New Mexico Bowl about to get underway.
The New Mexico Bowl gets underway shortly, with 8-4 New Mexico going up against 6-6 Nevada. It’ll be interesting to see how New Mexico plays without star running back Rodney Ferguson, who won’t be playing today after being ruled academically ineligible this week.
It’s a signficant blow to New Mexico’s offense and puts a lot of pressure on the Lobos’ defense to slow down Colin Kaepernick and Luke Lippincott.
The game certainly favors Nevada if it gets into a shootout, but the Wolf Pack defense have their own task in handling New Mexico QB Donovan Porterie, who threw for 327 yards and 3 touchdowns in a win over Arizona earlier this season.
Tomorrow, Boise St. takes on East Carolina in the Hawaii Bowl, in a matchup of two of the nation’s top rushers, both named Johnson (Boise’s Ian, East Carolina’s Chris).
Tags: Colin Kaepernick, Donovan Porterie, Luke Lippincott, Nevada Wolf Pack, New Mexico Bowl, New Mexico Lobos, Rodney Ferguson