NCAA College Basketball Season Set to Start on November 25th The NCAA approved a plan to begin the college basketball season on Nov. 25. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham acknowledged that some professional sports organizations have been successful in keeping players and staff safe. While she is optimistic that it canRead More →
Albuquerque Public Schools announced on Wednesday that three fall sports will start in October. Those sports are golf, cross country and volleyball and student athletes can start practice on Sept. 14 and competition will begin in early October. APS also announced that out of season practice for other sports mayRead More →
Football may be on official hold this Fall at NMSU. But that doesn’t mean the fans should suffer! Zia Country 99.5 FM, Leirfeild IMG College and New Mexico State University Athletics are teaming up to bring true Aggie fans 10 unique football experiences no one should forget! We’re digging intoRead More →
After finishing up his New Mexico State men’s basketball career this past March and receiving his bachelor’s degree this summer, Ivan Aurrecoecha has signed a professional contract with Thor Akureyi, a men’s basketball team based out of Akureyi, Iceland. Aurrecoechea’s new squad is the best professional men’s basketball league inRead More →
Jack Nixon, the voice of the Aggie’s play-by-play and News with Bravo Mic Communications, sat down with NMSU Athletics Director Mario Moccia to discuss the cancellation of fall athletics, students return to campus, the status of some of our international players and more. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – As he prepares to enterRead More →
The NM State men’s basketball team learned Thursday that its quest to obtain a waiver from the NCAA for guard AJ Harris was unsuccessful. Harris was seeking a sixth year of eligibility after injuries kept from playing in all but three of the Aggies’ 31 games in the 2019-20 campaign.Read More →
NM State Postpones 2020 Football Season, WAC Announces Suspension of Fall 2020 Championships LAS CRUCES, N.M. – In a pair of announcements made Thursday, NM State has postponed its 2020 football season while the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced it has decided not to engage in competition in the fallRead More →
The Aggies football schedule continues to shrink. Three more games were lost yesterday when the Mountain West Conference decided to cancel the fall college football season due to COVID-19 concerns. The Aggies had games scheduled with UNM, Hawaii and Fresno State with the Lobo game at home. Sources reported MountainRead More →
UTEP athletic officials said Sunday that football practices were postponed indefinitely after four players tested positive for the coronavirus. The decision was disappointing for Miners head football coach Dana Dimel, who said he and the team had been anxious to get ready for what appeared to be a shortened seasonRead More →
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s mandated 14 days quarantine for persons from outside the state could imperil the fall sports season at NMSU. The order would force visiting team players to Quarantine for two weeks which would make competition at home in any sport impossible. The order is in effect throughRead More →
