Nine years ago Mike Locksley walked the sidelines as the New Mexico Head Coach. Steve Fairchild was Colorado State’s Head Coach at the time. The game was Senior Day for the Lobos on that November day, and they entered the game 0-10, while Colorado State was in the midst of a seven game losing streak. Kicker James Aho sent a 27-yard field goal through the uprights for the Lobos to knock off CSU by a 29-27 score, and what ended up being the first of two career wins for Locksley as UNM’s head man.
Fast forward to today, and the Rams are on their second different coach since sending Fairchild packing.