SATURDAY: UNM at Wyoming, 1:30 p.m., 770 AM/96.3 FM, streaming at Stadium When University of New Mexico senior Joey Noble heard that coach Danny Gonzales des.
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Mountain West Linebackers
Another talented group is featured this week
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Spring football has already started for most Mountain West teams, and the rest will start hitting the field in the next few weeks. We are going to spend the next few months previewing each position group and where each team stands. So far, we have looked at
The Good:
Boise State
The Broncos return all of their linebacker production including super senior Riley Whimpey. Depth should be better; grad transfer Brock Miller is also returning, and we recently learned that he was injured most of last season. Zeke Noa and a great recruiting class should provide some nice depth. Brandon Hawkins has also been making some noise in spring camp.
There was a genuine, loud gasp and an “Ohhhh,” heard from an estimated 4,769 fans when University of New Mexico running back Bobby Cole leaped high and flipped over defenders after a big run on Saturday at University Stadium.
He jumped back up to his feet after the play. He was OK. The UNM football program looked just fine as well after a significant turnout on a warm and sunny afternoon for its Cherry & Silver Game, won 21-0 by the Silver, to end spring football practices. The fans were in masks, socially distanced and only on the home side of the stadium to follow COVID-19 guidelines.