New Mexico hires Bronco Mendenhall as its new football coach; formerly coached BYU and Virginia
1 year ago

New Mexico hires Bronco Mendenhall as its new football coach; formerly coached BYU and Virginia

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico hired Bronco Mendenhall as its new head football coach Wednesday. The 57-year-old Mendenhall compiled a 135-81 record over 17 seasons at BYU and Virginia and was 7-7 in bowl games before he stepped away from coaching following the 2021 season. He’s the 33rd head coach in New Mexico’s football history and succeeds Danny Gonzales, who was fired Nov. 25 after a 4-8 season at his alma mater. “Coach Mendenhall has twice taken over programs that were struggling, turning them into winning, championship programs.” All 11 of Mendenhall’s BYU teams went to a bowl and he guided Virginia to three bowl games, including the Orange Bowl in 2019.

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New Mexico hires Idaho football coach Jason Eck to replace Bronco Mendenhall
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New Mexico hires Idaho football coach Jason Eck to replace Bronco Mendenhall

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico hired Idaho football coach Jason Eck on Saturday to replace Bronco Mendenhall, a day after Eck’s Vandals dropped out of the FCS playoffs. “I know that the university community, students, alumni, Lobo Nation and greater Albuquerque and New Mexico communities are eager for success and I cannot wait to give that to them.” Mendenhall left …

Utah State to hire Bronco Mendenhall as coach after 1 year with New Mexico: Sources
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Utah State to hire Bronco Mendenhall as coach after 1 year with New Mexico: Sources

New York Times  

Utah State is expected to hire New Mexico head coach Bronco Mendenhall as its new head coach, multiple people briefed on the situation told The Athletic. A Utah native, Mendenhall went 99-43 in 11 seasons as BYU’s head coach from 2005 to ’15, then went 36-38 as Virginia’s head coach from 2016 to ’21, highlighted by an Orange Bowl appearance …

Tony Sanchez introduced as New Mexico State’s head football coach after 2 seasons as receivers coach
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Tony Sanchez introduced as New Mexico State’s head football coach after 2 seasons as receivers coach

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LAS CRUCES, N.M. — New Mexico State didn’t need to look far when searching for a new head football coach. Eleven days after Jerry Kill stepped down after two seasons with the Aggies, Tony Sanchez was officially introduced Wednesday as the program’s 36th head coach. We’ve …

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