NEWARK, Del. – Being 1-0 is never easy. Despite getting outscored by 15 on Friday night, NM State Volleyball pulled out a gutsy win to open Conference USA play. The Aggies fell behind two sets to one before taking the fourth and fifth frames in a thrilling comeback while more than 2,000 miles from home. Delaware
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The Aggies unveiled their 2025-26 schedule on Tuesday, featuring 13 home contests and a challenging mix of non-conference and Conference USA matchups. The slate tips off Oct. 18 with an international exhibition before officially opening Nov. 4 at USC. The Aggies begin their campaign with a blend of regional rivals and marquee
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Following a week off, NM State continues its 2025 campaign with a road bout against in-state rival New Mexico on Saturday afternoon. The meeting between the Aggies and Lobos will serve as the 115th installment of the Rio Grande Rivalry, with the Aggies looking to secure their second consecutive win in
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Tuesday night bus ride from Albuquerque to Las Cruces was a bitter and quiet one for NM State Volleyball. After allowing the Lobos to come back and win in five sets, the Aggies had less than 24 hours to prepare for round two with their in-state rival. On Wednesday, NM
Continue Reading
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Land of Enchantment’s only two Division I programs renew their rivalry this week. NM State Volleyball (6-2) is geared up for two matches with New Mexico (7-2), starting with a Tuesday bout in Albuquerque before both teams clash a day later in Las Cruces. The 80th and 81st editions Battle of
Continue Reading
RUSTON, Louisiana (KVIA) — What began as a competitive first half quickly unraveled for the Aggies, as LA Tech erupted for 22 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to hand the Aggies a 49-14 road loss Saturday night at Joe Aillet Stadium. The Bulldogs generated 574 yards of total offense and capitalized on three NM
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — After opening the season with a pair of home wins to record one of the best starts its recent history, NM State will officially begin Conference USA play as it makes its first road trip of the season to take on a LA Tech squad that it has yet
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NM State Football played host to Tulsa on Saturday in a head-to-head matchup of 1-0 squads. The Aggies came back and took down the Golden Hurricane by a score of 21-14, earning their first 2-0 start in over a decade. Logan Fife led the way with 276 total yards
Continue Reading
CARBONDALE, Illinois (KVIA) — NM State Volleyball put together its smoothest operation of the year on Saturday. The Aggies cruised to a three-set victory over Kansas City, improving to 4-2 overall ahead of next weekend’s home opener. Maggie Lightheart led the way with 18 kills and 15 digs as her squad posted a new season-high
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The New Mexico State Aggies started its season with a victory, 19-3, over the Bryant Bulldogs on Saturday at Aggie Memorial Stadium. At halftime, the Aggies were on top 9-3. NMSU would find the end zone on their second possession of the game following a 24-yard touchdown pass from quarterback
Continue Reading
DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — Following the opening week of action, Conference USA unveiled its first batch of women’s soccer weekly awards. After her week one performance, Valerie Guha was name Goalkeeper of the Week by CUSA on August 19. The honor is the third of her career and first this season. Guha closed this week
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Former NMSU Athletic Director Mario Moccia has landed a new job. Moccia shared the news on his X account that he’s joined CaringCent Athletics. CaringCent is an organization that helps college athletic programs with fundraising solutions. The company announced Moccia will be an industry consultant to its leadership team. Moccia had
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State bounced back on Sunday afternoon, earning its first win of the 2025 season with a 1-0 shutout over Abilene Christian at the Soccer Athletic Complex. The win also marks the Aggies’ third win over ACU in program history. The Crimson and White struck early when senior midfielder Meredith
Continue Reading
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – Former New Mexico State men’s basketball head coach Greg Heiar & NMSU have a reached a settlement over a wrongful termination lawsuit. Heiar was fired by NMSU in 2023 following a series of problems within the men’s basketball program. Those issues included a hazing investigation, and a self-defense shooting involving one of his
Continue Reading
OMAHA, Nebraska (KVIA) — Elusive return man and first-year Aggie TK King is among 16 student-athletes to be named to the 2025 Preseason Jet Award Watch List, the foundation announced. The Jet Award, Sponsored by KRT Muscle Cream, honors the most outstanding return specialist in college football. The award, named in honor of Heisman Trophy
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The college rivalry game between New Mexico State and UTEP will be put on pause in 2026 due to UTEP’s shift from Conference USA to the Mountain West Conference which will take effect in 2026. The Battle of I-10 rivalry game has been going for over 100 years and NMSU’s
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The college football season is just around the corner and that mean it’s time for the start of fall camps. The NMSU Aggies were the first in the Borderland to take the field Wednesday morning to begin fall camp. UTEP kicks off their fall camp Thursday. NMSU head coach Tony
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Redshirt senior Dakerric Hobbs has been tabbed as one of the top players in all of college football entering his final campaign in Las Cruces. The lockdown cornerback has been named to the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 Watchlist, recognizing the top 1000 NFL prospects across the college football ranks. Hobbs
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — New Mexico State men’s head basketball coach Jason Hooten and his staff have rebuilt nearly an entirely new squad, once more. The Aggies will have only two returning players, Gabe Pickens and Jae’Coby Osborne, who will look to lead a group of veteran players as sophomores. Six of the newcomers
Continue Reading
FRISCO, Texas – The college football season is just around the corner and Tuesday was Conference USA Football Media Day. UTEP took part for the final time as members of Conference USA as next year they’ll join the Mountain West Conference. UTEP head coach Scotty Walden was joined by wide receiver Cam Thomas and defensive
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Conference USA unveiled the final results of the 2025 Bowl Confidence Index that is voted by a panel of media members who cover the programs to vote on which teams will qualify for a bowl game. Both Liberty and Western Kentucky casted 100% of votes. The UTEP Miners appeared on
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State nears the completion its 2025-26 roster with the addition of forward Ibrahima Sacko, who joins the Aggies after spending last season with in-state rival New Mexico. Ibrahima Sacko | Jr. | F | 6-6 | Conakry, Guinea | J. Addison School | New Mexico The versatile 6-6 forward
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas – This year the football game between UTEP and NMSU will be the last as Conference USA rivals. However, it appears it will also be the last Battle of I-10 for a while. Because of UTEP’s departure to the Mountain West Conference (MWC) next year, the football matchup will not be played in 2026.
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State begins its third season as a member of Conference USA and learned its 18-game conference schedule on Thursday afternoon as the league announced the full slate for the upcoming season. On January 2, the Aggies will take on last year’s CUSA tournament champion, Liberty, in the conference season
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State is officially set for year three in Conference USA as the league office, led by Commissioner Judy McLeod, released the full 20-game conference schedule this morning. This season marks the beginning of a new era in the league with the additions of Delaware and Missouri State, increasing the
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Head Coach Jason Hooten continues to shape his 2025-26 roster with the addition of Jayland Randall, who has officially signed and will suit up for the Crimson & White this fall. Jayland Randall | Sr. | G | 6-5 | Detroit, Mich. | Chandler Park Academy | Southern Indiana Randall comes
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas – Thursday morning, the Conference USA office officially released the television schedule along with start times for the 2025 football season. This year, NM State’s home slate will feature six night games and three nationally televised games, including two inside Aggie Memorial Stadium. Additionally, NM State Athletics announced that the Nov. 8 matchup
Continue Reading
LYNCHBURG, Virginia (KVIA) — NM State came out firing in its Conference USA Championship opener on Wednesday, building an early six-run lead against second-seeded Western Kentucky, but a late WKU rally resulted in a 7-6 walk-off defeat for the Aggies in 10 innings. The Aggies struck quickly in the top of the first, as leadoff
Continue Reading
LYNCHBURG, Virginia – After wrapping up its regular season on the road at LA Tech over the weekend, NM State now makes a trip east for the Conference USA tournament, which begins Wednesday, May 21. NM State enters the week as the No. 7 seed and will begin with a first-round tilt against WKU, which
Continue Reading
RUSTON, Louisiana (KVIA) — NM State couldn’t overcome an early deficit on Saturday afternoon, falling 8–1 to LA Tech in the series finale at J.C. Love Field. With the loss, the Aggies dropped the three-game set, two games to one. Despite the defeat, NM State (23-31, 11-15 CUSA) will continue its season on Wednesday in
Continue Reading