NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY

New Mexico State, is trying something different to engage — or perhaps even resuscitate — a fan base from the metro area northward. “Albuquerque is going to be our biggest pocket of alums from now until the end of time,” said second-year athletic director Mario Moccia, himself a former Aggie. And so NMSU paid $12,000 to rent the Santa Ana Star Center for Monday night’s game. It’s selling tickets for as much as $50, “which actually are selling really well,” Moccia said, and as low as $5. If sympathetic fans can’t make it Monday but want to help, Moccia suggest buying $5 tickets that NMSU will redistribute to elementary school kids. – Randy Harrison. abqjournal. Read More.