ALBUQUERQUE Welcome to a season unlike any other in the history of the University of New Mexico football program. For decades, generations of Lobos fans have spent most of their fall calendars watching their team toil in obscurity, become the butt of jokes, live as an afterthought, and have teams far and wide kick sand in their faces. Thanks to the convergence of several major developments ...

Two Lobos landed on a pair of watch lists Tuesday. New Mexico linebacker Jaxton Eck and defensive lineman Brian Booker were named to preseason watch lists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Outland Trophy, respectively, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced Tuesday. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is awarded annually to the national collegiate defensive player of the year. ...

Oklahoma will be hosting the New Mexico Lobos, a squad you don't want to sleep on

New Mexico wrapped up its first week of spring practice under second-year head coach Jason Eck on Friday, closing its fifth session with a scrimmage period. Here are three things we learned: The defense is (unsurprisingly) ahead of the offense For high school, college and professional teams, it’s a fact of life when practice starts back up: The defense is usually ahead of the offense. A lot of ...