Eddie Nuñez leaves UNM for University of Houston
Thomas Bulger | August 26Last week, the University of New Mexico announced that Vice President/Director of Athletics Eddie Nuñez would be joining the University of Houston, a Big 12 conference member. His official title there will be vice president for intercollegiate athletics, according to UH Athletics. Nuñez spent seven years leading Lobo athletics and a UNM press release reflected on many of the accomplishments under his tenure. From 2017-24, the Lobos had 53 NCAA tournament appearances and 22 Mountain West titles. On the academic side, UNM had 1,517 students named to Mountain West All-Academic teams, the most of any Mountain West school over that time period, according to the press release.