Networks pick up three New Mexico football games
CBS Sports Network to air Utah State at Lobos on Nov. 7
Three University of New Mexico football games will be telecast nationally this fall, the Mountain West Conference announced Tuesday.
The Lobos’ Nov. 7 home game against Utah State is scheduled for CBS Sports Network, with a kickoff time of 1:30 p.m. Their Nov. 14 game at Boise State and their season finale at home against Air Force are to be aired on ESPN networks to be announced later, kickoff times to be determined.
It’s possible that either or both of the games scheduled for ESPN could wind up being streamed on ESPN3.com.
All three games are scheduled on Saturdays. Earlier, the Mountain West announced that 11 games involving conference teams would be telecast nationally on a Thursday or a Friday. New Mexico did not appear on that list.
Other UNM games to appear on regional TV — ROOT Sports, in particular — will be announced later.
The two games targeted for an ESPN network have the potential to trigger a $500,000 bonus from the conference. But only games on ESPN and ESPN2 qualify — not ESPNU, ESPNews or ESPN3.
The ESPN network games will be assigned to a specific carrier 12 days in advance.
Among Mountain West schools, only Hawaii has as few nationally televised games as UNM.
The scorecard: Boise State nine, Air Force eight, Colorado State eight, Utah State eight, Fresno State seven, San Diego State seven, San Jose State four, UNLV four, Hawaii three, New Mexico three.
BRAINS & BRAWN: If you’re looking for the ultimate combination of those qualities, look no further. Garrett Adcock’s your guy. Adcock, a fourth-year junior offensive lineman from Dallas, earlier this month was named the New Mexico Lobos’ 2015 “Hard Hat” champion for
his dedication and performance in UNM’s football strength and conditioning program.
Monday night, at UNM’s annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet, Adcock was honored for having maintained a 4.0 grade-point average or better throughout his academic career.
Adcock, 6-foot-2 and 282 pounds, has started 18 games during his UNM career. He’s valued for his versatility, able to step in and play any of the five offensive line positions.
In the classroom, he’s working toward medical school and a career as an orthopedic surgeon.
WHITE HONORED: Junior linebacker Donnie White was recognized at Monday’s banquet for the courage he has shown in dealing with the murder of his father, Donnie Sr., in a random shooting on a St. Louis street in September.
The elder White was killed Sept. 4, two days before UNM’s game against Arizona State. Donnie White went home to St. Louis for his father’s funeral, returned to Albuquerque on Sept. 17 and played three days later in the Lobos’ 38-35 victory over New Mexico State in Las Cruces.
White started eight games last season. He maintained a GPA above 3.0.
NCAA HARDWARE: Lobo linebacker Dakota Cox recently received a plaque from the NCAA for leading the Football Bowl Subdivision in tackles per game.
Cox, a 6-foot, 230-pound junior from Draper, Utah, averaged 12.9 tackles last fall before suffering a season-ending injury late in UNM’s 60-49 loss to Boise State on Nov. 8. He was a first-team AllMountain West selection.
If Adcock has a rival in the brains-and-brawn department, it might be Cox. He’s an academic all-conference and all-district choice and was one of several Lobos recognized at Monday’s banquet for his performance in the classroom.
VIDEO AWARD: UNM’s Chris Crooks has been named Mountain West Conference Video Coordinator of the Year.
Crooks, who’s beginning his fourth year at UNM, supervises all facets of game and practice video operations.
CAMP REGISTRATION: UNM is accepting registrations for its 2015 football camps this summer.
For more information, click on golobos.com, call Michael Levy at 505-925-5750 or email him at lobofb@unm.edu.