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New Mexico

Bob Davie inherited a massive rebuilding job at New Mexico. He replaced Mike Locksley, who went 2-26 before being fired midway through the 2011 season. Davie is 7-18 in two seasons. The belief is that a foundation is in place for a return to winning, but will it happen this season? Perhaps not, unless a leaky defense can be fixed.

New Mexico Runs Over Air Force

Some guys have all the luck. Wiz correspondent Greg Laughlin took in Friday night's Air Force-New Mexico game in Albuquerque and had the opportunity to meet Kathleen Danzer, the reigning Miss New Mexico.

Oh, that reminds us. They did play a game. The Lobos beat the Falcons, 45-37, despite completing only one pass. But that completion did go for a 28-yard touchdown. New Mexico did nearly all of its damage with the run game, which totaled 451 yards.

There are more images after the jump.

New Mexico

New Mexico boasts the nation's leading rusher in Kasey Carrier after Saturday's 42-35 overtime victory at Texas El Paso. Carrier ran for 291 yards and four touchdowns and has 345 yards in two games. That's 19 more than Jamaal Williams of Brigham Young.

Next up for Bob Davie's Lobos is a trip to Pittsburgh.

Thanks to Greg.

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End of the Road for Locksley

They're cranking up the search committee in Albuquerque after New Mexico announced Sunday that it had fired Mike Locksley as coach. The move will reportedly cost the school around $450,000.

Locksley's firing came after a string of embarrassing defeats and off-field incidents, including one Saturday when a minor was arrested for drunk driving in a car registered to Meiko and Kia Locksley, Mike Locksley's son and wife.

Life and Times of New Mexico Coach Mike Locksley

He was sued by a former administrative assistant for sexual harassment, a case that was settled out of court. He punched his receivers coach during a coaches meeting, an incident that resulted in a 10-day suspension. There was an altercation with the sports editor of the student newspaper and allegations afterward of an attempted coverup. He has a 2-26 record as coach, including Saturday's 48-45 overtime loss to Division I-AA Sam Houston State.

Despite a string of embarrassing incidents, Mike Locksley remains coach at New Mexico.

Then came Saturday night, when a minor was arrested for drunk driving in a car registered to Locksley, according to police.

Josh Butts was pulled over by Albuquerque police after speeding and nearly hitting a pedestrian in front of University Stadium. He did not have a driver's license and failed a field sobriety test. Police say his blood alcohol level registered at 0.16, twice the legal limit. Three other minors also were in the vehicle and showed signs of impairment. Although two were released, one of the passengers became hostile toward police and also was arrested.

The university released a statement early Sunday saying the car was actually registered to Lockley's son, Meiko, a former high school teammate of Butts. Meiko is a walk-on defensive back for the Lobos. Butts, who initially said he was a Lobo recruit on a visit, later recanted his story.

New Mexico Beat Reporter Is Reassigned

The Albuquerque Journal has reassigned Greg Archuleta after the New Mexico football beat reporter sent an inappropriate email to Lobo running back Demond Dennis.

In the Oct. 4 email, Archuleta asked Dennis about his status with the team and suggested it might be "a step in the right direction" if Dennis quit. The running back turned the email over to team officials, who contacted the Journal.

"While Greg was trying to do his job by finding out whether an important member of the team had left, the email itself crossed the line when it suggested that it would be better if Mr. Dennis quit," editor Kent Walz said. You can view the story by clicking here, but the newspaper has a paywall.