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WEEK 6 CONFERENCE USA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ryan Hawk, NM State - Gr. - K - Columbus, Ohio,...Hawk accounted for 13 points in the Aggies' 37-10 win over Sam Houston as he went a perfect 3-3 on field-goal attempts and 4-4 on extra point tries. He improved to 4-5 on attempts from 40-49 yards this season with his longest make of 45 yards in the fourth quarter. With 1.8 field goals per game, Hawk leads CUSA and ranks 15th nationally. He also recorded seven touchbacks on eight kickoffs, with the only non-touchback coming on an intentional pooch kick that turned into one of the most pivotal plays of the game as the Aggie coverage team jumped on the loose ball at the two-yard line. NM State scored three plays later to take a commanding 27-10 lead. - Conference USA Football

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10/08/25 - Naeten Mitchell, rSo/2028, New Mexico State, 5-11, 175 (DS#999 CB) + More +

WEEK 6 CONFERENCE USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Naeten Mitchell, NM State - R-So. - S - Temple, Texas,...Mitchell notched a 71-yard interception return for a touchdown to cap the scoring in a 37-10 win over Sam Houston on Thursday night. It marked the longest pick-six in CUSA this season and the eighth-longest in the nation. He led the Aggies (3-2, 1-1 CUSA) with 10 tackles, including seven solo stops and one tackle for loss. Mitchell's 10 stops were the second-most by any CUSA player in week six, and he was the only CUSA player with multiple passes defended (two PBU, 1 INT). He currently ranks third in total tackles (44) among all FBS safeties. - Conference USA Football

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10/02/25 - Logan Fife, rSr/2026, New Mexico State, 6-0, 205 (DS#61 QB) + More +

Logan Fife threw for a touchdown and ran for another score, and New Mexico State scored 14 fourth-quarter points in 54 seconds to help beat Sam Houston 37-10 on Thursday night. New Mexico State (3-2, 1-1 Conference USA) improved to 3-0 at home this season, a mark the program has only reached twice since 1992. The Aggies are the program’s seventh team since 1975 to hold a winning percentage of .600 or better through the first five games of the season.

Kadarius Calloway scored on a 3-yard run to cap an eight-play, 75-yard drive early in the fourth quarter to give New Mexico State a 20-10 lead. Sam Houston fumbled the ensuing kickoff and New Mexico State scored three plays later when Josiah Charles was left wide open in the end zone for a 4-yard grab and a 17-point lead. Naeten Mitchell sealed it by returning an interception 71 yards for a touchdown. Fife was 19 of 26 for 255 yards, with six receptions and 132 yards going to TK King. Hunter Watson threw for 222 yards with one touchdown and one interception for Sam Houston, which has started a season 0-5 for the second time in three seasons. Sam Houston lost two fumbles after entering as the only Conference USA team without one this season. - New Mexico State/AP College Football

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QB Logan Fife, New Mexico State
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09/06/25 - Logan Fife, rSr/2026, New Mexico State, 6-0, 205 (DS#61 QB) + More +

Logan Fife threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Gavin Harris late in the fourth quarter to rally New Mexico State to a 21-14 victory over Tulsa on Saturday night. Fife drove New Mexico State 75 yards in 11 plays, hitting Harris for the go-ahead score with 3:23 remaining. PJ Johnson III ran it in for two points. Fife completed 27 of 44 passes for 248 yards for the Aggies (2-0). He connected with Donovan Faupel for a 24-yard touchdown and a 10-7 lead in the third quarter.

Ryan Hawk's 46-yard field goal for the Aggies late in the first quarter was the lone score in the first half. He had a 38-yarder early in the final period for a 13-7 advantage. Kirk Francis and Baylor Hayes both completed 13 passes for 229 total yards for the Golden Hurricane (1-1). Hayes had a 24-yard touchdown run to put Tulsa up 7-3 in the third quarter. He connected with Brody Foley for an 18-yard touchdown to give Tulsa a 14-13 lead with 7:33 left to play. Fife carried 10 times for 28 yards as New Mexico State managed just 39 yards on 26 rushes. - New Mexico State/AP College Football

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QB Logan Fife, New Mexico State
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08/31/25 - Logan Fife, rSr/2026, New Mexico State, 6-0, 205 (DS#61 QB) + More +

Logan Fife passed for 227 yards and a touchdown and Kadarius Calloway ran for a score as New Mexico State beat Bryant 19-3 in a season opener for both teams on Saturday. After the two team punted on their initial drives, Fife led the Aggies on a six-play, 82-yard drive that culminated with his 20-yard touchdown pass to PJ Johnson III. The big play on the drive occurred when Fife connected with Donovan Faupel for 55 yards on third-and-4 with the Aggies on their own 24-yard line. The point-after attempt failed for a 6-0 lead.

Bryant's lone score was Bryce Soli's 43-yard field goal with 4:08 left in the first quarter to cut it to 6-3. Ryan Hawk connected on field goals of 41 and 27 yards for the Bulldogs, and Calloway's 17-yard scoring run with 6:20 left sealed it. Brennan Myer completed 20 of 33 passes for 187 yards. The Aggies have opened with a victory in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2006-07. New Mexico State is now 10-1 against FCS opponents in its last 11 games. - New Mexico State/AP College Football

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QB Logan Fife, New Mexico State
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12/27/23 - Ethan Albertson, rSr/2024, New Mexico State, 6-1, 252 (DS#12 K) + More +

2023 CONFERENCE USA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ethan Albertson, New Mexico State, K,...New Mexico State K Ethan Albertson is the league's Special Teams Player of the Year after a stellar season for the Aggies in Las Cruces. The San Diego native finished 18-23 on field goals with a long of 52 and an average of 62.0 yards per kickoff with 49 touchbacks. Albertson led the conference in field goals per game (1.29) and finished with a 78.3% field goal percentage, which ranked first in the league among kickers with 16 or more attempts. The redshirt senior was named CUSA Special Teams Player of the Week a league-high three times and made a pair of game-winning field goals in the final minutes of games for the 10-win Aggies. - Conference USA Football

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K Ethan Albertson, New Mexico State
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10/29/22 - Ethan Albertson, rSr/2024, New Mexico State, 6-1, 252 (DS#12 K) + 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, 6-3, 282 (DS#68 TE) + 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 - Logan Fife, rSr/2026, New Mexico State, 6-0, 205 (DS#61 QB) + More +

Logan Fife threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Nikko Remigio and Fresno State kept San Jose State off the scoreboard in the second half en route to a 17-10 victory on Saturday night. Chevan Cordeiro fired a 32-yard scoring strike to Elijah Cooks with 15 seconds left in the first half to give San Jose State a 10-7 lead. The touchdown was set up when Viliami Fehoko forced and recovered a fumble by Fife at the Bulldogs' 45-yard line. Fife put Fresno State (2-4, 1-1 Mountain West Conference) up 14-10 with a 7-yard scoring toss to Remigio with 1:09 remaining in the third quarter.

Abraham Montano kicked a 28-yard field goal with 10 seconds left in the game to complete the scoring. Fresno State had minus-5 rushing yards on 16 attempts at halftime, but finished the game with 104 yards on 36 rushes. Jordan Mims led the way with 71 yards on 16 carries, including a 6-yard touchdown run that gave the Bulldogs a 7-3 lead in the second quarter. Fife was 22-of-32 passing for 230 yards with one interception. Cordeiro completed 22 of 45 passes for 294 yards with one interception for the Spartans. Cooks finished with seven catches for 140 yards. - Fresno State/AP College Football

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QB Logan Fife, New Mexico State
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09/01/22 - Carson Pharris, rJr/2025, New Mexico State, 6-5, 315 (DS#999 OG) + 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 - Chris Ojoh, rSr/2023, New Mexico State, 6-0, 220 (DS#61 OLB) + 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, 6-0, 220 (DS#61 OLB) + 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, rSr/2025, New Mexico State, 5-11, 185 (DS#146 CB) + 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, 6-0, 220 (DS#61 OLB) + 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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OLB Chris Ojoh, New Mexico State
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07/25/22 - Chris Ojoh, rSr/2023, New Mexico State, 6-0, 220 (DS#61 OLB) + More +

On top of learning a new system under New Mexico State football coach Jerry Kill and defensive coordinator Nate Dreiling, Chris Ojoh is also learning names as the Aggies coaching staff has continued to add players since spring practice. Ojoh was among the best players on the Aggies roster last year and the best defensive player. Following a year that Ojoh led the Aggies with six sacks, 16 tackles for loss and three forces fumbles and was second with 72 tackles, he entered the transfer portal shortly after the season and the announced coaching change, but ultimately decided to return. "I really just wanted to see New Mexico State headed in the right direction," Ojoh said. "I'm a big person into feeling like home and good energy. When Coach Kill and I talked, it felt like home. They had a vision and had a plan and I wanted to follow through with it."

Ojoh is one of at least 12 linebackers learning Dreiling's 4-2-5 scheme, where he has moved from out outside linebacker last year, to the inside where he pairs with fellow senior returning starter Trevor Brohard. "When I was at Eastern Washington, I played inside at the (weakside linebacker) and I loved it there," Ojoh said. "I look at it more as an opportunity to be on the field and show my versatility. I like to look at myself as an athlete, and now there is less space to work with and not a lot of open field tackles and one-on-one plays. There is less room for error." - Las Cruces Sun News

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OLB Chris Ojoh, New Mexico State
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