Oct 24, 2009 | The Las Vegas Sun
Take Five: Getting to know New Mexico
Each team carries an ugly-looking streak into Saturday's contest, but only one will come to an end.
Perfect practice not showing up in games
After taking two beatings this season, schematic wizardry is not going to get the Lobo football team over the hump against Air Force, Locksley said.
For the record: The Lobos are 0-2, losing 41-6 on the road to Texas A&M in the opening game and 44-10 to Tulsa at home Saturday.
Key player plagued by shoulder trouble
Safety Ian Clark dashes during a play last season at University Stadium. Clark might not play this season after re-injuring his shoulder during the Lobos' season-opener against Texas A&M. A source close to Clark is "90 percent sure" Clark is out for the season after his left shoulder was re-injured for the second time in less than a month.
Preview of New Mexico's 2009 College Football Season
After a miserable 4-8 2008 campaign Rocky Long decided that after eleven seasons at the helm of the University of New Mexico football team it was time to step down as head coach.
Locksley: Poor offense not an option for Lobos
But as the season draws near, he said it's equally important to have a solid defense.
New Lobos coach embracing task
HENDERSON, Nev. - Mike Locksley has been an assistant coach in the Big Ten Conference at Illinois, in the Southeastern Conference at Florida and in the Atlantic Coast Conference at Maryland.
Texas Tech Opponent Prospectus // New Mexico Lobos
Game 1: North Dakota Fighting Sioux // Game 2: Rice Owls // Game 3: Texas Longhorns // Game 4: Houston Cougars // Game 5: New Mexico Lobos It would be an understatement to say that the Lobos struggled a bit last year, going 4-8 for the year and 2-6 in conference in Mike Locksley's first year as the head coach.
Lobos hope for finishing touch
Gone is Rocky Long, but his replacement, Mike Locksley, believes he can succeed where previous Lobo football coaching staffs have failed.
Lobos use low ranking as motivation
There are probably several ways the University of New Mexico Lobos football team can look at the preseason Mountain West Conference poll that picked the Lobos to finish in seventh place in the 2009 race.
University of New Mexico head football coach Mike Locksley has his work cut out for him.
Troy Hatton is not ready to smile just yet. The University of New Mexico football team's first-year strength-andconditioning coordinator just has too much on his plate right now.
Lobos Wooing Florida Prospects
Two nationally ranked high school prospects from Florida in the class of 2010 visited the UNM campus last weekend.
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