We're Hosting San Diego State this Weekend!
This Week's Cherry Zone Gets You Ready
Hello Lobo Fan!

We're back on our home turf this Saturday versus San Diego State. We kickoff at 815pm MST, so enjoy your Saturday and then come join us for the later kickoff. If you can't make it down to Dreamstyle Stadium, you can watch us on the ESPNU national TV broadcast. And, our UNM Women's Soccer team is playing for the Mountain West Tourney Championship in San Jose, CA at 8pm MST. We'll be sure to have our field announcers keep you posted on their game!

In this week's Cherry Zone, we have some great stories that are extensions of several of our earlier editions. Our man Teton Saltes is the subject of this week's Lobo Pride episode and Aaron Overacker was named to a special watch-list. Here's the full rundown:

Here's what we have for you in this edition:

  • Hear from Coach Davie: Coach Davie's weekly press conference is a must listen before this Saturday's tilt versus SDSU
  • Lobo Pride Episode Features Teton Saltes: We talked about Teton's advocacy episodes earlier in the year now take a deeper dive!
  • Aaron Overacker Named to Walk-on Watch List: We've previously covered our unique New Mexico Man tradition, hear about how one of our walk-ons has gained national recognition
  • Previewing this Week's Opponent: San Diego State Aztecs!
  • Congrats to our Women's Cross-Country and Women's Soccer Teams: Nice job on your successes Coach Franklin and Coach Dyke!
Coach Davie's Weekly Press Conference:
Get Caught Up on SDSU Prep
Listen to Coach Davie reflecting on last week's game at Utah State, the adjustments the Lobos will make going forward and how they're preparing for San Diego State's visit. His interview is a must listen before kickoff!
Lobo Pride Episode Features Teton Saltes, OL
Lobo Pride is a program started in October in conjunction with Frontier & Golden Pride Restaurants that spotlights Lobos past and present and the positive impact they’ve had and are having on the field, on the court, on their school and in our community.

Lobo Pride episode 4 features our very own Teton Saltes, a redshirt sophomore offensive lineman . You probably know about Teton from his exceptional effort on the field. Also, our first Cherry Zone newsletter highlighted Teton's exemplary advocacy work with the Lakota nation over the summer. If you don't recall that story, we encourage you to take a look here .

This Lobo Pride episode takes a deeper look into his background, his pathway to UNM, the advocacy he's undertaken while at UNM and his plans on how he'll make a difference in the future - perhaps as an attorney!
Here's how the episode characterizes Teton's presence on UNM's campus:

"Lobo Football is better for it. Albuquerque is better for it. And in the not too distant future, Native American law might be better off for it."
Aaron Overacker Named to
Burlsworth Trophy Watchlist
We've shared with you Coach Davie's investment in developing a vibrant walk-on program at UNM. In addition to the meaningful contributions made by our walk-ons (many of whom have earned scholarships), the visible culmination of this commitment is our New Mexico Man distinction, in which a New Mexico walk-on carries out our state flag from the tunnel. If you didn't see this earlier in feature, click here to read.

Aaron Overacker is a walk-on and prior New Mexico Man who was one of only 69 walk-on student-athletes to be named to the Burlsworth Trophy watch list. He's a redshirt junior tight-end from La Cueva High School who maintains an incredible 4.0 GPA as a nuclear engineering major!

The Burlsworth Trophy is given to the most outstanding football player in American who began his career as a Walk-On and has shown outstanding performance on the field. Each nominee must have begun his first season of participation with FBS (D1) football program without financial aid of any kind from his university's athletic department. The award, first awarded for the 2010 season, is named for Brandon   Burlsworth , who walked on to the University of Arkansas football program in 1994 and ultimately became an All-American

Read more about Overacker and the history of this award
UNM Football Love Your Lobos Pledge Program
We wanted to remind you of the opportunity to celebrate the good work our student-athletes do on and off the field through our "Love Your Lobos" program. They do a phenomenal job not just on the field, check out what else they do and show your support with metrics you care most about!

In partnership with Sadie's of New Mexico, the "Love Your Lobos" program is a simple way to support our student-athletes in a way that matches what you care about. You can pledge $0.89 for our success in an offensive, defensive or academic category. In return, Sadie's of NM provides you with a $10.00 off coupon for in-store or online purchases! Take a look!
Shout-out to MW Conference Champions
The No. 3 New Mexico women's cross country team won the 2018 Mountain West Cross Country Championship behind top-three finishers and four in the top-10 to earn their 11 th -straight MW team title. Congratulations to the team and Coach Franklin!


Our UNM Women's Soccer team defeated San Diego State last week to claim a share of the Mountain West regular season conference. But, they haven't stopped there! They've won their first two games in the Mountain West conference tournament and play Saturday night in the championship game. Congrats to Coach Dyche and her program!
Learn More About this Week's Opponent
The Lobos are hosting the San Diego State Aztecs this weekend at Dreamstyle Stadium. The kickoff will be at 8.15 pm MT in a prime time matchup. The game will also be broadcasted on ESPNU. We hope to see you in the stadium because it is going to be a beautiful evening under the lights!
Learn more about the Aztecs in our matchup preview

We'll be back in touch soon. Thank you for your support!

Go Lobos!

Brian DeSpain
UNM Football