbable come-from-behind road victory on Nov. 19 over the favored Nevada Wolf Pack, the Bulldogs improved to 7-4 overall and 5-1 in Western Athletic Conference play. That is the same number of league losses as Nevada, which has a pair of WAC games remaining. If both teams win out, that would give La. Tech the league title with the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Wolf Pack.
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