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Football: New Mexico gives Oklahoma all it could handle, loses nail-biter 14-6

Edge Garcia | September 21

The Lobos beat the Lobos. When New Mexico’s offense took one step forward, it always seemed to take two steps back. UNM suffered their first loss of the season to the No. 24 Oklahoma Sooners 14-6 on the road Saturday night, in what felt like a game that was there for the Lobos’ taking. “I’m proud of the way we played,” Head Coach Jason Eck said. “I knew it’d be a close game. I was very confident coming in that we’d have to play a close game.” It was never not close for the Lobos, thanks to their defense.

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New Mexico’s daunting test against Oklahoma echoes last season’s matchups against Michigan and UCLA

Edge Garcia | September 16

There’s something familiar about facing Power Four opponents in Week 3 for the New Mexico Lobos. A year ago, as 16-point underdogs, Head Coach Jason Eck and the Lobos marched into Pasadena, Calif. and stomped the UCLA Bruins 35-10 in Week 3. They took the state of New Mexico by storm and never looked back. Fast forward 372 days, and UNM is met with another Power Four conference opponent: The No. 24-ranked Oklahoma Sooners — On the road, in primetime, resembling last season’s match against the Bruins. “This is a much different football team than that (UCLA) team last year,” Eck made clear about Oklahoma.

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FOOTBALL: UNM’s path to victory in Saturday night season opener

Edge Garcia | September 5

New Mexico won’t be the only team playing “multiple quarterbacks” Saturday night. Central Michigan’s Angel Flores and Jadyn Glasser are both expected to take snaps at quarterback for the Chippewas according to Head Coach Matt Drinkall, meaning five total quarterbacks seeing the field between both teams isn’t out of the realm of possibilities. What does UNM need to accomplish in order to walk out of University Stadium 1-0?

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Carson Walch brings NFL experience to deep Lobos WR corps

Edge Garcia | September 2

Whether it was coaching Brandon Marshall in Chicago, Alshon Jeffery in Philadelphia or working alongside some of the NFL’s best offensive minds, New Mexico’s new wide receivers coach Carson Walch has spent more than two decades learning what it takes to play the position. “It was an invaluable experience in the Bears, Browns and Eagles organizations,” Walch said. Walch arrived as the University of New Mexico’s wide receivers coach in February, after spending five seasons with the Cleveland Browns as the player development coordinator from 2021-2022, before being promoted in 2023 to director of offensive skill development.

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FOOTBALL: ‘Multiple quarterbacks’ to play in season opener; Layne out for the season

Edge Garcia | August 28

New Mexico is entering the 2026 season without a definitive QB1. Head Coach Jason Eck announced Thursday that the team will play “multiple quarterbacks” in their season opener at home against Central Michigan on Sep. 5. The decision followed nearly three weeks of competition between James Laubstein, Luke Moga and Toa Fa’avae, with the majority of the coaching staff’s evaluation coming from scrimmages designed to replicate game situations.

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Day 14-15 Fall Camp report: Tasi, Robnett talk offensive line and run game; UNM’s new ‘star’ on defense

Edge Garcia | August 25

The boys up front are playing as if they can move mountains. “I think we had a good mentality on Saturday,” center Kaden Robnett said. “We just turned it up — a switch was flipped.” New Mexico wrapped up their fourteenth and fifteenth days of fall camp last weekend as they inch closer to the season opener against Central Michigan at home on Sept. 5. Running back Kiefer Sibley’s strong performance during last week’s scrimmage appears to have had a trickle-down effect on the run game as of late.

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Day 13 Fall Camp report: A deeper dive into the starting quarterback race; Moga and Miller showcase chemistry

Edge Garcia | August 22

The countdown to kickoff on the big screen at University Stadium continues to tick away — New Mexico football is on the horizon. The Lobos are closing in on two weeks worth of fall camp practices ahead of their season opener at home against Central Michigan on Sep. 5 at 8:00 p.m. Few questions linger regarding a conference championship-caliber roster, but a profound one remains unanswered: quarterback. UNM held their second scrimmage of fall camp Thursday evening, this time at University Stadium, as the team gets accustomed to the environment of playing at home. All five rostered quarterbacks saw action, though the red jerseys (meaning the wearer can be tackled) were worn by Luke Moga and Toa Fa’avae.

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OPINION: Football season preview

Edge Garcia | August 17

Since the last season ended, hardly a day has passed without the words “Mountain West Championship” and “New Mexico Lobos” sharing the same conversation. In his first season, head coach Jason Eck led UNM to its first bowl game since 2016 and just the sixth nine-win season in program history. ...

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FOOTBALL: Day 9 Fall Camp report: Sibley flashes home-run potential; Fa’avae’s strong showing in scrimmage

Edge Garcia | August 16

On Day 9 of the Lobos’ fall football camp, the whistles sounded the same, but the collisions didn’t. After eight practices of wrapping and tagging, the Lobos finally got to hit at full speed during their scrimmage Saturday. Quarterbacks Luke Moga and Toa Fa’avae left their usual gray practice jerseys in the locker room, instead sporting red ones that signal to the defense they weren’t off-limits anymore.

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FOOTBALL: Day 5-6 Fall Camp report: ‘As long as there’s not a fight, fall camp hasn’t really started’

Edge Garcia | August 12

To say things got chippy Tuesday night would be an understatement. It’s hard to imagine head coach Jason Eck’s bingo card for this week had “break up a fight” on it, but when the pads come on, the competitive nature turns up a few notches — maybe a few too many notches. The Lobos are closing in on a full week's worth of practices after equipping the full set of pads under the lights Tuesday night. The Lobos invited a batch of referees to practice for live team periods, the first of which so far during camp.