That big sigh of relief you heard over the weekend might have come from the New Mexico Lobos fanbase, coaching staff and players following Jacory Croskey-Merritt’s touchdown run to lift the Lobos to a 34-31 win over the Massachusetts Minutemen in overtime on Saturday afternoon.
On a day in which the Lobos offense raced out to a 28-14 halftime lead, then sputtered in the second half, finding themselves again in overtime was quite a relief.
“We found a way to win,” head coach Danny Gonzales said following the game.
The Lobos built the aforementioned two touchdown lead in the first half off the strength of running and passing.