Longtime Nevada head coach and former QB, already a College Football Hall of Famer for his innovative coaching, stepped down after 28 years of coaching. This is Ault's second retirement but this one should stick for the 66-year-old, who led the Pack on their rise from Division II to FCS level and now FBS. Ault won at every level. He also changed football in various ways, from being an early proponent of overtime to his recent development of the Pistol Offense, which is now employed by teams throughout the country. Former charge Colin Kaepernick is living proof that Ault knows his stuff. And in true Ault style he is purposely leaving with a ton of starters returning for next year so as not to screw his replacement.
Ault deserved to go out on top and I hate that his final game--indeed the final 46 seconds--featured a crazy 2-TD rally by opponent Arizona, who won the game 49-48. But that is football I guess and Ault has been around long enough to know that no lead is safe in a game with little defense. But I did love that his offense exploited every inch of field, flummoxing Arizona defenders with an unbelievably varied offense. They just did not get the ball back one more time.
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