College Sports

Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller has entered into a friendly bet with Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriguez regarding the outcome of Saturday’s New Mexico-New Mexico State game.

Surveillance for student sections and various tailgating areas will also be in place, while rival student sections will be more separated than they had been in the past.

New Mexico (0-4) travels to Aggie Memorial Stadium for a game against rival New Mexico State (1-3) in the 114th edition of the Rio Grande Rivalry. Here's a preview.

Seven Mountain West schools, including the University of New Mexico, have agreed to remain in the league amid overtures by the Pac-12 and other conferences to lure away more of its teams. 

In episode 13 of Reider's Block, Journal staff writer Sean Reider is joined by the Las Cruces Sun-News' Nick Coppola to discuss New Mexico-New Mexico State, how the Aggies' season has gone so far and more.

According to sources, Commissioner Gloria Nevarez will be able to keep the Mountain West alive with the help of about $100 million dollars in exit fees expected to come the conferences way from the departing schools.

Matthew Sluka's announcement late Tuesday sent shockwaves throughout major college football.

I’m just treating it like every other game, preparing the same way," said UNM receiver Luke Wysong.

"We definitely set out to get a little bit taller, but we'll play the five best guys and make it work," said coach Richard Pitino. Here's what to know about this year's UNM men's basketball team.

From the column: When held up against the Utah-BYU “Holy War,” Lobos-Aggies is a tea party. A coffee klatch. An ice cream social. 

Monday was one of the more chaotic days in a conference realignment era that is often full of chaos. And the Lobos are in a tough spot of having very little say in their future at the moment. 

A former defensive coordinator at New Mexico, Bronco Mendenhall is coaching in the Rio Grande Rivalry for the first time since 2002. 

New Mexico's 0-4 start is the first in Bronco Mendenhall's 18-year career as a head coach.

The Lobos have shown signs they can be competitive in the games that remain. Their next six opponents have a cumulative record of 6-16.

If the wins haven’t been there, New Mexico could at least pride itself on opening the season with a series of strong starts. Saturday night marked an abrupt end to that pattern.

New Mexico (0-3) returns to University Stadium for a homecoming tilt against Fresno State (2-1) on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. MT. The Bulldogs are favored by 13.5 points. Here's how to watch and listen to UNM's Mountain West opener: