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New Mexico State had 11 days to prepare for Jacksonville State. Unfortunately for the Aggies, it seemed like no amount of preparation could’ve prepared them for what happened during the game.
NM State (1-5, 0-3 Conference USA) were ran off the field by the Gamecocks (3-3, 2-0 CUSA) 54-13 on Wednesday evening, extending the Aggies’ losing streak to five. Despite scoring the first points and taking a 3-0 lead in the first quarter, JSU heavily outscored NM State the rest of the way en route to a blowout loss on the road.
Aggies coach Tony Sanchez took the blame for his team’s performance, believing it’s on him to improve NM State’s fortunes.
“Honestly, it’s an embarrassing performance,” Sanchez said. “That’s my fault. I’m the head coach. I’ll take full responsibility for it. I got to do a better job of preparing these guys.”
Sanchez didn’t have much of an update on junior running back Monte Watkins’ injury, only stating he’s “doing a lot better now.” Watkins was seriously injured on a botched trick play from the Aggies, when junior quarterback Santino Marucci looked away and pretended to hear instructions from coaches on the sideline before Watkins received a direct snap. He dropped, then fumbled that snap before being hit hard by a JSU defender. Watkins was stretchered into an ambulance and was later reported to have feeling in all of his extremities.
“He’s OK,” Sanchez said. “He was able to squeeze (his hands) and communicate.”
Sanchez is giving his team the day off on Thursday before a 120-minute practice on Friday. The Aggies have just six days from Wednesday before taking on Louisiana Tech (1-3, 0-1 CUSA) at home next Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Bulldogs are also struggling and are currently on a three-game losing streak heading into Thursday’s contest with Middle Tennessee.
Sanchez says he’ll have the Aggies “ready to go,”…
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Author : Las Cruces Sun-News
Publish date : 2024-10-10 05:36:38
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