LOBO FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2009

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Go Lobos!!! 2 September 2009 LOBO FOOTBALL COACH LOCKSLEY INSIDE FAITH Locksley, UNM entrust each other to bring success to Lobo football

By Greg Archuleta Journal Staff Writer ike Locksley is an experienced risk- Mtaker. But one cold Erik Cook gives Lobo fans night in 2003, Locksley an idea of what makes him sprang up from his bed. Only tick away from the football hours earlier, the hot-shot col- field. PAGE 4 lege football recruiting coor- dinator accepted a new job, and he now was in a second- guessing frenzy. Get some insight into first- Locksley was about to year head coach Mike Loc- uproot his family — again. skley’s philosophies for his The Washington D.C. native offense and defense was leaving his back yard at PAGES 6-7 the University of Maryland, which had just finished an 11-3 season in 2002 that result- ed in a No. 13 national rank- The Lobo fan guide will help ing. He was taking the same you prepare for UNM home job at , a place with football games. PAGES which he was unfamiliar. 11-12 For less money. Locksley was terrified he’d JOURNAL FILE made a mistake. And this is a figures he must be successful at UNM or he won’t get another chance to be a man who doesn’t scare easily. head coach. He believes he can turn the Lobos into long-term winners. ABQJOURNAL.COM Having grown up in D.C.’s nightmarish southeast sec- Read and The word, “afraid,” hung in says he heeded the words of A Big East Conference pro- tion in the early 1980s, Lock- the air. Hearing it shook up outgoing Lobo coach Rocky gram. A Bowl Championship check out the sley’s been a tough guy most Journal each Locksley. He got on the phone, Long, who said the Lobos Series program. of his life. called Zook right back and re- needed “a miracle worker.” Locksley says initially he game day for Had to be. It’s probably the accepted the position. Whether Locksley is that was more interested in the expanded only way you can survive “He had to take a leap of coach is pure conjecture Orange than in the cherry. UNM football coverage. watching several of your faith,” Kia says. at this point. What is fact: Three factors turned Lock- friends shot and killed on the It was that same penchant Locksley never has been sley’s attention toward the inner-city streets or going to for calculated risk six years fired in almost two decades Land of Enchantment: prison because of drugs. later that brought Locksley to as a football coach, being UNM President David And now, he’s apprehen- the retained twice during coach- Schmidly’s involvement in sive? Over football? STAFF as its 29th head football coach ing changes. UNM’s search. This was different. Lock- — his wife playing an integral The Lobos were the first to Sports Editor sley’s decisions no longer role in that decision as well. Better flavor: offer Locksley a head coach- Sam Aselstine affected just him. He was The man, who believes orange or cherry? ing job. Reporters married with four children. he has one shot at being a Kia’s involvement in her Greg Archuleta, “Man, I was nervous,” Opportunities for black husband’s career, which was Locksley recalls of that night. head coach, chose to lead a head coaches in the Division Rick Wright program that hasn’t won a the biggest factor. “I kept saying, ‘I can’t do this, I-A ranks are slim. “He said it was just an inter- Designer I can’t do this.’ ” conference championship in Only seven of the 120 Divi- 45 years. view and that was that,” Kia Beth Trujillo In fact, he undid his deci- sion I-A head coaches are recalls of the initial contact Talk about a scary Cover photo sion. Locksley called Gators black. from UNM. “But after he proposition. Roberto E. Rosales coach the next “Being a minority, I was mentioned it, I got online and morning and backed out. “I think for Mike, he has a probably just going to get one did research on New Mexico. I That’s when Locksley’s voice chance to come in and really shot at being a head coach, called him and told him, ‘You of reason intervened. put his mark on a program, unless I was successful,” need to forget about Syracuse; ON THE COVER: Mike “I was at home and my wife mold it and shape it in his Locksley says. we need to go to New Mexico. Locksley is embarking came up to me and basically own name,” Kia says. “We’re That he felt UNM was the And he was like, ‘What?’ here because he was afforded on his first season as the called me out,” Locksley said place he could have success “I said, ‘Oh my gosh, let me that opportunity here.” head coach of a football of his wife, Kia. “She said, speaks to his belief in the uni- give you some facts.’ There ‘You’ve never been afraid of Likewise, UNM athletics versity. Had Locksley waited program, the University was just so much information anything in your life. You director Paul Krebs put him- two more days, he might’ve that I said this is the place for of . need to do what’s best for self out on a limb in hiring a been running the show at your career.’ ” first-time head coach. Krebs Syracuse. See LOCKSLEY on PAGE 3 September 2009 3 LOBO FOOTBALL COACH LOCKSLEY Locksley Survived Mean D.C. Streets from PAGE 2 was a team captain and earned “Under , the football team defensive most valuable player part of me came alive,” Locksley says. us. We’ve got to go here.” 2009 SCHEDULE honors. Before he graduated, Mike “I learned more football in the two UNM offered Locksley the job Dec. became a father for the second time. years I was with Friedgen on offense 7 and gave him 24 hours to decide. He Sep. 5 at Texas A&M 5 p.m. Locksley says that his early experi- than anywhere I’d ever been.” quickly called Syracuse. Sep. 12 Tulsa 6 p.m. ences have helped him become a Locksley, however, made that dif- “That other place said, ‘Can better guide and adviser to his own ficult decision to leave Friedgen and you wait until Wednesday?’ They Sep. 19 Air Force 5:30 p.m. players. Maryland to coach under Ron Zook were still interviewing some other Sep. 26 NMSU 8 p.m. “One of the benefits of my back- at Florida because he thought he was candidates. ground,” he says, “is there’s very few being pigeonholed only as a great “This job was attractive enough Oct. 3 at Texas Tech 5 p.m. things that a player can come in, sit in recruiter with the Terrapins. to me that I didn’t want to wait and I Oct. 10 at Wyoming noon my office and say to me that I haven’t Locksley called Friedgen, who was wasn’t willing to wait.” experienced, seen or done.” in Hawaii coaching in the Hula Bowl Oct. 24 UNLV 6 p.m. to tell him he was leaving, called back Cream rises to the top (homecoming) On the fast track to say he was staying and then called again to say he was, in fact, going. Locksley’s ascension to UNM foot- Oct. 31 at SDSU 5:30 p.m. A short time after he completed his ball’s head honcho is one of those sto- senior year on the football team, at “We were really lucky coach Fried- ries worthy of movie-script material. Nov. 7 at Utah 4 p.m. age 22, Locksley got a full-time assis- gen happened to be out of town at the time,” Zook says with a laugh. Born on Christmas Day in 1969 to Nov. 14 BYU noon tant job coaching defensive backs and Mike and Venita Locksley in Wash- special teams for Combs, who was Locksley spent two years with ington D.C., Locksley’s father desert- Nov. 21 Colo. State 4 p.m. now the Towson head coach. Zook before Zook was fired in 2003. Locksley stayed on at Florida under ed the family when the younger Mike Nov. 28 at TCU 11 a.m. “He had a great football IQ,” says — the third of four children — was Combs, now an assistant at Johns until Zook resurfaced at Illinois and offered Locksley his first entering the sixth grade. Left Venita Ticket information: 925-LOBO; Hopkins. “And you could tell he had a position. and the kids homeless. schedules subject to change tremendous personality. As a player, Locksley credits Zook for preparing The D.C. street life sucked up older All times Mountain he got along with every player on brothers Bryant and Eric; both served the team, from every walk of life. I him to become a head coach. time in prison. Locksley says several think that’s why he’s a tremendous Zook politely disagrees. of his friends were shot and killed recruiter. He can relate to all societies “I appreciate him making that com- tor when Locksley played. Bol was a ment, but Mike Locksley’s done every- while he grew up there. 7-foot-7, 225-pound and rail-thin NBA of people.” He says his involvement in the local Locksley picked up things from thing for himself,” Zook says. “Very player from 1985-1994. seldom did I make a major decision chapter of the Boys and Girls Club Locksley also became a father his every coaching stop that he’s incorpo- saved him from a similar fate. Lock- rated into his own style. without running it by him and getting freshman year, his then-girlfriend his opinion.” sley played every sport imaginable, Cheryl Hansberry giving birth to Under Chuck Shelton at Pacific, but the club taught him life lessons as Mike Jr. (Locksley clarifies he’s not Locksley first heard the mantra, Lobo Football 101 well and even helped get him a job on “Junior” because he and his father “Work for the job you have, not the Capitol Hill. have different middle names). one you want.” Locksley now must form a bond Locksley made his way through Bal- Mike then was a senior when he met at Maryland, with the what he calls the “Lobo lou High School and went to Division Kia on her first day of school at a fresh- coined the phrase, “I want to take kids Nation.” He started quickly, getting I-AA Towson on a football scholarship man orientation barbecue. Kia says she where they can’t take themselves aca- on the Albuquerque/Rio Grande Boys as a 6-foot, 160-pound safety. resisted Mike’s charms for all of a week demically, athletically and socially.” and Girls Club Board of Directors. “I called him ‘Manute Bol,’” says before agreeing to a date. The two have Locksley credits Ralph Friedgen, Locksley says new coaching staffs former Towson head coach Gordy been together ever since. who succeeded Vanderlinden, for rais- generally require three or four years Combs, who was defensive coordina- ing his football IQ exponentially. By the end of that year, Locksley See LOCKSLEY on PAGE 10 4 September 2009 LOBO FOOTBALL ERIK COOK What’s Cookin? Lobo lineman Erik Cook shares his likes, dislikes in music, food and movies

By Greg Archuleta Journal Staff Writer Cook Bio enior center Erik Erik Cook is considered Cook is about to play the Lobos’ most talented Sin front of the largest player and their most NFL crowd for a football draft-eligible player. game in his career. He thinks Saturday’s season opener Number: 69 could be one of his favorite Height/Weight: 6-6/318 memories as a football Position: Center player. Year: SR The Cibola High School Hometown/High school: product shares some of his Albuquerque/Cibola other likes and dislikes — on Birthdate: 07/05/1987 and off the field. Notes: One of the premier JOURNAL: What’s the best OL in the Mountain MWC part about being a Lobo foot- and leader of the Lobos’ ball player? offensive line group, COOK: Just playing college dubbed The Hitmen...2009 football in my hometown. All-America and Rimington There’s nothing better than Trophy (best center) coming out here and playing candidate. in front of all your family and friends. JOURNAL: What’s the worst don’t like? part about being a Lobo foot- ball player? COOK: Not really. I have an COOK: We don’t get as open mind to music. much respect as we deserve, JOURNAL: Favorite movie? I think, especially in this COOK: “The Program” is conference with the big three one of my favorite college (TCU, Brigham Young, Utah) football movies. and in the nation, too. I feel JOURNAL: Do you have a we don’t get much respect. favorite cartoon character? JOURNAL: Do students on campus recognize who you COOK: I don’t know if you are? consider him a cartoon COOK: Some do. Some character, but I like Cookie don’t. As linemen, we’re big- monster. ger than normal. If they’re JOURNAL: Why is that? football fans, they recognize COOK: Just because it’s you. A lot of people recognize been in my family so long. me for my brother (Ryan, My dad has a Cookie Monster an offensive lineman for the tattoo. My brother’s been Minnesota Vikings). called, “Cookie Monster,” JOURNAL: What do they I’ve been called “Cookie talk about? Monster.” COOK: It’s all been good. Everything’s been about foot- JOURNAL: Can we find you ball. I get a lot of questions on YouTube, other than in about my brother — how he your Lobo uniform? likes (teammate Brett) Favre. COOK: I hope not. It’s all positive. JOURNAL: What are you JOURNAL: Who’s your looking forward to most favorite NFL team? about your Texas A&M trip? COOK: My favorite NFL JOURNAL FILE COOK: Just the experience. team ... if I don’t say the Lobo center Erik Cook is widely considered the Lobos’ strongest candidate for the NFL draft. I was reading the other day Vikings, I guess I’ll say San that this is going to be the Diego. JOURNAL: What’s your lo mein noodles. I like pastas, stand olives! third-largest crowd we’ve JOURNAL: I thought you favorite class at UNM? pretty much JOURNAL: What kind of (the Lobos) ever played in. were going to say the team COOK: I don’t know. I’m music do you listen to? JOURNAL: Any food you There’s nothing greater than that drafts you. doing a bunch of (commu- hate? COOK: I listen to all kinds: playing in front of a crowd COOK: I don’t want to go nication and journalism) COOK: I hate olives! I can’t country, hip-hop, rock, I have like that. It’s going to be an that far yet, but yeah, if we’re classes. stand olives. I’m not a big a wide variety of music. As amazing experience. I know going to throw that out there, JOURNAL: What’s your fish guy, either. I think I’m long as it sounds good to me, a lot of people in Texas; the one who decides to pick favorite food? allergic to something. I don’t I’ll listen to it. they’re excited to see us play me. COOK: I like spaghetti and like fish and I definitely can’t JOURNAL: Any music you at Kyle Field. Great stadium. September 2009 5 LOBO FOOTBALL KEY PLAYERS Several Lobos Crucial for Team Success By Greg Archuleta a more traditional 4-3 scheme that ROLAND BRUNO: The senior wide sole responsibility will be to get Journal Staff Writer focuses on proper fundamentals, receiver from Beaumont, Texas around the edge. He’s shown the players responsible for holding (150 miles from College Station), quickness to do that throughout The University of New Mexico their respective positions and has excelled during fall camp and preseason practice. DENNIS football team heads into the 2009 limiting the big play. been the most consistent pass- CARMEN MESSINA: A 6-2, season with a theme that a comic UNM also will rely on as many catcher. book super villain would love. 222-pound sophomore middle line- as 17 redshirts or true freshmen The shifty 5-10, 168-pound backer, the Addison, Ill., native Riddle me this, riddle me that. to help facilitate those changes — Bruno is a good fit for the spread And while you’re at it, riddle me also should be involved in more show as much youth as any time option, that tries to get the football plays this season. the other, too. during Long’s era. to its playmakers in space. A for- The Lobos have so many ques- Whether the Lobos’ current mer walk-on, Bruno has 45 career Messina, who also steps into a tions heading into the 2009 sea- players can adapt to considerably receptions for 428 yards. starting role in 2009, was required son, that it’s nearly impossible to different schemes will start to be DEMOND DENNIS: Talk about to take on as many blockers as he know how much success they can answered this weekend in Col- shifty, with speed. The 5-9 could under the previous defensive have under first-year coach Mike LATCHISON lege Station, Texas, against Texas 196-pound true freshman from scheme. This year, he’ll have the Locksley. A&M. Atlanta stepped onto the field for ability to roam the field, use his Which is why Mountain West fall camp and started running speed to chase the football and use Conference media pegged UNM The following players will be away ... from every Lobo defender his Arnold Schwarzenegger-like seventh in their preseason poll key in helping UNM make a suc- during every practice. guns to put the hurt on runners. over the summer — the lowest cessful transition. the Lobos have been projected in : The 6-foot- Dennis was a Class 3A All-State IAN CLARK: The 6-2, 215-pound nine years. 3, 206-pound senior quarterback tailback at Carver High School in senior free safety out of Highland Locksley changed every facet of has started 22 games during the Georgia, rushing for 1,627 yards High School must help protect an the program in replacing longtime past three seasons, but he is com- on only 125 carries. That’s an inexperienced corps of corner- boss . Offensively, ing back from offseason knee sur- average of 13 yards per carry, for backs. Clark, however, also has a MESSINA UNM has changed from a ball- gery that wiped out the final eight the mathematically challenged. penchant for make plays close to control, ground-oriented attack games of the 2008 season. JAYMAR LATCHISON: The 6-3, the line of scrimmage because of designed to eat up the clock and Porterie, whose hometown of 245-pound sophomore defensive his instincts for the ball. shorten the game to a no-huddle, Port Arthur, Texas, is less than end from New York steps into a He also was the second-leading up-tempo spread attack designed 200 miles east of College Station, starting role after collecting 2½ punt-returner in the nation last to create chaos for opposing also is learning his fourth offen- sacks as a backup last season. year with a school-record 19.8 defenses. sive scheme in five years. Latchison should be a beneficia- yards per return. Clark’s produc- On the other side of the ball, However, he did have a 3,000- ry of the switch to the 4-3. With the tion, however, will be determined the Lobos have turned in Long’s yard passing season in 2007 under defensive line primarily respon- by his health. He’s had shoulder unique 3-3-5 design that empha- then first-year coordinator Dave sible for putting pressure on the injuries, and dislocated his left sized controlled chaos in favor of Baldwin. opposing quarterback, Latchison’s shoulder during fall camp. CLARK GO LOBOS! Time to howl? Keep perfect time with these latest selections from Cheering you Lobo supporters on to victory for 60 years! Go Lobos!

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OFFENSE DEFENSE Head coach Mike Locksley took a play out of his massive playbook and has given a basic description to illustrate Locksley then counters with a defense UNM might run against such a play — spread offenses are the rage these some of the inner workings of his spread offensive scheme. days in ; six teams the Lobos will face this season ran variations of the spread — to detail the objectives on that side of the ball.

We’re a no-huddle attack In this particular play: We will operate our base out of a four In this particular play: of multiple tempos that defensive lineman look with three allow us to attack. ■ The quarterback has a drop-back concept out of a 2x2 formation (double wide receivers on both linebackers, two safeties and two ■ We would be in a base 4-3 alignment. Our safeties would be in a two-deep look sides of the formation). cornerbacks. (covering the deep halves of the field to prevent long passes). The offensive play comes in from the sidelines. The ■ The quarterback takes a five-step, timed drop from shotgun formation. Based on the coverage he We have the ability based on the personnel ■ The defensive linemen are up-the-field penetrators. The defensive ends are offense aligns in formation, reads after the snap, he begins his progression for the route. Every receiver route has a starting point of the offense to go to a 4-2 with five responsible for containing the quarterback. and ending point, all based on coverage as well as down and distance. and the quarterback looks defensive backs, called our “nickel,” or a 3-2 ■ Our linebackers are guys that can run and hit. We like our outside linebackers to over and is directed to run ■ In this play, the quarterback would read the weak-side linebacker and high-low him with the Z and Y with six defensive backs. be athletic enough to play in space. Our Mike (middle) linebacker must be a physical the play or change the play receivers. The running back would be his last option, or checkdown. If the offense huddles, we will huddle. plugger. Donovan Porterie as directed by offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey. A defensive coach will signal the front call ■ The cornerbacks in our defense must have speed and athleticism to play man- is learning a new coverage, yet be physical enough to tackle. system under — where we align our defensive linemen Mike Locksley. and linebackers — as well as our coverage ■ The safeties are athletic and physical. They must be able to play in the box as well assignment in the secondary. as deep-half technique. They coordinate with the linebackers in run and pass support.

— Mike Locksley, UNM head coach (as explained to Greg Archuleta)

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miracle, as defined RICK WRIGHT his first head-coaching gig by Noah Webster, at Bowling Green, so that Adoesn’t have to was encouraging from a involve the divine miracle-worker standpoint. or supernatural. It also Krebs’ track record at UNM can be just “an extremely in hiring coaches for other remarkable achievement or sports has been impressive, event,” or “an unexpected too. piece of luck.” He settled on Locksley, who A miracle worker, as brought with him a glossy defined by former UNM Of the Journal résumé from assistant- football coach Rocky Long, is  coaching stops at Maryland, someone who can do what his Florida (no, not under Meyer) 11-season, steady-as-she-goes Young all are ranked in the and Illinois. stewardship failed to do: take national preseason Top 25, But is he that miracle the Lobos to the top of the divine and/or supernatural worker? might be understating the Here’s what I see: Locksley standings. situation. OK, now for that other has dramatically changed Based on both history the culture within the UNM and the present reality, question. Is Locksley the guy JOURNAL FILE who can do for UNM what program — something Long that indeed would be a all but admitted had to Rocky Long said upon his resignation that a miracle worker was remarkable achievement/ Urban Meyer did for Utah, needed to find true success with the UNM football program. or at least what Harry Potter happen if that elusive next event. A little luck wouldn’t level were to be reached. hurt, either, in a program did for Hogwarts? Locksley has revamped hiring process, and that he’d Demond Dennis the miracle that has come to expect none. Late last fall, even before not just the offense and seen in Meyer when he hired recruit that he appears to be? But then, if it’s true that one he stepped down, Long was defense, but the conditioning him at Bowling Green. Nor Have the large gentlemen in makes one’s own luck, UNM talking about the need for program and the practice do I see the depth of on-field the trenches learned their football rarely has done so. a miracle-worker coach to talent that Meyer inherited new assignments well? Can finish the job he’d started at tempo. The first four days As for the divine/ of preseason practice, the from Ron McBride, his Locksley’s spread offense (if supernatural: Sure, Noah his alma mater. Exhibit A, he predecessor at Utah. that’s really what it is) light said, was Meyer, the guy who innovative new coach split says a miracle doesn’t have the team into two groups to Football miracles, when up the scoreboard, as he to involve those. But they’re took Utah to an undefeated they happen, are built upon pledged when he was hired in season and a BCS bowl allow younger players more definitely No. 1 and No. 2 in repetitions. Last Saturday, the mundane: talent, work December? his rankings. victory in 2004. Meyer then ethic, freedom from injury. If the answers to all the left for Florida, where he a week before the season And when regarding a opener at Texas A&M, he Can quarterback Donovan above are yes, at least a mini- program that hasn’t won hasn’t done badly, either. Porterie stay healthy and miracle could be at hand. Meyer being thus put his troops through a a conference title since simulated game. perform consistently? Can If the answers are no, or 1964 — division titles don’t unavailable for the New his receivers — not a Marcus maybe, or ask again later, Here’s what I haven’t count — one can’t help but Mexico job, UNM athletics Smith or a Travis Brown there’s always next year. seen, at least not yet: the think divine or ghostly director Paul Krebs set about among them — get open For Lobo fans, there always off-the-field charisma and intervention might be finding the next-best thing. It and catch the ball? Is true has been. savvy that Krebs said he necessary. was Krebs who’d given Meyer freshman running back was looking for during the The questions before us now, though, are these: Does first-year Lobos coach Longest Drive Mike Locksley fit Long’s description of miracle worker, and what should be CHAMPIONSHIP the definition of “miracle” in th th Locksley’s maiden voyage? September 12 and 13 Taking the second question first, it would seem — based on preseason estimates — that the Lobos’ miracle bar is Balloon Park Driving Range lower than a snake’s belly in Golf Training Center a wagon-wheel rut. New Mexico 9401 Balloon Museum Drive The pollsters, pundits and prognosticators have Sports Authority Inviting All Ages! ranked the Lobos no higher Prizes in 16 categories than seventh and as low as ninth, that’s dead last, in the would like MWC. If Locksley were to Saturday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. guide UNM to even a sixth- Preliminary Qualifying place finish, even that might to welcome Sunday: 1 p.m. qualify as a small miracle. ToP 10 finalS If the Lobos were to finish as high as fourth, that would all Lobo fans to Call 857-8437 or 311 be David Copperfield/Lance for more information Burton material. Albuquerque! Sponsored by: Top three? Considering City of Albuquerque that Mountain West bullies Parks and Recreation TCU, Utah and Brigham September 2009 9 LOBO FOOTBALL ASST. COACHES

DARRELL DICKEY TOBY NEINAS CHESTON MIKE DEGORY (Tennessee 2003) (Kansas State 1983) — (Missouri 1995) — Special BLACKSHEAR (Florida 2006) — Centers, — Quarterbacks Offensive coordinator Teams, LBs Guards (Florida 2000) — Offensive ■ Fourth year as a collegiate ■ 29th year as a collegiate ■ 14th year as a collegiate ■ Third year as a collegiate Line, TEs and high school coach (age coach (age 49) coach (age 37) coach (age 26) ■ Seventh year as a collegiate 30) ■ Most recently offensive ■ Most recently special teams ■ Most recently a graduate coach (age 31) ■ Most recently offensive coordinator at Utah State coordinator (2005-08) and assistant at Illinois (2007-08) ■ Most recently offensive line coordinator/ (2007-08) outside linebackers (2008) on Locksley’s offensive staff (2007-08) quarterback ■ Head coach at North Texas coach at San Diego State ■ Helped mold one of the top and tight coach at (1998-2006) ■ Coached Tyler Schmitt, who offensive lines in the nation ends (2006) North Atlanta ■ Guided was the only at Illinois, which finished fifth coach at High School the Mean deep snap- nationally in both rushing Columbia (2008) and Green to four per taken offense and fewest sacks ■ Graduate coach for consecutive in the 2008 allowed in 2007 assistant at Elite 11 conference NFL Draft ■ Four-year center at Florida, Illinois (2005) Quarterback champi- (6th round) starting a school-record 50 and Florida Camps onships ■ Coached games in his college career (2002-04), (2007-08), Nike Football Train- between Honorable (2001-05) working with the offensive line ing Camps (2007-08) and 2001-04 Mention ■ Two-year team captain and and tight ends Nike Combine Tour (2008) ■ North Texas posted a 25-1 All-America ■ played in four Coached with Mike Locksley ■ Coached and evaluated over conference record between punter Michael Hughes, who bowl games at both schools 1,000 quarterbacks, including 2001-04 ranked 11th nationally in punt- ■ First team ■ Four-year letterman at over 30 Division I signees ■ Led UNT to 2002 New ing average All-America Florida (1995-99), starting 28 ■ Owns Playmakers Sports, Orleans Bowl victory (24-19 ■ Also coached tight ends and all-SEC times in 41 games at offen- a company specializing in over Cincinnati) (2006-07) honoree, and sive guard sports event planning, quar- ■ UNT produced back-to-back ■ Inside linebackers (2004- Rimington ■ Second-team all-SEC hon- terback training and skills NCAA rushing leaders (Patrick 05) and defensive line (2002- Trophy finalist oree as a senior development Cobbs, 2003; Jamario Thom- 03) coach at Temple ■ in 2005 Recipient of the 1999 Fergie ■ Led the 13-0 Volunteers to as, 2004) ■ Owls were ranked 15th ■ Second- Ferguson Award given to the the 1998 national champion- ■ Former quarterback at Kansas nationally in run defense in team all-SEC in 2003 and Gator senior with the most lead- ship with a victory over Florida State, led the Wildcats to the 2002 2004 and Freshman All-Ameri- ership, character and courage State in the Fiesta Bowl 1982 Independence Bowl, the ■ Coached defensive tackle ■ can in 2002 Competed in four January ■ Set what was then the NCAA school’s first Dan Klecko, the 2002 Big ■ Academic All-American (2005) bowl games, playing for the record for consecutive com- East Conference Defensive ■ Mike Locksley was the RB national championship in the pletions (24) in 1998 Player of the Year 1996 Sugar Bowl coach at Florida his sopho- DOUG MALLORY ■ Led Tennessee to its sec- more and junior years ond consecutive BCS bowl in ■ Super Prep All-American at (Michigan, 1988) — Defen- GEORGE BARLOW 1999 (Fiesta) sive Coordinator RUBIN CARTER Palm Bay (Fla.) High School ■ Played four years in the NFL ■ 21st year as a collegiate (Marshall, 1990) — Defensive (Miami, 1975) — Defensive (Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Oak- coach (age 44) Backs Line J.B. GERALD land) and in NFL Europe ■ Most recently co-defensive ■ 19th year as a collegiate ■ 21st year as a collegiate and ■ Led the Rhein Fire to an NFL coordinator (2008) and defen- coach professional (Colgate, 2004) — Wide Europe best 7-3 record and sive backs coach (2005-08) ■ Most recently assistant head coach (age Receivers/Recruiting berth in the World Bowl at LSU coach/ Coordinator 56) ■ Played two seasons in the ■ Tigers fin- and safeties ■ Most ■ Fifth year as a collegiate coach Canadian Football League ished 32nd coach at recently head (age 26) with the Winnipeg Blue Bomb- nationally in James Madi- coach at ■ Most ers (2004-05) total defense son (2004- Florida A&M recently (325.5 08) (2005-07) offensive yards/game), ■ Also ■ NFL defen- quality con- TROY HATTON 17th in rush- coached trol coach sive line (Illinois, ing defense defensive at Illinois coach for the New York Jets 1998) — (110.2 line (2002- (2008) on (2001-03), Washington Red- Football yards/game) and 42nd in 03) and run- Mike Lock- skins (1999-2000) and Den- Strength & pass efficiency defense ning backs sley’s offen- ver Broncos (1987-88) Conditioning (116.6 rating) in 2008 (1999-2001) sive staff ■ Coached Pro Bowl players Coach ■ LSU was No. 3 in the nation ■ James Madison (12-2) was ■ Graduate assistant at Penn John Abraham, Shawn Ellis, ■ Most in pass efficiency defense the top-ranked team in the State under from Marco Coleman, Greg recently from 2005-07, leading the FCS last year before falling in 2005-07 Kragen, Rulon Jones and Karl assistant SEC in 2005 and 2006 the playoff semifinals ■ Coached in the 2005 Orange Mecklenburg strength ■ LSU ranked No. 1 in the SEC ■Spent three years at Okla- Bowl, 2006 Outback Bowl and ■ Defensive line coach at coach at Illinois, working with and No. 3 in the nation in homa, coaching outside 2007 Alamo Bowl Temple (2004), Maryland football from 2005-08 pass defense (145.7 yards/ linebackers/strong safeties (1997-98) and San Jose State ■ Wide receiver and punt/kick game) in 2006 (1998) and as a defensive (1995-96) returner at Colgate (2000-03) ■ Coached in 2008 BCS graduate assistant (1996-97) ■ Finished with 113 ■ 12-year DT for the Denver New Staff National Championship Game ■ Defensive coordinator at Broncos (1975-1986) catches for 1,334 yards (W, 38-24 vs. State), West Virginia State (1995) ■ Played on five AFC West and 9 touchdowns in his First-year UNM head 2007 Sugar Bowl (W, 41-14 and defensive line coach at Championship teams and in two 43-game career football coach Mike Lock- vs. Notre Dame) and 2005 Hutchison Community College Super Bowls (1978, 1987) as ■ Helped Colgate (15-1) reach sley has replaced all 10 Peach Bowl (W, 40-3 vs. (1994) a key member of the Broncos’ the 2003 Division I-AA national assistant coaches. Miami) famed “Orange Crush” defense championship game 10 September 2009 LOBO FOOTBALL ROSTER

No. Name Ht./Wt. Pos. Yr. 39 Joe Stoner 5-10/224 LB FR 84 Ty Kirk 6-1/181 WR FR 1 Demond Dennis 5-9/196 RB FR 41 Dallas Bollema 6-2/210 LB FR 85 Quintell Solomon 6-1/170 WR FR 2 Emmanuel McPhearson 5-10/184 CB FR 44 Joe Harris 6-2/224 LB FR 88 Johnathan Rainey 6-2/242 DE SO 3 45 Adam Watson 5-10/172 WR FR Terel Anyaibe 6-1/229 LB JR 89 Carmeiris Stewart 6-3/209 WR FR 4 Demarcus Rogers 5-11/170 Ath. FR 46 Spencer Merritt 6-2/220 LB FR 90 Jacori Greer 6-3/240 DL FR 5 Daryl Jones 6-4/211 WR SR 47 Nathan Enriquez 5-11/178 CB FR 6 Anthony Hooks 5-11/175 CB SO 48 Jaymar Latchison 6-3/251 DE SO 91 Brett Kennedy 6-3/260 DT SO 7 Bryant Williams 5-11/205 WR JR 50 Cody Neely 6-3/224 LB JR 92 Reggie Ellis 6-2/285 DT FR 8 Bryant Bruno 5-10/166 WR SR 52 Tim Lutz 6-5/230 DS SO 93 Peter Gardner 6-4/289 DT JR 9 Michael Scarlett 6-1/178 WR SO 53 Kendall Briscoe 6-1/281 DT SR 94 Ahraya Crespin 6-2/259 DT FR 10 Brad Gruner 6-2/226 QB SO 54 Evan Jacobsen 6-1/246 DS FR 96 Frankie Solomon 5-10/185 S SR 11 Clint McPeek 6-2/227 LB SR 55 Tray Hardaway 5-11/212 LB SR 97 Lucas Reed 6-6/215 TE FR 12 B.R. Holbrook 6-3/181 QB FR 56 Mike Cannon 6-4/299 OG JR 98 DeAndre Davis 6-2/269 DE SR 12 James Aho 5-10/191 K SO 56 Julion Conley 6-0/219 LB SO Nelson Musselman 6-0/191 WR FR 13 James Wright 6-0/239 RB SO 57 Mark Hunter 6-1/238 DL FR 14 Adam Miller 6-2/247 P SR 58 Carmen Messina 6-2/222 LB SO Brendan Murphy 6-3/260 OG FR 15 Donovan Porterie 6-3/206 QB SR 59 Seth Johannemann 6-3/232 DE JR Andrew Banks 6-0/200 RB JR 16 Victor James 6-1/199 WR SR 60 Jake Carr 6-3/248 DE FR Gordon Rowe 6-0/171 K FR 17 Freddy Young 6-1/195 CB FR 61 Calvin McDowney 6-4/340 OG FR Alex Bustos 6-0/199 CB JR 18 Chris Hernandez 6-3/184 WR JR 63 Dillon Farrell 6-5/272 OL FR Gilbert Guzman 6-7/230 TE FR 19 Myles Daughtry 6-1/180 WR FR 66 Joshua Taufalele 6-2/313 OG SR Jarred Border 6-0/170 WR FR 21 Kasey Carrier 5-9/175 RB FR 67 Mat McBain 6-4/267 DL FR T.J. Tahti 5-9/198 P FR 23 Terence Brown 6-0/193 RB JR 68 J.V. Mason 6-5/287 OT FR Steve Siciliano 6-2/235 TE SO 25 Tate Smith 6-1/198 QB JR 69 Erik Cook 6-6/318 C SR 26 Frankie Baca 5-0/199 S SR 70 Ben Contreras 6-2/294 C SR Andrew Aho 6-3/215 TE FR 27 Jesse Paulsen 6-1/188 S FR 71 Darryl Johnson 6-4/313 OT FR Matt Raymer 5-9/180 S FR 28 Bubba Forrest 6-1/205 S SO 72 Bryan Wightman 6-6/326 OT SO James Montgomery 6-1/222 LB FR 29 DeShawn Mills 5-10/170 CB FR 73 Karlin Givens 6-4/299 OG JR Thomas Rodriguez 6-0/240 DS FR 30 Ian Clark 6-0/215 S SR 74 Byron Bell 6-5/330 OT SO Patrick Jaquess 6-1/190 FB FR 31 Dante Caro 6-0/174 S FR 75 Jon Washington 6-5/298 OT SO Gus Bowe 5-9/185 RB FR 32 Josh Fussell 6-2/255 FB JR 76 Zayn Bin-Bilal 6-6/326 OT JR Ryan Henderson 6-0/225 LB JR 33 Danny Martin 6-1/210 S SR 77 Maurice Mears 6-3/304 OT JR 34 A.J. Butler 6-0/200 RB FR 78 Ivan Hernandez 6-6/296 OT SR Garrett Hentrup 5-9/210 K SO 35 Ben Skaer 6-0/185 P FR 79 Mike Muñiz 6-3/290 C SO Brian Hill 6-0/203 S JR 37 Chris Biren 6-2/253 FB FR 80 Jonathan Mader 6-5/223 TE FR Daniel Mena 6-1/315 DT FR 38 Edrick Boger 5-11/163 CB FR 82 Nick Wilhelm 5-11/188 WR JR Christian Johnson 5-10/216 DS FR Locksley Says He’s Ready PAGE 3 from been quite a few surprises — obviously, one really big one.” before their fruits of labor Kia says people here have show success on the field. UNM LOBOS yet to see the total Locksley “In the grand scheme of package. He’s funny, a practi- things, I don’t know if this is a cal joker at home. He has a three- or four-year window,” strong religious faith and is Locksley says of the UNM genuine. job. “There are some things Kia recalls a night the two in place here that may enable were at Walgreens during us to do it a little quicker. The their third or fourth year of thing for us is to continue to marriage. educate our fans of the pro- “We’re in line,” she says, cess of developing a lifetime “when we both look down of success, not just one or two the aisle and see this little years.” kid, probably 10 or 11 years Locksley’s first offseason old, grabbing one of those has been educational for him, king-size Snickers bars and to say the least. secretly — or so he thought — He’s luried blue-chip tucked it away in his shirt. BRANCH recruits on unofficial visits to “Mike walked down the UNM. But he’s also had a few aisle, gave the kid a couple of players run afoul of the law. dollars and said, ‘You don’t Locksley, himself, is want to mess up. Do the right LAW FIRM the defendant of an Equal thing. Here’s money; go ahead Employment Opportunity and pay for that.’ We didn’t Commission age-discrimina- know who this kid was.” tion complaint filed by a for- Locksley seemingly has mer administrative assistant. made the right choice his Teams you can count on! “I’ve tried to prepare myself entire life — which could for this opportunity,” Lock- bode well for the Lobo football Proud supporters of UNM athletics for 40 years sley says, “ but there’s still program. September 2009 11 LOBO FOOTBALL FAN GUIDE

There will be a few changes for becomes seats, balloons, beach balls, before kickoff. GROUP TICKETS UNM home football games in very coolers, explosives, fireworks, Contact the ticket office at 2009. Most of the changes are impor- folding chairs, illegal drugs, laser SEASON OR SINGLE (505) 925-5626 for group ticket for the benefit of the fans and tant,” pointers, artificial noisemakers GAME TICKETS information. the environment. The result of said UNM such as horns, drums, bells, Season tickets are available the ongoing renovations to the athletics whistles, etc. per Mountain West through Sept. 18 at the Lobo STUDENT TICKETS Pit precipitated these changes. director Paul Krebs. “The rev- Conference rules. Pets (except Ticket Office at 1155 University, Tickets are free for all UNM enue we generate from parking service animals assisting those located at the northwest corner students enrolled in at least six PARKING/TRAFFIC FLOW will be used to enhance the light- with disabilities), weapons of any of University and César Chávez, hours. UNM students will be ■ To encourage fans to ride ing and condition of the parking kind, any other item that in the and online at www.unmtickets. able to pick up student tickets together, there will a parking lots. judgment of game management com. Ticket office hours are before the game and also be charge of $5 per car; however, staff poses a safety hazard or 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday able to enter at any gate. Log on it’s free to vehicles with four UNIVERSITY STADIUM detracts from the ability of oth- through Friday. Individual game to www.golobos.com for more or more passengers. Close to GUIDELINES ers to enjoy the event. Prohibited tickets are available: information. 1,000 parking spots have been Gates at University Stadium items must be returned to the ■ Online at unmtickets.com open 1½ hours before the lost because of construction). owner’s vehicle or discarded. ■ By calling 925-5858 or toll-free UNIVERSITY ■ Traffic-flow patterns will be scheduled game time. Tailgate Any unlawful items are subject to at 1-800-955-HOWL more structured before and after lots open six hours prior to the confiscation, and the person in ■ At the Lobo Ticket Office STADIUM POLICY games, providing easier and start time of games. For secu- possession of such items is sub- ■ At the UNM Bookstore & INFORMATION quicker access. rity reasons, once you exit the ject to ejection from the stadium ■ At all Albertsons Albuquerque ■ Additional security will be in the stadium you may not re-enter. In and/or arrest. locations BAG POLICY/SECURITY parking lots to ensure organiza- order to ensure adequate seat- ■ On game day six hours before Bags of reasonable size (as tion and safety. ing, everyone must have a ticket kickoff at the northeast cor- determined by event staff) will ■ Because of the premium being for admission into University Sta- ner ticket office of University be allowed into the stadium, but placed on individual parking dium. Please arrive early! Stadium. all bags will be searched. places, fans will not be able to Fans are encouraged to bring For more information call the block off or save multiple park- ONLY necessary items to football ticket office at (505) 925-5626. BANNERS/SIGNS ing spaces for other vehicles … games at University Stadium. Banners and signs are allowed however, fans can purchase an WILL CALL inside University Stadium pro- extra pass for a tent, grill, etc. ALL ATHLETIC VENUES Located at the northeast corner vided they are of reasonable size LIST OF PROHIBITED (as determined by event staff) ■ The RailRunner will have spe- ITEMS of the stadium at Gate 7 for the cial gameday options and ABQ general public, player guests, and contain no advertising, The following items will not be Ride will continue to provide high school coaches and visiting offensive material or language. allowed into any UNM Athletic shuttle service from Lot T. teams. Department Venue: See LOBO FOOTBALL “With the Pit construction, we GATES on PAGE 12 ■ Food, water or beverages of are losing a significant percent- University stadium opens its any kind age of parking spaces, so effec- gates 1½ hours before kickoff. ■ Cans, bottles, alcohol, baby tive use of the remaining spaces Tailgate lots open six hours

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