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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.
3 DAYS AGO • 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
Jack Layne - Leads New Mexico to win Layne completed 14 of 25 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown during Friday's 23-17 overtime victory over San Diego State. He also had 11 rushes for nine yards.
Impact Layne didn't put up big numbers down the stretch, completing 56.9 percent of his passes for 458 yards and just one touchdown in his last three games, though the junior did lead the Lobos to six straight victories as New Mexico will finish the regular season at 9-3 while earning bowl eligibility for the first time since 2016. Overall, Layne's completed 65.9 percent of his passes for 2,398 yards, 14 touchdowns and nine interceptions across 12 games.
NOVEMBER 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Ohio State earns spot in Big Ten title game, Georgia and Alabama meet again in SEC championship

The final regular season week of college football has set the stage for conference championships
NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • Associated Press

Keith's 25-yard TD grab in second OT lifts New Mexico over San Diego State 23-17

Cade Keith caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Jack Layne in the second overtime to send New Mexico past San Diego State, 23-17 on Friday after both teams turned the ball over in...
NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • Associated Press

How to Watch New Mexico vs. San Diego State: Time, TV Channel, Live Stream – November 28, 2025

Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the New Mexico Lobos vs. San Diego State Aztecs game, Friday, Nov. 28.
NOVEMBER 28, 2025 • Data Skrive
How to Watch New Mexico vs. San Diego State: Time, TV Channel, Live Stream – November 28, 2025

San Diego State vs. New Mexico Prediction, Odds, Picks - November 28, 2025

Preview the Nov. 28 matchup between the San Diego State Aztecs and New Mexico Lobos with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting line...
NOVEMBER 26, 2025 • Data Skrive
San Diego State vs. New Mexico Prediction, Odds, Picks - November 28, 2025
Keagan Johnson - Held in check by Air Force Johnson compiled four receptions (on seven targets) for 55 yards during Saturday's 20-3 victory over Air Force.
Impact Johnson has been targeted 7-plus times in all but two of the games he's appeared in this season (he's missed a game), and one of those was an early departure against Idaho State in Week 2. Johnson and the Lobos have a tough foe remaining on the schedule in Mountain West-leading San Diego State, so Johnson and the Lobos will need to be on top of their collective games to extend the team's winning streak to six.
NOVEMBER 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
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