Survival in major college sports is all about one thing, and the University of New Mexico hasn’t done enough of it to have a life preserver thrown in its direction as the ship dips under the waves.
Will Webber
UNM and the Mountain West were hit hard when news broke that four members were joining the shattered remains of the Pac-12.
Four of Santa Fe's five football-playing high schools will face opponents from Albuquerque this week, giving us a rare opportunity to see how our teams stack up.
UNM travels to Auburn on Saturday to face a Tigers squad still reeling from a shocking 21-14 home loss to Cal last weekend.
Now 3-0, the top-ranked and defending state champ is finally whole again.
Thursday’s 13-6 win over visiting Capital means the Sundevils (3-0) have walked off the field winners in 11 of their last 13 games dating to last season.
The Division II school is going all-in with its familiar purple color scheme for a new floor inside the John A. Wilson Complex, a 4,250-seat multipurpose arena that serves as home to its basketball, volleyball and wrestling programs.
You’d be hard-pressed to find any two teams as different as Española Valley and Capital. One is well on its way to playoff contention while the other is just trying to score a point.
Johnson was the Aggies’ starting quarterback during the 1959 and 1960 seasons during which he led the team to consecutive wins in the Sun Bowl. He was later drafted into both the NFL and AFL, playing 15 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers and Denver Broncos.