The Nevada football team will be without junior quarterback Malik Henry for its game at Wyoming, and possibly for longer than that.

Wolf Pack coach Jay Norvell said Tuesday that he is removing Henry from active participation to help the quarterback to focus on academics and non-football issues. Henry is not suspended and is still considered to be a member of the team, Norvell said.

That leaves either freshman Carson Strong or senior Cristian Solano as the Pack’s starter on Saturday. Both have started at least once this season for Nevada. Henry had started the team’s previous two games, against San Jose State and Utah State.

“As a coach, it is my responsibility to help young men grow and mature and be prepared for life after football,” Norvell said in a statement released Tuesday. “I believed that by giving Malik Henry an opportunity on the field, it would help him continue to progress off the field.

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“I’ve made the decision to take Malik off the field so that he can continue to focus on academics and his life outside of football. Malik is not suspended. He is a member of our program and we will continue to support him.

“We’ll move forward this week with Carson Strong and Cristian Solano as our top quarterbacks as we prepare for Wyoming.”

In three appearances this season, Henry has completed 42 of his 78 pass attempts, for 593 yards and one touchdown. He transferred into the program from Independence (Kan.) Community College.

Henry will not play or practice with the team until such time as he is reinstated to the active roster.

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