Purchase Single-Game Tickets at PicQuik 24/7
Single-game tickets for the NM State football home opener on Thursday, August 28, went on sale Thursday, August 21 at 10 a.m. (MT). Single-game tickets start at $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under.
Tickets can be purchased in person at the Pan American Center ticket office or any of the Las Cruces Pic Quik store locations. Additionally, fans can purchase tickets by phone at 575-646-1420 or online at ticketmaster.com.
All 21 local Pic Quik locations will have various tickets available for purchase on a game-by-game basis, significantly expanding locations Aggie fans can purchase tickets and can be purchased at any time, 24 hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week.
The next home game is against Rio Grande Rival, New Mexico on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. (MT). There is a Football Reunion set for Sept. 20 as well with former Aggie football players coming to campus to reunite.
NM State Football Radio Coverage
Aggie fans can catch all NM State football games on the Aggie Sports Network with Hall of Fame announcer and ‘Voice of the Aggies’ Jack Nixon giving the play-by-play action on the Aggie Sports Network. Nixon is joined by former Aggie wide receiver Preston Williams, who is the color analyst for the second consecutive season.
• KGRT 98.7 FM - Las Cruces (Flagship)
• ESPN 101.7 FM - Rio Rancho/Albuquerque
• KSVP 990 AM - Artesia
• KRSY 1230 AM - Alamogordo
• KAMQ 1240 AM - Carlsbad
The New Mexico State flagship radio station for football and men’s basketball changed from 103.9 FM to 98.7 FM in Las Cruces. All football and men’s basketball games will be aired live and in their entirety on 98.7 FM from this point forward.
This move took effect for the first home football game on Thursday, August 28 at 6 p.m. (MT).
The pre-game show will begin at 5 p.m. with Jack Nixon and Preston Williams.
Aggies on Social Media
The Aggies Athletic Department has a Twitter account at www.twitter.com/nmstateaggies where fans and media can get all their in-game scores. The Aggies also have a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/NMSUathletics. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at nmstateaggies for all the behind the scene info on your team.
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The Aggies will meet the New Mexico Lobos at Aggie Memorial Stadium for the 106th time in the two schools history, Saturday, Sept. 20. The Rio Grande Rivalry game has been played every year since 1946, and before that from 1911-1942.
The overall record for NM State in the series is 31-69-5. The last game was played on Oct. 5, 2013 in Albuquerque, N.M., where the Aggies fell 66-17. The first time the two schools met was in 1894 at New Mexico, where the Lobos won 18-6.
The last win for the Aggies over their in-state rival was on Oct. 1, 2011 when NM State won 42-28 in Albuquerque. According to the NM State football media guide, the Aggies defeated UNM 110-3 in 1917, which is the largest margin of victory. NM State lost to the Lobos 53-0 on Nov. 24, 2001 in Albuquerque.
Aggies History Heading into UNM Game
The NM State Aggies are 2-1 heading into this year’s Rio Grande Rivarly game in Las Cruces, N.M., Sept. 20, against the New Mexico Lobos, who are 0-2 on the season.
Last year, the Aggies were 1-2 heading into the game, which ended in a 27-14 loss for the Aggies. The last time NM State entered the game with a winning record was in 2007, where the Aggies had won their season opener on Aug. 30 against SE Louisiana and played UNM the next game.
In 1993, the Aggies also went into the matchup with the Lobos with a 2-1 record, having beaten UTEP and Arkansas State, with a loss the Kansas State.
Tailgating Procedures Change For UNM Game
NMSU has announced modified tailgating procedures for fans attending the game.
With the New Mexico State University and University of New Mexico football game just days away, NMSU wants fans to be aware of tailgating procedures. For the UNM game only, fans will be allowed to park RVs in lot 30 (east Pan American Center parking lot) starting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18. All vehicles, including RVs, must be parked within parking stalls as marked.
Gates to the stadium will open at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, and NMSU encourages fans to arrive early for the rivalry game.
The New Mexico State Aggies suffered a 42-24 loss to the UTEP Miners in El Paso, Texas, Saturday, September 13. NM State falls to 2-1 on the season, while falling to 35-55-2 in the overall series with UTEP, having lost the last six meetings between the two teams.
The Aggies showed signs of coming to life, but could never really get the run game going, having to relay fully on their passing attack. Head Coach Doug Martin said, “The third downs; when you can’t run the ball you are going to have a lot of third downs. A lot of third and longs and couldn’t convert. We also dropped a lot of passes that I thought hurt us. Overall, offensively we were just very ineffective.”
Aggies’ sophomore quarterback Tyler Rogers finished the game 22-40 for 324 yards with two interceptions and two touchdowns. Sophomore running back Xavier Hall lead NM State’s ground game with 44 yards on 10 carries. Brandon Bettencourt added 35 yards on eight carries. Redshirt sophomore Teldrick Morgan led all receivers with a career-high 202 yards on eight catches, while scoring one touchdown.
The Miner’s Jameill Showers threw for 126 yards on 13-16 passing, with one touchdown and one interception. Aaron Jones, the No. 1 rusher in the nation, ran for 168 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries for UTEP.
Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Teldrick Morgan posted a career-high 202 yards receiving on eight catches in a 42-24 loss to UTEP, Saturday, Sept. 13. The 202 yards receiving ranks tied for seventh on the NM State football all-time list for reception yards in a game. The last person to post at least 200 yards receiving in one game was Austin Franklin, who did it against Sacramento State on Aug. 30, 2012. Morgan also marked a game-high 57 yard reception versus UTEP, which is also a season-best for any receiver on the NM State squad. He also had one touchdown against the Miners and now has four on the season, which is the most for anyone on the team.
Top Receiving Performances in a Single Game (200 yards or more)
1. Jeff Evans at Southern Illinois (Sept. 20, 1978) – 310
2. Ryan Shaw vs. Boise State (Nov. 7, 1998) – 240
3. Austin Franklin vs. Sacramento State (Aug. 30, 2012) – 236
4. Chris Williams vs. UTEP (Sept. 15, 2007) – 221
5. Chris Williams vs. Hawai’i (Nov. 8, 2008) – 221
6. Taveon Rogers vs. Nevada (Oct. 29, 2011) – 203
T7. Lucious Davis at UNLV (Oct. 30, 1993) – 202
T7. Teldrick Morgan at UTEP (Sept. 13, 2014) – 202
9. Ronshay Jenkins at New Mexico (Sept. 27, 2003) – 200
NM State’s punter Steven Witkowski is attempting to break into the record books, recording a 40.3-yard average on 12 punts. The record for punting average is held by Cayle Chapman Brown who had an average of 44.3 in 2012. Chapman also holds the No. 2 spot on the leaderboard, averaging 43.8 yards a punt in 2013.
Punting Average (Min. 40 Punts) – Top-5 at NM State
1. C. Chapman-Brown……………….2012 – 44.3¬
2. C. Chapman-Brown……………….2013 – 43.8
3. Garret Henson………………………1991 – 43.07
4. Cliff Olander………………………….1976 – 42.99
5. Andy Kohl……………………………..1998 – 42.91
Butler and Johnson Earn SBC Honors for Their Play versus GSU
New Mexico State sophomore linebacker Rodney Butler and senior place kicker Maxwell Johnson were named the defensive player of the week and special teams player of the week as announced by the Sun Belt Conference office, Monday, Sept. 8. Both honors are a first for each player.
Butler was crucial in the Aggies’ come-from-behind victory as he led the NM State defense with a career-high 12 tackles (6 solo, 6 assisted) to go along with his first career interception, which was returned (by Butler) 40 yards for a touchdown. It was also his first collegiate touchdown. The interception for a touchdown came when defensive end Jay Eakins tipped the ball behind the line of scrimmage on a 2nd-and-10 with 3:15 in the second quarter. After Eakins tipped the ball linebacker Rodney Butler snagged it out of the air returning it 40 yards for a touchdown. Johnson hit the point-after to make it a 17-10 ballgame in favor of Georgia State.
Johnson was a key component in the Aggies 3-point, come-from-behind victory as he hit field goals from 41 and 30 yards out. The 41 yard field goal, which was the longest of the season for any Aggie, came at the 4:15 mark of the second quarter giving NM State its first points of the game. His 30-yard field goal came after a 10-play 29-yard drive that started when the Aggies recovered a fumble with 2:43 left in the third quarter. Johnson scored a total of 10 points that included two field goals and four extra-point kicks, helping NM State to a 34-31 win.
The last time an Aggie was named a Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week was on Nov. 8, 2011 when former NM State quarterback Buck Pierce was named the offensive player of the week.
In the 2013-14 season, NM State was one of only two schools in the nation that boasted left footed kickers starting at both punter and place kicker. While punter Cayle Chapman-Brown has left the Aggies, kicker Maxwell Johnson is returning for his senior year.
In his 2014 season debut, Johnson went 4-4 in PATs for a total of four points against the Cal Poly Mustangs on Aug. 28.
On the season, Johnson is 11-of-11 on PATs and 3-of-4 on field-goals, with a log of 41 yards against Georgia State Sept. 6. He attempted a 50-yard field goal against UTEP on Saturday, Sept. 13 but missed short and right. It was his only miss so far this season.
Johnson played in 12 games for the Aggies in 2013 as a place kicker, kicking 29-of-32 PATs, 10-of-12 field goal and 20 kickoffs. He was 2-of-2 on field goals attempts three times in the season against Rice (Oct. 19), Abilene Christian (Oct. 26) and Boston College (Nov. 9). Johnson recorded his longest field goal of his career, against Rice, a 49-yard kick. Over the last six games of the season, Johnson made 18 straight extra point attempts, including a 5-of-5 performance against Louisiana (Nov. 2).
Meet the NM State Backfield
The Aggies are looking forward to a successful year from their running backs, with high expectations for the ground game in the 2014-15 season. Headlining the backfield will be sophomore back Xavier Hall and Senior Brandon Betancourt, assisted by incoming freshman Larry Rose.
Rose leads the way for the Aggie backfield, recording 238 yards on 47 carries and scoring one touchdown. Rose also has five receptions for 23 yards and another touchdown. Hall has 22 carries for 85 yards and a touchdown, while Bentoncourt ran 27 times for 140 yards.
Hall and Betancourt are Las Cruces natives; both having successful careers at Las Cruces High and Mayfield High respectively. Rose is coming off of his senior season at Fairfield High in Fairfield, Texas, where he rushed for 2,924 yards on 237 carries and recorded 49 touchdowns.
Last year Betancourt played in eight games for the Aggies, rushing for 415 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 4.5 yards a carry. He also caught 13 receptions for 106 yards and one touchdown, averaging 8.2 yards per catch. Betancourt rushed for a career-high 139 yards against I-25 rival New Mexico (Oct. 5). He followed that performance with 103 yards rushing on 17 carries against Rice (Oct. 19). Versus No. 13 UCLA (Sept. 21) he rushed for 95 yards and one touchdown.
Hall ran for 247 yards on 48 carries and two touchdowns during the 2013 season and recorded seven receptions for 47 yards in 11 games. He averaged 5.1 yards a rush and 6.7 yards a catch, starting the final four games of the year. His best game came against Boston College (Nov. 9), where Hall recorded career-high 95 yards on 14 carries and one touchdown. He also recorded four receptions for 32 yards in the same game.
NM State rushed for 1,701 yards last season on 444 carries. Averaging 3.8 yards a carry and 141.8 yards a game, the Aggies scored 14 touchdowns on the ground last season.
Johnson on Lou Groza Award Watch List
New Mexico State's Maxwell Johnson was named to the thirty-player Watch List for the 2014 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, as announced by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission.
Johnson returns after he was NMSU's leading scorer in 2013. His 10 field goals came in the span of the final eight games, including a pair in the 4th quarter of a 34-29 victory over Abilene Christian.
On the season, Johnson is 8-8 on PATs and 2-2 on field-goals, with a log of 41 yards against Georgia State Sept. 6.
Accomplishments are tabulated throughout the season and the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award will announce its 20 semifinalists on Thursday, November 6th. From this list, a panel of more than 300 FBS head coaches, SIDs, media members, and former Groza finalists selects the top three finalists for the award by Monday, November 24th. That same group then selects the national winner, who will be announced on Thursday, December 11th during the Home Depot College Football Awards, broadcast live from Orlando, Fla.
Aggie Comeback Victories
The Aggies came back from a 17-0 deficit against Georgia State Sept. 6, winning the game 34-31 off a late touchdown from Tyler Rogers to NM State receiver Teldrick Morgan with 15 seconds remaining on the clock.
The last time the Aggies came back from 14 or more points down was in 2002 against Arkansas State. On Oct. 26 in Jonesboro, Ark., the Aggies were down early to the Red Wolves in the first half, 0-14. To end the second quarter the Aggies rattle off 21 straight points, giving them a 21-14 lead going into the half.
Former Aggie Julmar Howard sacked the Arkansas State quarterback in the opening minutes of the third quarter in what would be the final points the Aggies needed to put away the Red Wolves. After an Aggie field goal and a Red Wolves touchdown in the fourth, the game ended 26-21, capping off an impressive NM State comeback.
The come-from-behind win against Georgia State marked the Aggies second win of the season, putting them at 2-0 on the year and 1-0 in conference.
NM State Defense has Great Opening Game Performance
The NM State defensive performance against Cal Poly was one to remember as the six passing yards they allowed, which ranked first in the NCAA that week. The dominating effort also ranks amongst the top in school history right behind the No. 1 performance when NM State held Lamar to zero yards passing on Nov. 4, 1972.
The last time the Aggies held a team to 10 points or fewer came against Alcorn State on Oct. 4, 2008, in a 45-10 win. NM State also held the Mustangs to only six yards passing, with the last time they accomplished that feat being in 2008 against San Jose State.
The Rimington Trophy Committee has released its 2014 Fall Watch List, which features 66 of the best centers in Division I football, including three centers from the Sun Belt Conference. Valerian Ume-Ezeoke was listed among the preseason candidates for the award that annually goes to the nation's best center.
Ume has played all 163 offensive downs for the Aggies while recorded three pancakes and a team high 12 knockdowns on the season.
Ume-Ezeoke started at center for the Aggies offensive line during the 2013 season, recording 56.5 knockdowns, second highest on the team. He had a season-high 10 knockdowns against Louisiana (Nov. 2). Ume-Ezeoke’s play helped the Aggies’ leading rusher Germi Morrison rush for an average of 4.1 yards a rush on 109 carries for 451 yards and a team-high four rushing touchdowns. His blocking ability also allowed quarterback Andrew McDonald lead the Aggies in passing, throwing for 2,497 yards and 15 touchdowns, averaging 208.1 yards a game. Ume-Ezeoke was also named to the Remington Trophy Watch List last season as well.
While more than a dozen All-America teams are selected annually, the Rimington Trophy committee uses the Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News and Football Writers Association of America teams to determine a winner. The winner will be recognized at the Rimington Trophy Presentation at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015.
Sun Belt Preseason Preview
The Sun Belt Conference released its preseason rankings and co-champions UL Lafayette and Arkansas State were projected at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively. Newcomers NM State and Idaho were projected toward the bottom of the conference, with Idaho getting the No. 9 spot while the Aggies were placed No. 11.
After UL Lafayette’s 121 points to earn first place, the second spot was much closer to the rest of the conference. Arkansas State earned 102 points, with South Alabama at No. 3 with 98 points, followed by five-time Sun Belt Champion Troy at No. 4 with 84 points.
The Aggies will play four of the five top ranked Sun Belt teams this season, starting with an away game at Troy, Oct. 11, and finishing with Arkansas State in Jonesboro, Ark. NM State will meet Louisiana Nov. 8 for the Aggies homecoming game.
New Mexico Talent on Display in 2014
The 2014 NM State football team is filled with local players from N.M. The team boasts 17 players from the land of enchantment, with six from the Las Cruces area and nine from the Albuquerque area.
Some of the local players returning from last year are wide receivers Adam Shapiro and Joshua Bowen, running backs Xavier Hall and Brandon Betancourt and linemen Abram Holland and Matt Ramondo.
Hall and Bettencourt have combined for one touchdown and 146 yards on 31 carries on the season thus far, while Bowen had one reception for six yards.
Aggies in the Sun Belt
After playing an independent schedule in the 2013-14 season, the Aggies are now members of the Sun Belt Conference for the 2014-15 season.
After a win against Georgia State on Sept. 6 (34-31), the Aggies are tied with UL Monroe for first place in the conference, both sitting at 2-0 overall, 1-0 in conference.
Founded in 1976, the Sun Belt has adapted and evolved in its nearly 40 year existence. The Sun Belt Conference has a permanent seat on the NCAA’s 18-member Board of Directors. With the 2014-15 year marking the debut of the College Football Playoff (CFP) the Sun Belt continues to find itself among the 10 premier college football conferences and the new system is guaranteed universal access based on performance – there are no automatic qualifiers for the playoff system.
Additionally, the CFP will mean that a spot among the premier bowl games of college football will be guaranteed to the highest-ranked champion from the other “Group of Five” conferences: the Sun Belt Conference, American Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Mid-American Conference and Conference USA.
With the College Football Playoff included with the league’s other bowl arrangements, the Sun Belt Conference is tied to seven total bowl games. The R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, the GoDaddy Bowl, the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, the Cure Bowl (debuting in 2015) all guarantee a home for a bowl eligible Sun Belt Conference team each year. And beginning with the2016 season, the Sun Belt is also part of a rotation of conferences that will send a team to the Bahamas Bowl and the Miami Beach Bowl.
The Sun Belt’s 21 non-conference football wins in the 2013 season was a new record for the league - eclipsing the mark of 19 set the year prior. Additionally of note for the league’s non-conference win total was that the Sun Belt fared well against its peer opponents in the non-AQ BCS ranks. The Sun Belt finished a combined 8-1 against members of Conference-USA (4-1), the Mid-American Conference (3-0) and the Mountain West Conference (1-0). The Sun Belt also had the best overall non-conference win percentage when comparing the four non-AQ conferences.
Aggie Walk On Awarded Scholarship
Sophomore Rayvean Moore was awarded with a football scholarship after playing the 2013 season as a walk on. Head coach Doug Martin said Moore earned the scholarship because of his hard work on the field and in the class room.
Moore played in nine games during the 2013 season at wide receiver and on special teams. He had one reception for two yards against San Diego State Sept. 28. Moore redshirted as a freshman.
Tyler Rogers has been named as the starting quarterback for the NM State Aggies for the 2014-15 season.
In his debut behind center, the sophomore quarterback went 18-27 for 158 yards and two touchdowns. With a pass completion rating off 66.7 percent and only one interception, Rogers had an efficiency rating of 132.86 against Cal Poly.
After helping the Aggies to a 2-1 start, Rogers is 65-of-111 for 723 yards with seven touchdowns and four interceptions. He has an efficiency rating of 126.8.
Rogers is a transfer sophomore who played one year at Western Arizona. He played one season with Arizona Western as the team’s starting quarterback. He threw for 1,832 yards and 14 touchdowns with only seven interceptions. Rogers also ran for 364 yards and a team-best 10 touchdowns. Rogers missed two and a half games down the final stretch of the season, but was able to dress for the Matadors third straight appearance in the Fisher Automotive El Toro Bowl.
In high school Rogers was the starting quarterback at Liberty High School for four years, leading his team to three league championships. He threw for 5,903 yards during his high school career, including 76 touchdown passes. Rogers also ran for 1,691 yards and 26 scores. As a senior, Rogers was the league and district player of the year, while also being selected as a first team all-section and second team all-state. He was one of two quarterbacks from Arizona selected to play in the California vs. Arizona All-Star game.
Aggie Quick Hits
No. 18 Tyler Rogers, QB
• Rogers has thrown for 723 yards in the first games of the season
• Rogers has gone 65-111 in passing with four interceptions
• Seven touchdowns
• Efficiency rating of 126.88 with a 58.6 completion percentage
• Improved longest pass of the season to 57 yards
• Total QBR is 30.1
No. 12 Larry Rose III, RB
• Rose leads the Aggies in attempt and yards for rushing
• Rose is second in touchdowns scored with 2 on the season
• Rose has 240 yards, one touchdown with 47 attempts
• Rose did not play in the loss against UTEP (Sept.13)
No. 29 Lewis Hill, DB
• Hill has played a total of 14 game with the Aggies on defense
• Hill recorded his first interception of the year UTEP (Sept.13)
• Hill has a total of 11 unassisted and three assisted tackles
• Leads the team pass break ups with two
No. 16 Kawe Johnson, DB
• With three games played in the season, Johnson has a total of 27 tackles
• Johnson has two tackles for loss, totaling four yards
• Career-high of 12 tackles against Abilene Christian (Oct. 26)
No. 9 Cassius Corley, DB
• Has played two games with the Aggies in the season
• Tied for second on the team with 1 broken up pass
No. 4 Winston Rose, DB
• Has played in all three games with the Aggies this season
• One of the four Aggies with an interception of the year.
• Ten yard return on the interception
• Only played in two games last year as an Aggie
No. 14 Jaden Wright, DB
• Recorded a career high five tackles against Cal Poly (Aug. 28)
• Total of five tackles so far in his freshman year as an Aggie
No. 6 King Davis III, DB
• Davis has played in two games this season as an Aggie.
• A total of 14 tackles on the year
• Davis passed for 371 yards and two touchdowns as a quarterback last year for the Aggies
No. 53 Rodney Butler, LB
• Played and started all three games this season
• Leads the Sun Belt Conference in tackles with 40
• Has an average of 13.3 tackles per game
• Recorded an interception and 40-yard touchdown against Georgia State (Sept.6)
No. 3 Derek Ibekwe, LB
• Ibekwe has appeared in all three games this season
• Second in tackling on the team with 32 tackles
• Has one tackle for loss that totaled two yards
No. 31 Dalton Herrington, LB
• Has appeared in all three games this season
• Has a total of 16 tackles on the season
• Recorded one interception this season and one broken up pass
Las Cruces Aggies in the Backfield
Sophomore Xavier Hall and senior Brandon Bettencourt both hail from Las Cruces, N.M., and are a just a few of the local talent playing a big role for the Aggies this season.
In the season opener against Cal Poly, Bettencourt, who played for Mayfield High School, had seven carries for 42 yards, with an average of six yards a carry and a long of 17 yards. Hall, who played for Las Cruces High School, had six carries for 22 yards, with a 3.7 yard-average, one touchdown and a long of 13 yards. The two Aggie running backs combined for almost one-fifth of NM State’s total offense against the Mustangs.
Aggie freshman running back Larry Rose III was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List Aug. 20, one of 43 players and one of only two freshman named to the list.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose award recognizes the top offensive player in Div. 1 football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity. More specifically the tenacity to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition to those attributes, the athlete must be born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas high school and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year college.
Rose is from Fairfield, Texas, where he attended Fairfield High School. Playing running back and defensive back, as a senior Rose was named the Associated Press Sports Editor Class 3A Offensive Player of the Year and a first team all-state selection.
He rushed for 2,924 yards on 237 carries and 49 touchdowns his senior year. He also caught nine passes for 114 yards and three touchdowns. His season high was six scores in one game. Rose helped his team to a 15-1 record, the state championship game, and the No. 19 ranking in the state of Texas. Defensively Rose recorded seven tackles, six pass breakups and one interception.
Of the 43 players to be named to the watch list, there are nine conferences represented as well as three independent schools. By position, 17 wide receivers, 12 running backs, eight quarterbacks, three tight ends, two fullbacks and one halfback were selected for the watch list.
NM State Showing its Youth
The Aggies opened up the season against Cal Poly on Aug. 28, with six freshman starters, two on offense and four on defense. Throughout the course of the game, 11 freshmen received playing time for the Aggies. Eight of the 11 freshmen who played in the season opener were true freshmen while the other three were redshirt freshmen.
True freshmen, Derek Ibekwe and Larry Rose III made the biggest impact of the freshmen in their first game with NM State. Ibekwe led the team with 14 tackles while Larry Rose III led the team with 149 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Looking Ahead
The 2-1 Aggies will play hosts to the UNM Lobos Sept. 20 and afterwards will head to Baton Rouge, La., on Sept. 27 to take on No. 10 LSU Tigers. The Tigers are 3-0 on the season after beating fellow Sun Belt member UL-Monroe 31-0, Saturday, Sept. 13.
Game time for the NM State at LSU game is set for 5:30 p.m. (MT) as announced by the SEC network. The Tigers will play Mississippi State this week before hosting the Aggies.