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Around the Mountain: Checking in on Pac-12 vs. MW standings, player awards and games to watch
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (884+ words) The Mountain West schedule hits the turn this week. By Friday night, every Mountain West team will have completed 10 games in the league's 20-game schedule format. As this is the swan song of the league in its current makeup, I…...
New Mexico announces four assistant hires, including new running backs coach
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (706+ words) After losing three assistants to Power Four programs last month, New Mexico's coaching staff is back to full strength. Longtime FCS assistant Darrius G. Smith was announced as UNM's next running backs coach Thursday via release, completing the Lobos' on-field coaching…...
Red Panda meets the Pit: UNM continues push to enhance gameday experience
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (872+ words) Johnny Tapia. Danny Romero. Bobby Foster. Don Flanagan, Jim Hulsman, "The Bear," Lou Henson, Ralph Tasker, Bob King. Jim Valvano looking for someone to hug. Royce Olney looking for another opponent's heart to rip out. The Pit has been home…...
Lobos land former four star Boise State linebacker
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (858+ words) Another once-highly-rated recruit is set to join the Lobos. Boise State transfer linebacker Clay Martineau has committed to New Mexico out of the transfer portal, the Journal learned Tuesday. A former four-star prospect, the 6-foot-3, 227-pound sophomore appeared in 17 games…...
Lobos stay hungry after SDSU heartbreaker, eyes on Fresno
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (805+ words) There's nothing for the Lobos to hang their heads about after Saturday's nail-biter four-point road loss at first-place San Diego State. In one of the toughest arenas to play throughout college basketball, the Lobos battled back from 15 points down in…...
At a small Colorado high school, Rocky Long is a head coach once more
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1182+ words) By the time it got to Bayfield High School, Rocky Long's resume more than spoke for itself. Three Mountain West titles. A 146-107 career record as a head coach at New Mexico and San Diego State. A long history of defensive…...
Former four-star USC tight end joins Lobos, reunites with high school QB
1+ week, 6+ day ago (506+ words) Thirteen days into the transfer window, the Lobos landed a player with a significant recruiting pedigree. Southern California transfer tight end Joey Olsen committed to New Mexico on Tuesday via social media, representing the 10th commitment for the Lobos since the…...
Around the Mountain: Boise feeling the blues after rough week
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (1178+ words) What's going on in Boise? A preseason Mountain West title contender, the Boise State Broncos kicked the season off with a home loss to a Division II school. Little did we know that wouldn't even be the worst of the…...
Johnny Tapia's boys do him proud
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1187+ words) POPULAR BOB'S NFL POSTSEASON FORECAST NFL teams battle fiercely all year to claim division crowns and earn the right to play at home when the postseason arrives. The past three years home teams have come through in a big way,…...
US Eagle chief executive Marsha Majors to retire
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1900+ words) FORT COLLINS, Colorado " Here are some notes, quotes, stats, trends and other odds and ends I emptied out of the old notebook after Tuesday's 80-70 UNM Lobos win over Colorado State in Moby Arena: There was no secret what the "on…...