University of New Mexico football coaches and even quarterback CJ Montes himself would tell you not to buy in too much that he took the first snaps on offense when the Lobos began preseason camp on Friday night.
But just the fact that Montes did start with the first team showed how far he has come from last year when Colorado State humbled him during a 36-7 loss to the Rams after he had told the media that the Lobos “should blow these guys out.”
Now, Montes, a redshirt freshman, is battling to be UNM’s starting quarterback against two transfers Miles Kendrick (Kansas) and Justin Holaday (Fresno City College) and sophomore Isaiah Chavez.