Wolf Pack notes: Two scholarship players leave Nevada

The Wolf Pack has lost a pair of scholarship players during fall camp.

Malcolm Lee, a redshirt freshman wide receiver who joined the program last season, will transfer.

"He's decided to transfer for personal reasons," Wolf Pack coach Brian Polian said. "After he and I spoke, I understand why he's going. I wouldn't be shocked if he ended up in Canada, closer to home. He was only a redshirt freshman. I wish he would have given it a little bit longer. We deal with a society today where if you don't get instant gratification or it doesn't go well right away they want to make a change."

Lee, who is 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds, was a late addition to Nevada's 2014 recruiting class. The Burnaby, British Columbia native was a running back in high school and one of Canada's better prospects.

Polian called Lee "a good kid" and said his loss shouldn't hurt the Wolf Pack for this season as Rodney Lawson, a junior-college transfer who joined the team this fall, has had an impressive camp.

Offensive lineman Derrick Stom, a 6-foot-2, 290-pound player who signed with Nevada in the 2015 recruiting class, also has left the team. Stom, who began his career at Army and transferred to Nevada in the spring after playing at Diablo Valley College, is the latest hit to Nevada's thin offensive line.

"I think he gave up football, to be honest with you," Polian said. "We started training camp four deep on the offensive line and we're already two deep with some injuries and the flu bug that for some reason has focused itself on our offensive line, which makes me wonder if they're sharing water bottles."

KAFENTZIS STILL IN LIMBO

Nevada's petition to allow Austin Kafentzis to be immediately eligible is still in the hands of the NCAA.

The quarterback who transferred to Nevada after one semester at Wisconsin has been allowed to practice with the team, but Nevada has issued a waiver to allow him to play this season rather than sit out the typical year required under NCAA rules. The Wolf Pack's argument is based on the fact coach Gary Andersen, who recruited Kafentzis to Wisconsin, left the school for Oregon State in the offseason.

"I feel bad for the kid," Polian said. "He's the one in limbo. It's hard. We all have an opinion. They have a hard job to do. We have an opinion. Wisconsin has an opinion. The NCAA has an opinion. It takes time."

Kafentzis has spent the majority of camp with the fourth-string group.