Nevada coach Chris Ault’s job in jeopardy unless improvement is made

Nevada football coach Chris Ault will be at risk of losing his job if the 2010 season is not an improvement on 2009, multiple sources have told the Reno Gazette-Journal in the past two weeks. According to the sources, Athletics Director Cary Groth told the 63-year-old Ault in the days following the 45-10 Hawaii Bowl loss to SMU that he must contend for a Western Athletic Conference championship and not have an embarrassing performance in a bowl game or his 26th season could be his last. The sources, including major donors and university employees who work in or with the athletic department, requested anonymity. “There’s a firestorm up there right now,” one donor said. – Nevada Gazette-Journal