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12/27/22 - Diego Pavia, rJr/2025, New Mexico State + More +

Diego Pavia threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns, and New Mexico State held off a late rally by Bowling Green to win the Quick Lane Bowl 24-19 on Monday. The Aggies (7-6) were up 24-7 late in the third quarter, but the Falcons closed the gap in the fourth quarter to make it 24-19 after a field goal, a safety off of a blocked punt and Camden Orth's 19-yard touchdown pass to Tyrone Broden with 6:27 left. From there, New Mexico State kept control of the ball for the rest of the game.

Bowling Green (6-7) lost starting quarterback Matt McDonald early in the first quarter when he was hit late by Aggies safety Dylan Early while going out of bounds on a third-down run. He was replaced by Orth, who twice led the Falcons into field-goal range in the first half but Mason Lawler missed both tries. The Aggies scored first to make it 7-0 on Pavia's 15-yard scoring pass to Star Thomas on their first possession of the game. The junior quarterback later added a 2-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to Eric Marsh. - New Mexico State/AP College Football

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QB Diego Pavia, New Mexico State
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12/22/22 - Jordan Vincent, rJr/2025, New Mexico State + More +

2022 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: SAF - Jordan Vincent, Eastern Illinois,...Vincent was a second team All-OVC selection at safety for the second straight season. He finished the year as EIU's leader in tackles with 84 including leading the OVC with 57 solo tackles. He was tied for the team lead with three interceptions and forced two fumbles. - Eastern Illinois Football

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SS Jordan Vincent, New Mexico State
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12/03/22 - Diego Pavia, rJr/2025, New Mexico State + More +

Diego Pavia threw a career-high four touchdown passes, all in the first half, and New Mexico State celebrated bowl-eligibility with a 65-3 rout of Valparaiso on Saturday. Pavia's TD throws were 50 yards to Jonathan Brady, 69 yards to Justice Powers, 70 yards to Kordell David, and 72 yards to Bryce Childress. Pavia ran 13 yards for one touchdown and had a 75-yard touchdown run called back because of a block-in-the-back penalty. The Aggies got another long-distance score when Ahmonte Watkins raced 78 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Pavia was 9-of-13 passing for 323 yards before giving way to freshman Gavin Frakes late in the second quarter. Frakes completed 5 of 10 passes for 58 yards and third-stringer Weston Eget completed his only attempt for an 8-yard touchdown to Brady.

New Mexico State's first-half dominance was so thorough that the Aggies faced third down only twice in the first 25 minutes of play and converted both times. They finished 3-for-5 on third down in the first half. Three of their scoring drives were of four plays or less. The second half continued in New Mexico State's favor and the Aggies outgained the Beacons 621-188 for the game. The Aggies added Saturday's game to their schedule to compensate for their scheduled game against San Jose State that was canceled after the death of San Jose State freshman running back Camdan McWright. Each team was granted a waiver by the NCAA. Valparaiso (5-7) was allowed to exceed the FCS limit of 11-regular-season games and the Aggies (6-6) were allowed to count both of their wins over FCS teams toward bowl eligibility. The Aggies are 6-6 after Saturday's win and are now bowl eligible. - New Mexico State/AP College Football

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QB Diego Pavia, New Mexico State
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11/26/22 - Diego Pavia, rJr/2025, New Mexico State + More +

Diego Pavia passed for three touchdowns and ran for three more as New Mexico State handed Liberty its third straight loss 49-14 on Saturday. The Aggies (5-6) have been on a roll, winning four of their last five games under first-year coach Jerry Kill and reaching five wins for just the second time since 2005. Pavia was 16 of 21 in the air, throwing for 214 yards with touchdown passes to Jonathan Brady, Kordell David and Star Thomas. Pavia was the Aggies' leading ground gainer with 125 yards on 20 carries. The Aggies rushed for 214 yards.

The Aggies rolled up 21 points in the second quarter on a 2-yard Pavia run and his TD passes of 39 yards to Thomas and 42 yards to David. Pavia's 2-yard TD run and Jamoni Jones' 42-yarder made it 42-7 in the third quarter. Three quarterbacks combined for 207 yards passing, a TD and an interception for Liberty (8-4), which was outgained 428-315. The Flames, who had three straight wins over the Aggies, lost two fumbles and were sacked five times. While this was Liberty's regular-season finale, New Mexico State is hoping to line up an opponent for next Saturday to replace postponed game versus San José State. Both teams join Conference USA next season. - New Mexico State/AP College Football

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QB Diego Pavia, New Mexico State
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11/12/22 - Diego Pavia, rJr/2025, New Mexico State + More +

Diego Pavia threw for two touchdowns, Jamoni Jones had a pair of short scoring rushes and New Mexico State defeated Lamar 51-14 on Saturday for the Aggies' third straight victory, their first three-game win streak since 2017. Andre Seldon scored on a 19-yard interception return just a minute into the game and the Aggies didn't look back, leading 37-0 at halftime. The Aggies (4-5) outgained the FCS Cardinals 451-254 while scoring 50-plus points for the first time since 2019. It's just the fourth time since 2011 the Aggies have won at least four games. Pavia threw for 100 yards and rushed for another 81. Lamar (1-9) gave up three turnovers. - New Mexico State/AP College Football

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QB Diego Pavia, New Mexico State
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10/29/22 - Ethan Albertson, rSr/2024, New Mexico State + More +

Diego Pavia passed for two touchdowns, Ethan Albertson made three field goals and New Mexico State beat UMass 23-13 on Saturday for its first road win since Sept. 22, 2018. With the win, the Aggies leave UMass with the longest road losing streak at 21 games. Albertson made field goals of 41, 30 and 43 yards. His 43-yarder gave New Mexico State its first lead at 16-13 with 6:16 left in the third quarter. Pavia's 27-yard connection with Terrell Warner capped the scoring with 3:42 left in the fourth. Pavia also carried it eight times for 56 yards for New Mexico State (3-5). Justice Powers caught three passes for 81 yards. Brady Olson was 15 of 28 for 97 yards with an interception for UMass (1-7). Ellis Merriweather rushed for 84 yards. UMass led 13-10 at halftime after two field goals by Cameron Carson and a 66-yard scoring run by Kay’Ron Adams, who finished with six carries for 72 yards. - New Mexico State/AP College Football

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K Ethan Albertson, New Mexico State
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10/24/22 - Ron Tiavaasue, rSr/2024, New Mexico State + More +

Ron Tiavaasue's time as a Utah State Aggie is over. The tight end, who transferred to Utah State over the summer, has entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer, according to Rivals. Listed at 6-foot-3, 270 pounds, the Auckland, New Zealand, native played sparingly for the Aggies this season - per ESPN, Tiavaasue recorded a single tackle this year - and has been off the USU roster since the Aggies' loss to rival BYU.

The former Snow College Badger - he played in Ephraim in 2018 and 2019 - was a 3-star recruit coming out of high school, with offers from Southern Illinois, Southeastern Louisiana, New Mexico State, Louisiana Monroe, Akron, North Texas, North Dakota State and Central Arkansas, per 247 Sports. After two years at Snow, Tiavaasue transferred to Missouri State in January 2021 and played in all seven of the Bears' spring games, totaling seven receptions for 74 yards. Last season, Tiavaasue played in all 12 games for Missouri State, starting seven. He recorded 14 catches for 173 yards and a pair of touchdowns. - Deseret News

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TE Ron Tiavaasue, New Mexico State
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10/16/22 - Gavin Frakes, So/2026, New Mexico State + More +

Freshman Gavin Frakes threw two touchdown passes and New Mexico State breezed to a 21-9 victory over New Mexico on Saturday night. After Luke Drzewiecki's 44-yard field goal staked New Mexico (2-5) to a 3-0 lead, Frakes fired a 22-yard scoring strike to Ahmonte Watkins with three minutes left in the first quarter and New Mexico State (2-5) never trailed again. Drzewiecki added a 33-yard field goal 49 seconds into the second quarter to get the Lobos within 7-6 at halftime.

Frakes connected with Kordell David for a 31-yard touchdown on a first-down play with 11:16 left in the third quarter and then directed a 10-play, 47-yard drive on the Aggies' next possession that culminated with Star Thomas' 2-yard touchdown run for a 21-6 lead. Drzewiecki added a fourth-quarter field goal to cap the scoring. Frakes completed 10 of 17 passes for 119 yards for NMSU, which managed just 225 yards of offense in the victory. Chris Ojoh had 11 solo tackles and a sack to lead the Aggies' defense. Miles Kendrick completed 19 of 30 passes for 160 yards with an interception for New Mexico. - AP College Football

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QB Gavin Frakes, New Mexico State
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09/24/22 - Star Thomas, Jr/2025, New Mexico State + More +

Star Thomas had 144 yards rushing and a touchdown on 11 carries, Jamoni Jones scored on runs of 3 and 2 yards and New Mexico State beat Hawaii 45-26 Saturday night. New Mexico State coach Jerry Kill replaced Doug Martin, who went 25-74 overall and had one season with more than three wins (7-6 in 2017), got his first win with the Aggies (1-4). Dedrick Parson capped Hawaii's game-opening eight-play, 75-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run with 11:55 left in the first quarter. Thomas tied the score with a 27-yard TD run about 3 minutes later, Gavin Frakes scored on a 20-yard run and Thomas' first TD run made it 21-7 with 14:57 left in the second quarter.

Hawaii answered with a nine-play, 90-yard drive but settled for a 23-yard field goal by Matthew Shipley. Jones scored from 2 yards out, Frakes threw a 1-yard TD pass to Thomas Whitford and Ahmonte Watkins added a 1-yard touchdown run to make it 42-10 midway through the third quarter. Brayden Schager completed 22 of 40 passes for 260 yards and a touchdown for Hawaii (1-4). New Mexico State finished with 353 yards rushing on 42 attempts. - New Mexico State/AP College Football

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RB Star Thomas, New Mexico State
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09/01/22 - Carson Pharris, rJr/2025, New Mexico State + More +

2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Carson Pharris, New Mexico State, So., OL,...Pharris is the vice-president of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee and helped oversee NM State's efforts in a conference wide canned food drive. While the Aggies finished in second place among the WAC, Pharris' efforts did not go unmatched as the football team led all NM State athletic programs. Pharris plans to be a member of SAAC for three more years, eventually becoming the president of the organization. - New Mexico State Football

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OG Carson Pharris, New Mexico State
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08/22/22 - Zach Haynes, rSr/2024, New Mexico State + More +

2022 PRESEASON FCS PUNTER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST: Zach Haynes, Southeast Missouri,...Last season Haynes earned First-Team All-OVC accolades for the second-straight season...Semifinalist for the Football Championship Subdivision Punter of the Year Award...Punted 66 times for 2,716 yards and dropped 24 of his kicks inside the 20-yard line...Led the OVC in punts and ranked third in punting average (41.2 ypp)...His 76-yard punt vs. Eastern Illinois (10/30) was the longest in the league and sixth-longest in the FCS...Eight of his punts sailed 50 or more yards...Had a season-high 10 punts vs. Southern Illinois (9/2) and at Murray State (11/13)...Booted a 62-yard punt at Missouri (9/18) and a 64-yard punt vs. Murray State (10/16)...Garnered OVC Specialist of the Week honors on Sept. 19 and Oct. 31...Rated 38th in the nation in punting. - Southeast Missouri Football

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P Zach Haynes, New Mexico State
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08/22/22 - Chris Ojoh, rSr/2023, New Mexico State + More +

As the Jerry Kill era gets underway for NM State Football, the Aggies will open the season in front of a national audience. For the first time since 2018, Aggie Memorial Stadium will play host to a nationally televised contest when the Aggies take on Nevada at 8 p.m. MT, Aug. 27, on ESPN2. The opening act to the highly anticipated 2022 season will mark just the fourth time in NM State football program history that ESPN has made the trip to Las Cruces (2018, ESPN2; 2009, ESPNU; 2007, ESPN2). "I don't think people truly understand that environment, stated Kill. "When you say, 'Hey, we're going to be on ESPN', that's a big deal to recruits and a big deal to our university… It's a great way to show our school off. It's a great way to highlight what we're doing here. It's a great way to show Las Cruces off." The week zero contest will be the first of three NM State games in four weeks to air on national television (September 1 at Minnesota, Big Ten Network; September 17 at Wisconsin, Big Ten Network). ESPN's last visit to Las Cruces came when the Aggies hosted Wyoming to open the 2018 season. - Las Cruces Sun News

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OLB Chris Ojoh, New Mexico State
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08/16/22 - Chris Ojoh, rSr/2023, New Mexico State + More +

2022 PRESEASON ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCHLIST: Chris Ojoh, New Mexico State, Sr LB,...Started every game for the Aggies in the 2021 season...Named as a Second Team member of the 2021 Phil Steele All-Independent Team...Finished the season tied for second on the team with 71 tackles...Led the team with five sacks, three forced fumble, and 15 tackles for a loss. - New Mexico State Football

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OLB Chris Ojoh, New Mexico State
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08/11/22 - Keonte Glinton, rJr/2025, New Mexico State + More +

The "nickel back" position Wyoming's 4-2-5 alignment is critical to the unit's success and requires a versatile hybrid player with cornerback skills and a linebacker mentality. "It's a complicated position," UW head coach Craig Bohl said, noting the nickelback must understand coverages, run fits, blitz concepts, quarterback progressions and make split-second checks at the line of scrimmage.

The Cowboys appear to be at least 15 cents deep at nickel. Keonte Glinton is penciled in as the starter as UW pushes through fall camp, but true freshman Malique Singleton is expected to get on the field this season and redshirt freshman Buck Coors is also making a push. Glinton had a strong season for the Pokes appearing in 11 games for the Pokes with 11 starts. He finished the season with 10 tackles with nine solo stops and one assisted tackle. He recorded one interception on the season and had three pass breakups. He recorded a career-high four tackles for the Cowboys against Colorado State. He also recorded his first career interception against the Rams. He added two tackles for the Pokes against Ball State. He was named Academic All-MW. - Wyoming Tribune

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CB Keonte Glinton, New Mexico State
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08/04/22 - Chris Ojoh, rSr/2023, New Mexico State + More +

2022 PRESEASON CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: Chris Ojoh, New Mexico State, Senior LB,...Ojoh, a senior from Sunland, California, adds to his impressive resume with The Bednarik Award nomination. Earlier this summer, Ojoh was named a Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent Second Team. During the 2021 season, Ojoh started every game for the Aggies and finished second on the team with 71 tackles. Ojoh was the team lead in sacks (five), forced fumbles (three), and tackles for a loss (15). Against elite competition, Ojoh proved that he belongs with the best in the nation. In NM State's contest against No. 1 Alabama, Ojoh tallied 13 tackles – the highest single-game total among Aggies last year. Against the Crimson Tide, the linebacker added three tackles for a loss, a sack, and a forced fumble. - New Mexico State Football

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