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https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2021/08/unm-football-to-face-tough-season-after-start-in-september By Spencer Butler  Published 08/30/21 7:00am Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story said the first UNM football game is on Thursday, Sept. 4. This has since been updated to the correct date of Thursday, Sept. 2. UNM football will begin their 2021-22 season on Thursday, Sept. 2 against Houston Baptist University, an NCAA Division I FootballContinue reading “UNM football to face tough season after start in September”

https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2021/08/kentucky-transfer-terry-wilson-steps-into-unms-starting-quarterback-role By Spencer Butler  Published 08/31/21 4:44am  Terry Wilson, a senior from Oklahoma City and a transfer from the University of Kentucky football program, won a spirited battle to become the starting quarterback for the UNM football program.  As a high school player for Del City, Wilson was ranked as a three-star recruit and the 40th-best playerContinue reading “Kentucky transfer Terry Wilson steps into UNM’s starting quarterback role”

https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2021/09/unm-football-wins-first-game-of-season By Spencer Butler  Published 09/03/21 8:32pm On Thursday, the University of New Mexico football team kicked off their 2021-22 season with a 27-17 win over NCAA Division I Championship subdivision opponent Houston Baptist University. After a 642-day gap for the Lobos playing at University Stadium, a large crowd welcomed their players back. Early on in the game, theContinue reading “UNM football wins first game of season”

https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2021/09/unm-football-to-play-nmsu-rivalry-game-on-saturday By Spencer Butler  Published 09/10/21 4:15am On Sept. 11, the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University — home to the two major football programs in New Mexico and respective rivals — will face off for the first time since 2019. The UNM-NMSU rivalry has been competitive recently, as UNM has been holding aContinue reading “UNM football to play NMSU rivalry game on Saturday”

https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2021/09/unm-beats-nmsu-34-23-in-rivalry-game By Spencer Butler  Published 09/13/21 4:52am The University of New Mexico football team beat their in-state rivals, the New Mexico State University Aggies, 34-23 in front of a strong crowd of 28,470 fans at University Stadium on Saturday. This is the first time UNM has won their first two games of a season since 2005. UNM got offContinue reading “UNM beats NMSU 34-23 in rivalry game”

https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2021/10/unm-losses-to-texas-a-m-utep-set-stage-for-conference-play By Spencer Butler  Published 10/01/21 3:52am The University of New Mexico football team will return home this weekend after two road losses against Texas A&M University on Sept. 18 and the University of Texas at El Paso on Sept. 25. These losses put UNM at 2-2 as they prepare to enter conference play against the UnitedContinue reading “UNM losses to Texas A&M, UTEP set stage for conference play”

https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2021/10/unm-football-falls-to-colorado-state-in-seasons-second-biggest-loss By Spencer Butler  Published 10/18/21 2:44am The University of New Mexico football team lost to Colorado State University 36-7 at University Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 16, which is their second-biggest loss of the season. UNM has now lost their last five games, including all three conference games that they have played so far, making their record 2-5. The victory forContinue reading “UNM football falls to Colorado State in season’s second-biggest loss”

By Tyler Braunhardt, Spencer Butler, Jeanette DeDios, Noah Solomon / NM News Port The Class of 2021 has had a long time to think about what they’ll do after graduation, but many didn’t count on the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 has changed the economic landscape in New Mexico, leading new college gradsContinue reading “I graduated! Now what? Welcome to the COVID job market”

https://newmexiconewsport.com/unm-sports-fans-free-to-ignore-health-guidance/ By Spencer Butler / NM News Port Amid the crowds at a University of New Mexico football game, you might think the pandemic is over. But it’s not. COVID-19 continues to ravage a large chunk of America. In fact, last week, New Mexico reported the most COVID-related deaths in one day since May. But UNM’s stadium,Continue reading “UNM sports fans free to ignore health guidance”

https://newmexiconewsport.com/shifting-politics-expected-to-affect-nm-oil-and-gas-sector/ By Spencer Butler / NM News Port With the 2020 general election finally over, reality is setting in that a new Biden administration will take power on Jan. 21, 2021. And with it comes the promise of a renewed fight over environmental protections that were weakened under the Trump administration. This will affect NewContinue reading “Shifting politics expected to affect NM oil and gas sector”