(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – On December 21, prior to New Mexico State’s departure for the Quick Lane Bowl, Aggie football head coach Jerry Kill inked a six-year contract to lead the Aggies through 2027. Kill became the 35th head coach in New Mexico State history on Monday, November 29, 2021. With
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DETROIT, Michigan – New Mexico State is once again victorious in a bowl game. NMSU defeated the Bowling Green Falcons at the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit, Michigan by a final score of 24-19. This is NMSU’s 4th bowl game victory in school history. A tremendous achievement for NMSU head coach Jerry Kill in just
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DETROIT, Michigan – New Mexico State is just two quarters away from winning just their 4th bowl game in program history. NMSU is facing the Bowling Green Falcons at the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit, Michigan. At the half the Aggies are leading the Falcons, 14-0. NMSU’s defense would make a strong statement in the
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The NM State (7-5, 0-0 WAC) offense finally came to life when it needed it as the Aggies shot 50% from the field to finish off the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational with an 85-76 win over North Carolina A&T (5-7, 0-0 CAA) on Thursday night. A pair
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – After a 61-year hiatus, NM State (6-5, 0-0 WAC) made its return to the Sun Bowl Invitational against Kent St. (9-3, 0-0 MAC) on Wednesday evening. Despite leading the Golden Flashes in rebounds and shooting percentage, the Aggies fell 73-63. In terms of scoring, the Aggies were led by
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After a three game road stretch that saw the Aggies go 1-2, NMSU cruised to a 95-53 victory over NIAI team Northern New Mexico. It was the first game back at home since the school announced they had hired an outside firm to investigate the way coaches and players acted
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MORAGA, California – It’s been a long road trip for the New Mexico State Aggies, and the fatigue certainly showed in Wednesday’s 81-68 loss against the Gaels from Saint Mary’s. It was NMSU’s third straight road game in 7 days, and it was against a tough Saint Mary’s team out of the West Coast Conference.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New footage from an officer-worn lapel camera shows New Mexico State Police attempting to serve search warrants to NMSU basketball players ahead of the November 30 game against UTEP. According to the footage, police were looking for players Issa Muhammad, Marcellus Avery, and Anthony Roy to serve search warrants. Police
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — ABC-7 has obtained video showing police interviewing the 17-year-old girl that’s being accused of luring NMSU basketball player Mike Peake to a UNM dorm room the night he was shot, and UNM student Brandon travis was killed. ABC-7 has chosen not to identify the 17-year-old girl or show her face due
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) SANTA CLARA, California – In a game in which the Aggies (4-3, 0-0 WAC) matched their season-high in threes made, they need just one more to fall as they fell 66-65 on the road at Santa Clara (8-2, 0-0 WCC) on Wednesday evening.”We had a point in that game where I looked
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – KVIA has learned through sources close to NMSU that Mike Peake has been released from the hospital. New mexico state university coaches are accused of holding onto the gun that a basketball player allegedly used to shoot and kill a university of New Mexico student. That’s according to the ABC affiliate in
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Aggies topped off a week full of wins off the field with a win on the field in their 65-3 demolition of FCS program Valparaiso on Senior Day. The Aggies were led by Quarterback Diego Pavia. The QB who won the Manning Award for Quarterback of the week for
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As first reported by Brett McMurphy, New Mexico State received an NCAA waiver, allowing it to play a bowl game. This comes after the Aggies were not able to play a 12th game against San Jose State, which was canceled due to the death of a Spartans player. An NMSU
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The original story stated that according to the Las Cruces Sun News, Mike Peake posted on his Facebook page after NMSU’s victory against UTEP on Wednesday night. This is not true. Peake’s message in the story was actually posted four days earlier. The original story follows below. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — NMSU
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Tae Hardy (season-high 24 points, three rebounds) and Mario McKinney Jr. (career-high 22 points, seven rebounds) both had big nights, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was upended at NM State, 95-70, inside the Pan American Center Wednesday. The setback halts the Miners’ (5-2) five-game winning streak, with the Aggies
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Aggies fans rolled into the Pan American Center for the “Battle of I-10” against the UTEP Miners on Wednesday night. While the arena wasn’t completely packed, a sizable crowd showed up for the rivalry game. This is the Aggies men’s basketball team’s first home game in Las Cruces following a
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – Highlighted by the Manning Award, NM State quarterback Diego Pavia has earned a flurry of national recognitions following a tremendous performance against Liberty. The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, has named Pavia as one of its Stars of the Week. Voting is now open to the fans to decide if Pavia earns
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Monday morning officials at the New Mexico State University will be discussing the possibility of the men’s football team playing in a bowl game. NMSU moved to 5-6 on the season with a 49-14 upset win over Liberty Saturday. That win didn’t secure them bowl eligibility, but it did keep
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LYNCHBURG, Virginia – 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
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University officials will be providing a statement via Zoom on Saturday’s deadly shooting on the University of New Mexico campus at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. The shooting involved one of NMSU mens basketball players, Mike Peake.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Chancellor Dan Arvizu and Athletic Director Mario Moccia will hold a news conference via Zoom at 1:30 this afternoon. It is in regards to the deadly shooting that took place the weekend of November the 19th. According to sources, NMSU Basketball player Michael Peake was attacked and shot and then
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico- After the deadly shooting on the University of New Mexico’s campus involving an NMSU basketball player and a UNM student, Chancellor Dan Arvizu has issued a statement via email. Arvizu acknowledges the incident that took place between the two students and that he has spoken with UNM President, Garnet Stokes. He
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UPDATE: Sources close to NMSU confirmed to ABC-7 that Mike Peake, a junior forward for the New Mexico State basketball team, was involved and injured in the shooting. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University fans are reacting to Saturday’s deadly shooting involving an NMSU student. The Albuquerque Journal reported that an altercation
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – There was never any doubt Saturday afternoon that the New Mexico State Aggies were simply the better team against the Lamar Cardinals. NMSU picked up their third straight win of the season after defeating Lamar, 51-14. The Aggies maintained control of the game from start to finish. NMSU would jump
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11.11.22 FRIDAY SCHEDULE: CLASS 6A DIVISION 1 BI-DISTRICT ROUND Odessa Permian 28, Pebble Hills 45 CLASS 6A DIVISION 2 BI-DISTRICT ROUND San Angelo Central 49, Eastwood 61 Eastlake 17, Frenship 35 CLASS 5A DIVISION 1 BI-DISTRICT ROUND Amarillo 38, Parkland 20 Bel Air 7, Lubbock Cooper 59 Ysleta 7, Amarillo Tascosa 70 CLASS 5A DIVISION 2
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EL PASO, Texas – Over 10,000 tickets have been issued for the UTEP men’s basketball team’s 2022-23 home opener versus NM State on Saturday. Less than 2,000 tickets are available for the Miners’ ‘915 Game’ and the Battle of I-10. Tipoff is at 7 pm. Capacity in the Don Haskins Center is 11,892. UTEP is trying
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Greg Heiar era at New Mexico State has officially begun with a victory. Monday at the Pan American Center, the NMSU Aggies opened their season with a dominate 101-52 win over New Mexico Highlands University. NMSU starts their season 1-0. It was the first win for NMSU’s under their
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — In addition to beer, whiskey, salsa, and even candles, Beck’s Roasting House & Creamery’s “Aggie Roast” is the latest Pistol Pete-themed product available for purchase. 12% of the wholesale price for all Aggie-licensed consumables goes toward New Mexico State University’s athletic department. “Supporting student-athletes is such a phenomenal way that we
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — While New Mexico State University’s Homecoming football game has been postponed due to the death of San Jose State University freshman running back Camdan McWright, Aggies fans still celebrated with other Homecoming events Saturday. “I think it’s been bittersweet throughout the entire day. We started the day off with our
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The New Mexico State Aggies defeated their in-state rival New Mexico Saturday night at Aggie Memorial Stadium. The final score was 21-9. It was NMSU’s first win over the UNM Lobos since 2017. A good defensive effort by the Aggies holding the Lobos to just 9 points and keeping the
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