ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- Five straight days of practice is sweltering heat. Helmets. Pads. On the dot, 10 am to 12:30 pm starting on Friday, August 2 and finally ending that brutal opening run on Tuesday, August 6. You can forgive any of UNM's 100+ student-athletes that have been practicing if they were looking forward to a chance to sleep in. Relax. Enjoy a little air conditioning.
Same for the coaching staff. If the players' day starts at 7:30 am at the Tow Diehm building, the coaches by that point are probably two hours into their day.