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Lobos to face untried UTEP coach, roster by Thomas Romero-Salas sports@dailylobo.com @ThomasRomeroS
The New Mexico football team may still be in the middle of a rebuilding process, but head coach Bob Davie wants them to take the next step. What Davie wants now is a win over a quality football team, something that has eluded the Lobos during Davie’s brief tenure. Unfortunately, UNM won’t get an opportunity to fulfill its coach’s desire this Saturday at UTEP, who is coming off a 3-9 season. “We’re still in the phase when we play that kind of team — are we good enough yet to (win) it,” Davie said. “We got to get good enough to win it. Now how fast can that happen? I don’t know. Eventually we’ll be mature enough and physical enough to do it to a good team. Not a team that’s going to self-destruct, a good team to go win the game.” Davie’s four wins as Lobo head coach have come against Hawaii, New Mexico State, Texas State and Southern University. Those teams combined to go 10-35 last year. UNM (0-1) has had several chances to secure a victory over a quality team. In six of the 10 losses the Lobos have suffered under Davie, UNM has had the chance to either win or tie the game with the last possession of the game. Three of those losses — Boise State, Nevada and Air Force — came against teams who went to bowl games last season. “I think, from an offensive lineman standpoint, we need to be more consistent,” senior offensive lineman Dillon Farrell said. “I think it’s easy to buy in into what people are saying. I say maybe we bought into a little bit of it. We just have to work a little bit harder than we did last year.” The Lobos will have to settle for a rebuilding Miners team that is in its first year under head coach Sean Kugler, a former UTEP offensive lineman. Kugler spent the past 11
Aaron Sweet / Daily Lobo Coach Bob Davie issues a stern warning to his players after a heated moment on the field during Saturday’s game between the Lobos and the Roadrunners.The Lobos lost their season opener 21-13. years in the NFL as both a tight ends Leslie. UTEP also brings in a new running game. UNM finished with even more. He makes plays with coach and an offensive line coach. quarterback in Jameill Showers, a 193 yards on the ground but senior his feet. When he doesn’t see someThe last three years, Kugler was with transfer from Texas A&M. tailback Kasey Carrier rushed 20 thing down field he’s able to run and the Pittsburgh Steelers serving as Davie said he’s not worried about times for 58 yards, averaging 2.7 break free.” their offensive line coach before ac- what type of offense UTEP will run yards per carry. cepting an offer to coach his alma since UTSA helped prepare UNM to Farrell said he thinks with junior Football mater this past December. face multiple offensive systems. quarterback Clayton Mitchem makat UTEP Davie said the team expects “I don’t think we have ever ing his first collegiate start, UNM’s Saturday UTEP to blitz more often than the played, in recent memory, a team offensive game will open up a bit University of Texas-San Antonio did that did as many things as UTSA more. Mitchem is starting in place 6 p.m. in the Lobos’ season-opening 21-13 did on offense and did very well,” he of sophomore signal-caller Cole Fox College Sports loss last Saturday. Davie also said said. “I think it’s an advantage that Gautsche, who is suffering from DirecTV channel 608 he anticipates the Miners will run a they’re watching us and knowing concussion-like symptoms. pro-style offense. exactly what we do, and we don’t “That man can make some The Miners return their leading know exactly what they’ll do.” Comcast and Dish, throws and he opens up the passrusher junior Nathan Jeffery and In the Lobos loss Saturday, ing game for us,” Farrell said. “He check your local listings leading receiver junior Jordan they failed to establish a consistent also opens up the running game
UNM wins award for sustainability efforts by Chloe Henson
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A local Sustainable Business Summit recognized UNM with a special Judges’ Award for achievement in sustainability. Mary Clark, sustainability manager at UNM, said there were several categories at the Aug. 29 summit. “The second annual Sustainable Business Summit, which was run by Albuquerque Business First … and the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce, had five categories,” she said. “So we (nominated ourself ) in the category of sustainable business and that’s the category that we won.” Clark said former UNM
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President David Schmidly officially recognized sustainability initiatives when he signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment in 2007. “That made us formalize a lot of our efforts because we had to write a climate action plan that would show how we were going to go to climate neutrality by 2050,” she said. “But, prior to that, the University had been doing many things. Our recycling program started in the 1990s.” One initiative that aims for sustainability is the University’s District Energy System, which allows UNM to have its own energy source, Clark said. “We produce our own energy from one place, and that’s (Ford Utilities Center),” she said. “The
original boiler plant was built in the 1940s. So we’re able to find ways to use energy very efficiently, including making steam, chilled water and electricity.” Clark said other initiatives include expanding the University’s ability to use solar energy. The Mechanical Engineering Building, the Science and Math Learning Center, the College of Education building and the Yale Parking Structure all have solar panels that provide energy for UNM, she said. Clark said UNM has “significantly reduced” water usage on campus. “We have equipment here at the utility plant that captures water as it goes through the system and comes back,” she said. “So
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William Aranda / Daily Lobo Facilities engineer Hans Barsun stands by one of the tanks in the chiller room at the Ford Utilities Center at UNM. UNM recently won an award for its sustainability efforts.
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