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Cameron Mathews - Heading to New Mexico Mathews has committed to New Mexico, he announced via X.
Impact Mathews will make the switch from Memphis to New Mexico as he approaches his sophomore season. The 5-foot-8 running back still has a lot to prove at the college level, as he appeared in just one game with the Tigers this past campaign.
MARCH 4 • ROTOWIRE
Troy Omeire - Dealing with knee injury Omeire suffered a knee injury that could limit him during spring practice, Sean Reider of the Albuquerque Journal reports.
Impact New Mexico's spring training starts on March 27, which gives Omeire a couple of more weeks to get back to full strength as he tends a knee injury. The senior wide receiver transferred in from UNLV, where he posted 31 receptions for 514 yards and five touchdowns during the 2025 season.
FEBRUARY 26 • ROTOWIRE

North Dakota State, Winner of 10 FCS titles, Jumps to FBS Mountain West

Perennial FCS power North Dakota State will move up to the FBS level this season and join the Mountain West conference for football.
FEBRUARY 9 • FOX SPORTS
North Dakota State, Winner of 10 FCS titles, Jumps to FBS Mountain West

North Dakota State, winner of 10 FCS titles, jumps to FBS to join Mountain West in football

Perennial FCS power North Dakota State will move up to the FBS level this season and join the Mountain West for football
FEBRUARY 9 • Associated Press
Luke Moga - Picks New Mexico Moga will transfer to New Mexico, per On3.com.
Impact Moga started his career with Oregon, spending two seasons in Eugene. Last year, he completed 3-of-5 passes for 58 yards, also picking up 49 rushing yards in the process. He'll have three seasons of eligibility to play with at New Mexico.
JANUARY 23 • ROTOWIRE
Troy Omeire - Signs with New Mexico Omeire will transfer to New Mexico, per Chris Hummer of 247Sports.com.
Impact Omeire is coming off a productive year at UNLV in which he reeled in 31 catches for 514 yards and five touchdowns. The wideout also played for Texas and Arizona State, where he notched 25 catches for 282 yards and three touchdowns at the latter program. He'll take his talents to the Lobos with one year of eligibility remaining.
JANUARY 23 • ROTOWIRE

2025 College Football Playoff Buzz: North Carolina Hires Bobby Petrino as OC

Here's the latest on what's happening around college football during the postseason.
JANUARY 9 • FOX SPORTS
2025 College Football Playoff Buzz: North Carolina Hires Bobby Petrino as OC

Colorado hires New Mexico's Fernando Lovo to succeed Rick George as athletic director

Colorado has hired Fernando Lovo as its athletic director, succeeding Rick George
DECEMBER 29, 2025 • Associated Press
Keagan Johnson - Ten targets, four receptions Johnson totaled four receptions (on 10 targets) for 42 yards during Friday's 20-17 overtime loss to Minnesota.
Impact For only the fourth time in 2025, Johnson logged double-digit targets. During all but two of New Mexico's games this year, he recorded several receptions. In total, Johnson logged 59 catches (on 102 targets) for 754 yards and three touchdowns, all career-high tallies.
DECEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Damon Bankston - Versatile during bowl Bankston accrued 10 carries for 57 yards and gathered in all five targets for 23 yards during Friday's 20-17 overtime defeat to Minnesota.
Impact New Mexico played a competitive game, and Bankston played a part with production in three facets. For a third consecutive game, he logged 10 carries. The running back tied his season-high in receptions and recorded his second game with 100 kick-return yards and a touchdown. For 2025, Bankston logged 114 rushing attempts and 31 receptions for more than 1,000 all-purpose yards and exactly eight TDs.
DECEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Jack Layne - Unimpressive during bowl Layne was 14-for-25 passing for 88 yards and one interception during Friday's 20-17 overtime loss to Minnesota. He also had 10 rushes for two yards.
Impact For 2025, Layne transferred colleges from Idaho to New Mexico for his first season of FBS football. To go with four rushing touchdowns, he logged 213 completed passes for 2,486 yards and 13 TDs. However, Layne barely completed more than 65.0 percent of 327 pass attempts for a 13-10 TD-INT ratio, significantly worse than the 14-4 he logged during Idaho's 2024 season.
DECEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Minnesota Extends Bowl Game Win Streak to 9 After Beating New Mexico

The Minnesota Golden Gophers extended their win streak in bowl games to nine after beating New Mexico in the Rate Bowl on Friday.
DECEMBER 27, 2025 • FOX SPORTS
Minnesota Extends Bowl Game Win Streak to 9 After Beating New Mexico

Smith's diving TD catch in overtime sends Minnesota to 20-17 win over New Mexico in Rate Bowl

Jalen Smith scored his second touchdown a diving 12-yard catch in the first overtime and Minnesota extended its postseason winning streak to nine straight games with a 20-17 win ov...
DECEMBER 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Minnesota Looks to Stretch Big Ten-Record Bowl Winning Streak Against New Mexico

Minnesota has the longest active bowl win streak, the longest in Big Ten history and the fourth-longest in all of college football history....
DECEMBER 26, 2025 • FOX SPORTS
Minnesota Looks to Stretch Big Ten-Record Bowl Winning Streak Against New Mexico
Michael Buckley - Good to go Friday Buckley (undisclosed) is active for Friday's game against Minnesota in the Rate Bowl.
Impact Buckley has been sidelined for the Lobos' last seven games, but he'll finally return to the field in the postseason bowl game. The redshirt junior pass catcher has brought in six catches for 76 yards across five games this season.
DECEMBER 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

How to Watch Minnesota vs. New Mexico: Rate Bowl Time, TV Channel, Live Stream – December 26, 2025

Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. New Mexico Lobos Rate Bowl game, Friday, Dec. 26.
DECEMBER 26, 2025 • Data Skrive
How to Watch Minnesota vs. New Mexico: Rate Bowl Time, TV Channel, Live Stream – December 26, 2025

Minnesota vs. New Mexico Prediction, Odds, Picks - December 26, 2025

Preview the Dec. 26 matchup between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and New Mexico Lobos with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting li...
DECEMBER 24, 2025 • Data Skrive
Minnesota vs. New Mexico Prediction, Odds, Picks - December 26, 2025
College football program accepts bowl game invitation after 8-year drought New Mexico is set to step onto Chase Field on December 26 in what will be the Lobos’ first bowl trip since 2016, capping a turnaround season...
DECEMBER 7, 2025 • SI.COM

Boise State, UNLV set to part ways after 1 final clash in Mountain West title game

Friday’s meeting between UNLV and Boise State in the Mountain West Conference title game will mark the fifth time in three seasons these two teams play one another, and the third t...
DECEMBER 3, 2025 • Associated Press
College football program set to make first bowl game appearance in nine seasons After a season that began with tempered expectations, the New Mexico Lobos will play in a bowl game for the first time since 2016, finishing...
DECEMBER 2, 2025 • SI.COM
Damon Bankston - Ten carries in finale Bankston totaled 10 rushes for 56 yards and gathered in 1 of 2 targets for eight yards during Friday's 23-17 overtime win against San Diego State.
Impact While Bankston didn't put up huge numbers in the Lobos' regular-season finale, the senior did record 10 carries for a second straight week. Bankston will head into New Mexico's bowl matchup with 952 all-purpose yards and eight touchdowns across 12 contests.
DECEMBER 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Keagan Johnson - Three grabs in finale Johnson tallied three receptions (on six targets) for 37 yards during Friday's 23-17 overtime victory versus San Diego State.
Impact It was a quiet end to the regular season for Johnson, whose three receptions marked his second-fewest in a game this season. Still, the senior would finish the day as the Lobos' leading receiver. Johnson will head into New Mexico's bowl game with 712 yards and three touchdowns on 55 receptions across 11 games.
DECEMBER 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

The Latest: With Texas A&M out of the top 5, Georgia and Oregon climb in the AP Top 25

Texas A&M dropped out of the top five in the AP Top 25 college football poll for the first time in two months
NOVEMBER 30, 2025 • Associated Press
D.J. McKinney - Rushes for seventh touchdown McKinney totaled four carries for 46 yards and a touchdown and caught 1 of 2 targets for one yard during Friday's 23-17 overtime win over San Diego State.
Impact Nearly all of McKinney's production came early in the fourth quarter, when he broke off a 54-yard touchdown run that put New Mexico ahead 17-14. While the sophomore McKinney didn't see consistent volume during the regular season, he had a nose for the end zone, leading the Lobos with seven rushing scores while totaling 454 yards on 109 carries.
NOVEMBER 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
James Laubstein - Leading rusher vs. SDSU Laubstein had 10 rushes for 70 yards with a touchdown in Friday's 23-17 overtime win over San Diego State.
Impact While Laubstein failed to supplant Jack Layne as the Lobos' starting quarterback this season, the senior has made an impact as a rushing threat down the stretch, totaling 213 rushing yards on 26 attempts in his last three contests. Laubstein appeared in eight games in the regular season, completing 10 of 14 pass attempts for 96 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 306 yards on 44 carries.
NOVEMBER 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
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