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Tides finally turn after season-long losing streak

Isaac Avilucea | November 22

Curse ye, Colorado State. Curse ye, for ruining the UNM football team’s quest for imperfection. The Rams, entering Saturday’s contest riding a seven-game losing streak — outdone only by the Lobos, who had lost 14 consecutive games dating back to last year — looked like they had swapped uniforms with UNM at University Stadium. (Note to Athletics Director Paul Krebs: This slim 29-27 win for the Lobos doesn’t merit a contract extension for Locksley.

Demond Dennis, middle, celebrates alongside fellow running back James Wright, left, and cornerback Anthony Hooks, right. UNM won its first game of the season, a narrow 29-27 win over Colorado State.

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Won and ten

Ryan Tomari | November 22

Certain things weren’t meant to be set in stone. For example, an 0-12 season for the UNM football team.

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Football program urges fans to ‘Think Pink’

Ryan Tomari | November 19

Mike Locksley has battled on the football field for 20-plus years, but nothing could prepare him for the news that his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Locksley’s mother, Venita Locksley, a fighter, survived breast cancer.

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Locksley still making empty promises

Isaac Avilucea | November 19

Week in, week out, the media continues to put a quarter in that old Locks’ jukebox. And why not, when it plays such lyrical prose, such melodic, sweet-sounding music? If the head coaching gig doesn’t work out, Mike Locksley should consider becoming a motivational speaker. To his credit, if there’s one thing Locksley and his players have learned how to do over the course of this season, it’s to linguistically sweeten the tart. So much so, in fact, that should the Lobos go 0-12, Locksley, please mull over giving the eulogy at UNM’s season-ending memorial service. Figuratively, Locksley was planning on winning a game this year.

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GPSA: Krebs a poor leader

Pat Lohmann | November 16

The Graduate and Professional Students Association will meet next week to discuss a no-confidence vote in Vice President of Athletics Paul Krebs. All graduate students are invited to attend the meeting in the SUB on Monday.

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BYU won't hold back for 0-9 team

Isaac Avilucea | November 12

Mike Locksley may just have an undiagnosed case of dissociative amnesia. The same could be said of the UNM football team. Neither Locksley nor defensive end Jaymar Latchison can recall the Lobos’ series record against BYU: 43-14-1. Curiously, Locksley rapidly rattled off a barrage of statistics during Tuesday’s weekly media luncheon. But when it came to the Lobos’ record against ranked BYU squads, Locksley conveniently skipped over it, until a reporter brought it to his attention. “I like to have selective memory when it comes to negative things, for the most part,” he said. He kind of has to, since UNM, when facing the Cougars while ranked, has managed just an anemic 1-15 record.

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Locksley incident brings policy shift

Pat Lohmann | November 9

UNM President David Schmidly is recommending changes in Human Resources and University Counsel policies in light of the media outcry after head football coach Mike Locksley’s Sept. 20 physical altercation and the investigation that followed. Schmidly sent a letter to Athletics Director Paul Krebs recommending that the HR representative in the Athletics Department report to the University’s Division of Human Resources.

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Players still winless after Utah game

Ryan Tomari | November 9

Fact: The UNM football team is 0-9, and it’s not fine. Solution: Well, other than consider scheduling YAFL teams, there might not be one. Unfortunately for the Lobos, their final three games don’t get any easier.

Athletics Director Paul Krebs, right, answers a reporter’s question during a press conference in the SUB on Wednesday. Krebs, Vice President for Human Resources Helen Gonzales and UNM President David Schmidly sought to clarify the incident involving a physical altercation between head football coach Mike Locksley and assistant coach J.B. Gerald. “We’re embarrassed by the whole situation,” Schmidly said in his opening remarks.

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'We bungled,' administrators say

Isaac Avilucea | November 4

Straight from UNM President David Schmidly: The University of New Mexico “bungled” its investigation into the Sept. 20 physical altercation between first-year head coach Mike Locksley and former wide receivers coach J.B. Gerald. Flanked on the right by Athletics Director Paul Krebs and on the left by Vice President of Human Resources Helen Gonzales, Schmidly repeatedly denied that the University concealed any findings of its investigation.

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Gerald to University: Expect lawsuit

Isaac Avilucea | November 2

J.B. Gerald, the Lobos’ former wide receivers’ coach, said he had faith that the University would expose the truth at the conclusion of its investigation into a Sept. 20 physical altercation between him and head coach Mike Locksley. But during a 50-minute interview with the Daily Lobo on Saturday, Gerald said it became increasingly apparent throughout the process that the University wasn’t concerned with determining exactly what happened that day.

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Inches from a win, but still a miss vs. SDSU

Mario Trujillo | November 2

The UNM football team put up 20 points against San Diego State, the second highest output for the Lobos this season. And to think, it was on former head coach Rocky Long, now San Diego State defensive coordinator.

Lobo center Erik Cook blocks one of his UNM teammates during the Cherry Silver scrimmage in this file photo. Cook said playing against former head coach Rocky Long, who is now San Diego State’s defensive coordinator, will be peculiar.

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Locksley and team face former head coach Long

Ryan Tomari | October 30

No, it’s not the “Return of the Mack,” the hit 90s song by Mark Morrison — it’s just the return of UNM’s head football coach, Mike Locksley, to a 0-7 team. After a 10-day suspension for being involved in a physical altercation with assistant coach J.B.

UNLV wide receiver Ryan Wolfe hurdles over Lobo safety Frankie Baca in Saturday’s 34-17 drubbing at University Stadium. Wolfe had 11 receptions for 118 yards.

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Lobos' performance warrants disrespect

Isaac Avilucea | October 25

All preliminary evidence points to one thing: Right now, the UNM football team is as malleable as soft-serve. It’s too bad the Lobos don’t play on Sunday, because they would go well with hot fudge.

UNLV backup quarterback Mike Clausen is hauled down by linebacker Carmen Messina and a group of Lobo gang-tackling defenders. Messina had 17 tackles and a sack, but the Lobos couldn’t overcome a late punt-return fumble and fell to 0-7 overall.

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Interim coach: Defeat due to lack of momentum

Ryan Tomari | October 25

Subtracting head coach Mike Locksley from the mix didn’t add up to a win for the UNM football team.

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Hoping for first win at Homecoming

Ryan Tomari | October 22

UNM interim head coach George Barlow said he is going to do everything in his power to help the UNM football team get the first win of the season against UNLV. And that could include gambling early. “I can’t say I won’t go for it on fourth down,” he said.