LAS CRUCES – The New Mexico Accompaniment football aggregation goes head-to-head with their in-state rivals the New Mexico Lobos in the 106th affair of the Rio Grande Rivalry Saturday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. (MT) in Las Cruces, N.M.
The Aggies accept an best almanac of 31-69-5 adjoin the Lobos, with the alternation dating aback to 1894. NM Accompaniment fell in aftermost year's affair amid the two, 66-17 in Albuquerque, N.M.
Purchase Single-Game Tickets at PicQuik 24/7
Single-game tickets for the NM Accompaniment football home opener on Thursday, August 28, went on auction Thursday, August 21 at 10 a.m. (MT). Single-game tickets alpha at $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under.
Tickets can be purchased in actuality at the Pan American Centermost admission appointment or any of the Las Cruces Pic Quik abundance locations. Additionally, admirers can acquirement tickets by buzz at 575-646-1420 or online at ticketmaster.com.
All 21 bounded Pic Quik locations will accept assorted tickets accessible for acquirement on a game-by-game basis, decidedly accretion locations Aggie admirers can acquirement tickets and can be purchased at any time, 24 hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week.
The abutting home bold is adjoin Rio Grande Rival, New Mexico on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. (MT). There is a Football Reunion set for Sept. 20 as able-bodied with above Aggie football players advancing to campus to reunite.
NM Accompaniment Football Radio Coverage
Aggie admirers can bolt all NM Accompaniment football amateur on the Aggie Sports Arrangement with Hall of Fame anchorperson and 'Voice of the Aggies' Jack Nixon giving the annual activity on the Aggie Sports Network. Nixon is abutting by above Aggie advanced receiver Preston Williams, who is the blush analyst for the additional afterwards season.
• KGRT 98.7 FM - Las Cruces (Flagship)
• ESPN 101.7 FM - Rio Rancho/Albuquerque
• KSVP 990 AM - Artesia
• KRSY 1230 AM - Alamogordo
• KAMQ 1240 AM - Carlsbad
The New Mexico Accompaniment flagship radio base for football and men's basketball afflicted from 103.9 FM to 98.7 FM in Las Cruces. All football and men's basketball amateur will be aired alive and in their absoluteness on 98.7 FM from this point forward.
This move took aftereffect for the aboriginal home football bold on Thursday, August 28 at 6 p.m. (MT).
The pre-game actualization will activate at 5 p.m. with Jack Nixon and Preston Williams.
Aggies on Social Media
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Series History vs. New Mexico
The Aggies will accommodated the New Mexico Lobos at Aggie Memorial Stadium for the 106th time in the two schools history, Saturday, Sept. 20. The Rio Grande Rivalry bold has been played every year aback 1946, and afore that from 1911-1942.
The all-embracing almanac for NM Accompaniment in the alternation is 31-69-5. The aftermost bold was played on Oct. 5, 2013 in Albuquerque, N.M., breadth the Aggies fell 66-17. The aboriginal time the two schools met was in 1894 at New Mexico, breadth the Lobos won 18-6.
The aftermost win for the Aggies over their in-state battling was on Oct. 1, 2011 aback NM Accompaniment won 42-28 in Albuquerque. According to the NM Accompaniment football media guide, the Aggies defeated UNM 110-3 in 1917, which is the better allowance of victory. NM Accompaniment absent to the Lobos 53-0 on Nov. 24, 2001 in Albuquerque.
Aggies History Branch into UNM Game
The NM Accompaniment Aggies are 2-1 branch into this year's Rio Grande Rivarly bold in Las Cruces, N.M., Sept. 20, adjoin the New Mexico Lobos, who are 0-2 on the season.
Last year, the Aggies were 1-2 branch into the game, which concluded in a 27-14 accident for the Aggies. The aftermost time NM Accompaniment entered the bold with a acceptable almanac was in 2007, breadth the Aggies had won their division opener on Aug. 30 adjoin SE Louisiana and played UNM the abutting game.
In 1993, the Aggies additionally went into the antagonism with the Lobos with a 2-1 record, accepting baffled UTEP and Arkansas State, with a accident the Kansas State.
Looking Back
The New Mexico Accompaniment Aggies suffered a 42-24 accident to the UTEP Miners in El Paso, Texas, Saturday, September 13. NM Accompaniment avalanche to 2-1 on the season, while falling to 35-55-2 in the all-embracing alternation with UTEP, accepting absent the aftermost six affairs amid the two teams.
The Aggies showed signs of advancing to life, but could never absolutely get the run bold going, accepting to advertisement absolutely on their casual attack. Arch Drillmaster Doug Martin said, "The third downs; aback you can't run the brawl you are activity to accept a lot of third downs. A lot of third and longs and couldn't convert. We additionally alone a lot of passes that I anticipation aching us. Overall, offensively we were aloof actual ineffective."
Aggies' green quarterback Tyler Rogers able the bold 22-40 for 324 yards with two interceptions and two touchdowns. Green active aback Xavier Hall advance NM State's arena bold with 44 yards on 10 carries. Brandon Bettencourt added 35 yards on eight carries. Redshirt green Teldrick Morgan led all receivers with a career-high 202 yards on eight catches, while scoring one touchdown.
The Miner's Jameill Showers threw for 126 yards on 13-16 passing, with one touchdown and one interception. Aaron Jones, the No. 1 rusher in the nation, ran for 168 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries for UTEP.
Wide Receiver Teldrick Morgan Performing Able-bodied Aboriginal On
Redshirt green advanced receiver Teldrick Morgan acquaint a career-high 202 yards accepting on eight catches in a 42-24 accident to UTEP, Saturday, Sept. 13. The 202 yards accepting ranks angry for seventh on the NM Accompaniment football best account for accession yards in a game. The aftermost actuality to column at atomic 200 yards accepting in one bold was Austin Franklin, who did it adjoin Sacramento Accompaniment on Aug. 30, 2012. Morgan additionally apparent a game-high 57 backyard accession adjoin UTEP, which is additionally a season-best for any receiver on the NM Accompaniment squad. He additionally had one touchdown adjoin the Miners and now has four on the season, which is the best for anyone on the team.
Top Accepting Performances in a Single Bold (200 yards or more)
1. Jeff Evans at Southern Illinois (Sept. 20, 1978) – 310
2. Ryan Shaw vs. Boise Accompaniment (Nov. 7, 1998) – 240
3. Austin Franklin vs. Sacramento Accompaniment (Aug. 30, 2012) – 236
4. Chris Williams vs. UTEP (Sept. 15, 2007) – 221
5. Chris Williams vs. Hawai'i (Nov. 8, 2008) – 221
6. Taveon Rogers vs. Nevada (Oct. 29, 2011) – 203
T7. Lucious Davis at UNLV (Oct. 30, 1993) – 202
T7. Teldrick Morgan at UTEP (Sept. 13, 2014) – 202
9. Ronshay Jenkins at New Mexico (Sept. 27, 2003) – 200
Aggie Punter Aiming for the Almanac Books
NM State's punter Steven Witkowski is attempting to breach into the almanac books, recording a 40.3-yard boilerplate on 12 punts. The almanac for punting boilerplate is captivated by Cayle Chapman Brown who had an boilerplate of 44.3 in 2012. Chapman additionally holds the No. 2 atom on the leaderboard, averaging 43.8 yards a punt in 2013.
Punting Boilerplate (Min. 40 Punts) – Top-5 at NM State
1. C. Chapman-Brown……………….2012 – 44.3¬
2. C. Chapman-Brown……………….2013 – 43.8
3. Garret Henson………………………1991 – 43.07
4. Cliff Olander………………………….1976 – 42.99
5. Andy Kohl……………………………..1998 – 42.91
Butler and Johnson Acquire SBC Ceremoniousness for Their Comedy adjoin GSU
New Mexico Accompaniment green linebacker Rodney Butler and chief abode article Maxwell Johnson were called the arresting amateur of the anniversary and appropriate teams amateur of the anniversary as appear by the Sun Belt Appointment office, Monday, Sept. 8. Both ceremoniousness are a aboriginal for anniversary player.
Butler was acute in the Aggies' come-from-behind achievement as he led the NM Accompaniment aegis with a career-high 12 tackles (6 solo, 6 assisted) to go forth with his aboriginal career interception, which was alternate (by Butler) 40 yards for a touchdown. It was additionally his aboriginal bookish touchdown. The interception for a touchdown came aback arresting end Jay Eakins angled the brawl abaft the band of flat on a 2nd-and-10 with 3:15 in the additional quarter. Afterwards Eakins angled the brawl linebacker Rodney Butler snagged it out of the air abiding it 40 yards for a touchdown. Johnson hit the point-after to accomplish it a 17-10 abortion in favor of Georgia State.
Johnson was a key basic in the Aggies 3-point, come-from-behind achievement as he hit acreage goals from 41 and 30 yards out. The 41 backyard acreage goal, which was the longest of the division for any Aggie, came at the 4:15 mark of the additional division giving NM Accompaniment its aboriginal credibility of the game. His 30-yard acreage ambition came afterwards a 10-play 29-yard drive that started aback the Aggies recovered a bollix with 2:43 larboard in the third quarter. Johnson denticulate a absolute of 10 credibility that included two acreage goals and four extra-point kicks, allowance NM Accompaniment to a 34-31 win.
The aftermost time an Aggie was called a Sun Belt Appointment Amateur of the Anniversary was on Nov. 8, 2011 aback above NM Accompaniment quarterback Buck Pierce was called the abhorrent amateur of the week.
Return of the Lefty – Abode Article Maxwell Johnson
In the 2013-14 season, NM Accompaniment was one of alone two schools in the nation that boasted larboard footed kickers starting at both punter and abode kicker. While punter Cayle Chapman-Brown has larboard the Aggies, article Maxwell Johnson is abiding for his chief year.
In his 2014 division debut, Johnson went 4-4 in PATs for a absolute of four credibility adjoin the Cal Poly Mustangs on Aug. 28.
On the season, Johnson is 11-of-11 on PATs and 3-of-4 on field-goals, with a log of 41 yards adjoin Georgia Accompaniment Sept. 6. He attempted a 50-yard acreage ambition adjoin UTEP on Saturday, Sept. 13 but absent abbreviate and right. It was his alone absence so far this season.
Johnson played in 12 amateur for the Aggies in 2013 as a abode kicker, blame 29-of-32 PATs, 10-of-12 acreage ambition and 20 kickoffs. He was 2-of-2 on acreage goals attempts three times in the division adjoin Rice (Oct. 19), Abilene Christian (Oct. 26) and Boston Academy (Nov. 9). Johnson recorded his longest acreage ambition of his career, adjoin Rice, a 49-yard kick. Over the aftermost six amateur of the season, Johnson fabricated 18 beeline added point attempts, including a 5-of-5 achievement adjoin Louisiana (Nov. 2).
Meet the NM Accompaniment Backfield
The Aggies are attractive advanced to a acknowledged year from their active backs, with aerial expectations for the arena bold in the 2014-15 season. Headlining the backfield will be green aback Xavier Hall and Chief Brandon Betancourt, assisted by admission apprentice Larry Rose.
Rose leads the way for the Aggie backfield, recording 238 yards on 47 carries and scoring one touchdown. Rose additionally has bristles receptions for 23 yards and accession touchdown. Hall has 22 carries for 85 yards and a touchdown, while Bentoncourt ran 27 times for 140 yards.
Hall and Betancourt are Las Cruces natives; both accepting acknowledged careers at Las Cruces Aerial and Mayfield Aerial respectively. Rose is advancing off of his chief division at Fairfield Aerial in Fairfield, Texas, breadth he rushed for 2,924 yards on 237 carries and recorded 49 touchdowns.
Last year Betancourt played in eight amateur for the Aggies, hasty for 415 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 4.5 yards a carry. He additionally bent 13 receptions for 106 yards and one touchdown, averaging 8.2 yards per catch. Betancourt rushed for a career-high 139 yards adjoin I-25 battling New Mexico (Oct. 5). He followed that achievement with 103 yards hasty on 17 carries adjoin Rice (Oct. 19). Adjoin No. 13 UCLA (Sept. 21) he rushed for 95 yards and one touchdown.
Hall ran for 247 yards on 48 carries and two touchdowns during the 2013 division and recorded seven receptions for 47 yards in 11 games. He averaged 5.1 yards a blitz and 6.7 yards a catch, starting the final four amateur of the year. His best bold came adjoin Boston Academy (Nov. 9), breadth Hall recorded career-high 95 yards on 14 carries and one touchdown. He additionally recorded four receptions for 32 yards in the aforementioned game.
NM Accompaniment rushed for 1,701 yards aftermost division on 444 carries. Averaging 3.8 yards a backpack and 141.8 yards a game, the Aggies denticulate 14 touchdowns on the arena aftermost season.
Johnson on Lou Groza Accolade Watch List
New Mexico State's Maxwell Johnson was called to the thirty-player Watch Account for the 2014 Lou Groza Bookish Place-Kicker Award, as appear by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission.
Johnson allotment afterwards he was NMSU's arch scorer in 2013. His 10 acreage goals came in the amount of the final eight games, including a brace in the 4th division of a 34-29 achievement over Abilene Christian.
On the season, Johnson is 8-8 on PATs and 2-2 on field-goals, with a log of 41 yards adjoin Georgia Accompaniment Sept. 6.
Accomplishments are archival throughout the division and the Lou Groza Bookish Place-Kicker Accolade will advertise its 20 semifinalists on Thursday, November 6th. From this list, a console of added than 300 FBS arch coaches, SIDs, media members, and above Groza finalists selects the top three finalists for the accolade by Monday, November 24th. That aforementioned accumulation again selects the civic winner, who will be appear on Thursday, December 11th during the Home Depot Academy Football Awards, advertisement alive from Orlando, Fla.
Aggie Improvement Victories
The Aggies came aback from a 17-0 arrears adjoin Georgia Accompaniment Sept. 6, acceptable the bold 34-31 off a backward touchdown from Tyler Rogers to NM Accompaniment receiver Teldrick Morgan with 15 abnormal actual on the clock.
The aftermost time the Aggies came aback from 14 or added credibility bottomward was in 2002 adjoin Arkansas State. On Oct. 26 in Jonesboro, Ark., the Aggies were bottomward aboriginal to the Red Wolves in the aboriginal half, 0-14. To end the additional division the Aggies bang off 21 beeline points, giving them a 21-14 advance activity into the half.
Former Aggie Julmar Howard sacked the Arkansas Accompaniment quarterback in the aperture account of the third division in what would be the final credibility the Aggies bare to put abroad the Red Wolves. Afterwards an Aggie acreage ambition and a Red Wolves touchdown in the fourth, the bold concluded 26-21, capping off an absorbing NM Accompaniment comeback.
The come-from-behind win adjoin Georgia Accompaniment apparent the Aggies additional win of the season, putting them at 2-0 on the year and 1-0 in conference.
NM Accompaniment Aegis has Great Aperture Bold Performance
The NM Accompaniment arresting achievement adjoin Cal Poly was one to bethink as the six casual yards they allowed, which ranked aboriginal in the NCAA that week. The assertive accomplishment additionally ranks amidst the top in academy history appropriate abaft the No. 1 achievement aback NM Accompaniment captivated Lamar to aught yards casual on Nov. 4, 1972.
The aftermost time the Aggies captivated a aggregation to 10 credibility or beneath came adjoin Alcorn Accompaniment on Oct. 4, 2008, in a 45-10 win. NM Accompaniment additionally captivated the Mustangs to alone six yards passing, with the aftermost time they able that accomplishment actuality in 2008 adjoin San Jose State.
Valerian Ume-Ezeoke called to Rimington Trophy Watch List
The Rimington Trophy Board has appear its 2014 Fall Watch List, which actualization 66 of the best centers in Division I football, including three centers from the Sun Belt Conference. Valerian Ume-Ezeoke was listed amid the preseason candidates for the accolade that annually goes to the nation's best center.
Ume has played all 163 abhorrent downs for the Aggies while recorded three pancakes and a aggregation aerial 12 knockdowns on the season.
Ume-Ezeoke started at centermost for the Aggies abhorrent band during the 2013 season, recording 56.5 knockdowns, additional accomplished on the team. He had a season-high 10 knockdowns adjoin Louisiana (Nov. 2). Ume-Ezeoke's comedy helped the Aggies' arch rusher Germi Morrison blitz for an boilerplate of 4.1 yards a blitz on 109 carries for 451 yards and a team-high four hasty touchdowns. His blocking adeptness additionally accustomed quarterback Andrew McDonald advance the Aggies in passing, throwing for 2,497 yards and 15 touchdowns, averaging 208.1 yards a game. Ume-Ezeoke was additionally called to the Remington Trophy Watch Account aftermost division as well.
While added than a dozen All-America teams are called annually, the Rimington Trophy board uses the Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News and Football Writers Association of America teams to actuate a winner. The champ will be accustomed at the Rimington Trophy Presentation at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015.
Sun Belt Preseason Preview
The Sun Belt Appointment appear its preseason rankings and co-champions UL Lafayette and Arkansas Accompaniment were projected at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively. Newcomers NM Accompaniment and Idaho were projected adjoin the basal of the conference, with Idaho accepting the No. 9 atom while the Aggies were placed No. 11.
After UL Lafayette's 121 credibility to acquire aboriginal place, the additional atom was abundant afterpiece to the blow of the conference. Arkansas Accompaniment becoming 102 points, with South Alabama at No. 3 with 98 points, followed by five-time Sun Belt Best Troy at No. 4 with 84 points.
The Aggies will comedy four of the bristles top ranked Sun Belt teams this season, starting with an abroad bold at Troy, Oct. 11, and finishing with Arkansas Accompaniment in Jonesboro, Ark. NM Accompaniment will accommodated Louisiana Nov. 8 for the Aggies accession game.
New Mexico Aptitude on Display in 2014
The 2014 NM Accompaniment football aggregation is abounding with bounded players from N.M. The aggregation boasts 17 players from the acreage of enchantment, with six from the Las Cruces breadth and nine from the Albuquerque area.
Some of the bounded players abiding from aftermost year are advanced receivers Adam Shapiro and Joshua Bowen, active backs Xavier Hall and Brandon Betancourt and linemen Abram Holland and Matt Ramondo.
Hall and Bettencourt accept accumulated for one touchdown and 146 yards on 31 carries on the division appropriately far, while Bowen had one accession for six yards.
Aggies in the Sun Belt
After arena an absolute agenda in the 2013-14 season, the Aggies are now associates of the Sun Belt Appointment for the 2014-15 season.
After a win adjoin Georgia Accompaniment on Sept. 6 (34-31), the Aggies are angry with UL Monroe for aboriginal abode in the conference, both sitting at 2-0 overall, 1-0 in conference.
Founded in 1976, the Sun Belt has acclimatized and acquired in its about 40 year existence. The Sun Belt Appointment has a abiding bench on the NCAA's 18-member Board of Directors. With the 2014-15 year actualization the admission of the Academy Football Playoff (CFP) the Sun Belt continues to acquisition itself amid the 10 arch academy football conferences and the new arrangement is affirmed accepted admission based on achievement – there are no automated qualifiers for the playoff system.
Additionally, the CFP will beggarly that a atom amid the arch basin amateur of academy football will be affirmed to the highest-ranked best from the added "Group of Five" conferences: the Sun Belt Conference, American Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Mid-American Appointment and Appointment USA.
With the Academy Football Playoff included with the league's added basin arrangements, the Sun Belt Appointment is angry to seven absolute basin games. The R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, the GoDaddy Bowl, the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, the Cure Basin (debuting in 2015) all agreement a home for a basin acceptable Sun Belt Appointment aggregation anniversary year. And alpha with the2016 season, the Sun Belt is additionally allotment of a circling of conferences that will accelerate a aggregation to the Bahamas Basin and the Miami Beach Bowl.
The Sun Belt's 21 non-conference football wins in the 2013 division was a new almanac for the alliance - eclipsing the mark of 19 set the year prior. Additionally of agenda for the league's non-conference win absolute was that the Sun Belt fared able-bodied adjoin its associate opponents in the non-AQ BCS ranks. The Sun Belt able a accumulated 8-1 adjoin associates of Conference-USA (4-1), the Mid-American Appointment (3-0) and the Mountain West Appointment (1-0). The Sun Belt additionally had the best all-embracing non-conference win allotment aback comparing the four non-AQ conferences.
Aggie Airing On Awarded Scholarship
Sophomore Rayvean Moore was awarded with a football scholarship afterwards arena the 2013 division as a airing on. Arch drillmaster Doug Martin said Moore becoming the scholarship because of his adamantine assignment on the acreage and in the chic room.
Moore played in nine amateur during the 2013 division at advanced receiver and on appropriate teams. He had one accession for two yards adjoin San Diego Accompaniment Sept. 28. Moore redshirted as a freshman.
Tyler Rogers Steps in as Aggie QB
Tyler Rogers has been called as the starting quarterback for the NM Accompaniment Aggies for the 2014-15 season.
In his admission abaft center, the green quarterback went 18-27 for 158 yards and two touchdowns. With a canyon achievement appraisement off 66.7 percent and alone one interception, Rogers had an ability appraisement of 132.86 adjoin Cal Poly.
After allowance the Aggies to a 2-1 start, Rogers is 65-of-111 for 723 yards with seven touchdowns and four interceptions. He has an ability appraisement of 126.8.
Rogers is a alteration green who played one year at Western Arizona. He played one division with Arizona Western as the team's starting quarterback. He threw for 1,832 yards and 14 touchdowns with alone seven interceptions. Rogers additionally ran for 364 yards and a team-best 10 touchdowns. Rogers absent two and a bisected amateur bottomward the final amplitude of the season, but was able to dress for the Matadors third beeline actualization in the Fisher Automotive El Toro Bowl.
In aerial academy Rogers was the starting quarterback at Liberty Aerial Academy for four years, arch his aggregation to three alliance championships. He threw for 5,903 yards during his aerial academy career, including 76 touchdown passes. Rogers additionally ran for 1,691 yards and 26 scores. As a senior, Rogers was the alliance and commune amateur of the year, while additionally actuality called as a aboriginal aggregation all-section and additional aggregation all-state. He was one of two quarterbacks from Arizona called to comedy in the California vs. Arizona All-Star game.
Aggie Quick Hits
No. 18 Tyler Rogers, QB
• Rogers has befuddled for 723 yards in the aboriginal amateur of the season
• Rogers has gone 65-111 in casual with four interceptions
• Seven touchdowns
• Ability appraisement of 126.88 with a 58.6 achievement percentage
• Improved longest canyon of the division to 57 yards
• Absolute QBR is 30.1
No. 12 Larry Rose III, RB
• Rose leads the Aggies in attack and yards for rushing
• Rose is additional in touchdowns denticulate with 2 on the season
• Rose has 240 yards, one touchdown with 47 attempts
• Rose did not comedy in the accident adjoin UTEP (Sept.13)
No. 29 Lewis Hill, DB
• Hill has played a absolute of 14 bold with the Aggies on defense
• Hill recorded his aboriginal interception of the year UTEP (Sept.13)
• Hill has a absolute of 11 abandoned and three assisted tackles
• Leads the aggregation canyon breach ups with two
No. 16 Kawe Johnson, DB
• With three amateur played in the season, Johnson has a absolute of 27 tackles
• Johnson has two tackles for loss, accretion four yards
• Career-high of 12 tackles adjoin Abilene Christian (Oct. 26)
No. 9 Cassius Corley, DB
• Has played two amateur with the Aggies in the season
• Angry for additional on the aggregation with 1 burst up pass
No. 4 Winston Rose, DB
• Has played in all three amateur with the Aggies this season
• One of the four Aggies with an interception of the year.
• Ten backyard acknowledgment on the interception
• Alone played in two amateur aftermost year as an Aggie
No. 14 Jaden Wright, DB
• Recorded a career aerial bristles tackles adjoin Cal Poly (Aug. 28)
• Absolute of bristles tackles so far in his apprentice year as an Aggie
No. 7 King Davis III, DB
• Davis has played in two amateur this division as an Aggie.
• A absolute of 14 tackles on the year
• Davis anesthetized for 371 yards and two touchdowns as a quarterback aftermost year for the Aggies
No. 53 Rodney Butler, LB
• Played and started all three amateur this season
• Leads the Sun Belt Appointment in tackles with 40
• Has an boilerplate of 13.3 tackles per game
• Recorded an interception and 40-yard touchdown adjoin Georgia Accompaniment (Sept.6)
No. 3 Derek Ibekwe, LB
• Ibekwe has appeared in all three amateur this season
• Additional in arrest on the aggregation with 32 tackles
• Has one accouterment for accident that totaled two yards
No. 31 Dalton Herrington, LB
• Has appeared in all three amateur this season
• Has a absolute of 16 tackles on the season
• Recorded one interception this division and one burst up pass
Las Cruces Aggies in the Backfield
Sophomore Xavier Hall and chief Brandon Bettencourt both barrage from Las Cruces, N.M., and are a aloof a few of the bounded aptitude arena a big role for the Aggies this season.
In the division opener adjoin Cal Poly, Bettencourt, who played for Mayfield Aerial School, had seven carries for 42 yards, with an boilerplate of six yards a backpack and a continued of 17 yards. Hall, who played for Las Cruces Aerial School, had six carries for 22 yards, with a 3.7 yard-average, one touchdown and a continued of 13 yards. The two Aggie active backs accumulated for about one-fifth of NM State's absolute breach adjoin the Mustangs.
NM Accompaniment RB Called to Accolade Watch List
Aggie apprentice active aback Larry Rose III was called to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Accolade Watch Account Aug. 20, one of 43 players and one of alone two apprentice called to the list.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose accolade recognizes the top abhorrent amateur in Div. 1 football who additionally exhibits the constant characteristics that ascertain Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, association and tenacity. Added accurately the application to affected affliction and abrasion in following of extensive goals.
In accession to those attributes, the amateur charge be built-in in Texas and/or accelerating from a Texas aerial academy and/or played at a Texas-based inferior academy or four year college.
Rose is from Fairfield, Texas, breadth he abounding Fairfield Aerial School. Arena active aback and arresting back, as a chief Rose was called the Associated Press Sports Editor Chic 3A Abhorrent Amateur of the Year and a aboriginal aggregation all-state selection.
He rushed for 2,924 yards on 237 carries and 49 touchdowns his chief year. He additionally bent nine passes for 114 yards and three touchdowns. His division aerial was six array in one game. Rose helped his aggregation to a 15-1 record, the accompaniment championship game, and the No. 19 baronial in the accompaniment of Texas. Defensively Rose recorded seven tackles, six canyon breakups and one interception.
Of the 43 players to be called to the watch list, there are nine conferences represented as able-bodied as three absolute schools. By position, 17 advanced receivers, 12 active backs, eight quarterbacks, three bound ends, two fullbacks and one halfback were called for the watch list.
NM Accompaniment Showing its Youth
The Aggies opened up the division adjoin Cal Poly on Aug. 28, with six apprentice starters, two on breach and four on defense. Throughout the advance of the game, 11 freshmen accustomed arena time for the Aggies. Eight of the 11 freshmen who played in the division opener were accurate freshmen while the added three were redshirt freshmen.
True freshmen, Derek Ibekwe and Larry Rose III fabricated the better appulse of the freshmen in their aboriginal bold with NM State. Ibekwe led the aggregation with 14 tackles while Larry Rose III led the aggregation with 149 hasty yards and two touchdowns.
Looking Ahead
The 2-1 Aggies will comedy hosts to the UNM Lobos Sept. 20 and afterwards will arch to Baton Rouge, La., on Sept. 27 to booty on No. 10 LSU Tigers. The Tigers are 3-0 on the division afterwards assault adolescent Sun Belt affiliate UL-Monroe 31-0, Saturday, Sept. 13.
Game time for the NM Accompaniment at LSU bold is set for 5:30 p.m. (MT) as appear by the SEC network. The Tigers will comedy Mississippi Accompaniment this anniversary afore hosting the Aggies.