Football: Eck’s new era: Brotherhood, belief and the pursuit of greatness
Edge Garcia | June 22“My dad said in one of our meetings during the spring, ‘if we put out the same effort we put out last year, we’re gonna get a worse result,’” University of New Mexico linebacker Jaxton Eck said of his father, Head Coach Jason Eck. There isn't a better way to put it, and it couldn’t be more true for the 2026 New Mexico Lobos. They’ll need a different type of effort, one much greater than last year’s 9-win season — ending in a bowl game — type of effort. They’re aware of the year 1964, which sits embedded at the top of University Stadium; A year representing greatness, but also a reminder of the 61 straight seasons the UNM football program fell short of their goal: winning a conference championship.
