Reno Gazette Journal · Apr 4, 2018
Why Nevada moved its best defender, Malik Reed, to a position he's never played before
The Wolf Pack football coach discusses the state of his squad after the team's first of 15 spring practices. Chris Murray/RGJ
(Photo: Nick Beaton/Nevada athletics)Malik Reed, the Wolf Pack’s two-time All-Mountain West defensive end, could have stuck at the position he’s played since high school and continued to be one of the best pass rushers on the West Coast.
But when the Nevada football team lined up for its first spring camp practice last week, Reed was not standing with the other defensive linemen. Instead, he was working with the linebackers as the Wolf Pack moved its best defensive player from the previous two seasons to a position he has never played before.