Clint McPeek News

Considering the adversity-filled season under which the University of New Mexico football team has toiled, its players could be forgiven if their confidence in coach Mike Locksley has waned.

An NFL legend signs on to mentor University of New Mexico's head football coach.

BYU's Harvey Unga shakes off New Mexico tackler Clint McPeek during an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov.

Once again the team with the nation's second-longest losing streak tries to work its way into the win column this weekend as the New Mexico Lobos entertain the 22nd-ranked BYU Cougars in Mountain West Conference action in Albuquerque.

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.

About this time a year ago, 80,000 maroon-clad Aggies left Kyle Field in a state of astonishment.

Linebacker Carmen Messina walks off the field during Tuesday's practice at the Indoor Practice Facility.

The Lobos closed their preseason camp Saturday evening with their final scrimmage, showcasing what the team learned from fall practices.

The Lobos closed their preseason camp Saturday evening with their final scrimmage, showcasing what the team learned from fall practices.

Under new Head Coach Mike Locksley the Lobo defense may be rid of the patented "Lobo" defensive back, but the hard hitting player who used to play it is sticking around.

Under new Head Coach Mike Locksley the Lobo defense may be rid of the patented "Lobo" defensive back, but the hard hitting player who used to play it is sticking around.

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.

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.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., June 12 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news release: He began his career as a virtual unknown walk-on, but University of New Mexico senior Clint McPeek is beginning to get some notoriety.