N. Mexico St. (5-6) gets waiver for bowl game
New Mexico State is headed to a bowl game after having its waiver to be qualified at 5-6 approved by the NCAA Department I football oversight committee.The Aggies had actually requested the waiver since they couldn’t arrange a game against an 11th FBS opponent, regardless of comprehensive efforts to do so. An Oct. 22 home game against San Jose State was delayed and later on canceled after the death of San Jose State player Camdan McWright in a traffic accident Oct. 21. New Mexico State tried to schedule a game with several
FBS opponents for its open week on Nov. 3 but was unsuccessful, athletic director Mario Moccia informed ESPN today. The school likewise tried to arrange an FBS opponent, including San Jose State, for this Saturday however could not find one ready to play. San Jose State athletic director Jeff Konya wrote a letter to the oversight committee supporting New Mexico State’s attract end up being bowl eligible. “You try to submit as lots of things that will be impactful, “Moccia stated. The group that canceled the game supporting us, I have to imagine that helped our possibilities. “New Mexico State will play Valparaiso on Saturday but can not count a prospective second win versus an
FCS opponent toward its total bowl eligibility.The team’s waiver approval suggests that only two or 3 5-7 teams will fill bowl areas this year. New Mexico State will fill one of 3 readily available areas, and Buffalo can fill another if it beats Akron in a rescheduled game Friday to end up 6-6. Rice, which has the highest Academic Development Rate score amongst 5-7 teams, will be able to fill a readily available bowl area. If Buffalo loses Friday, UNLV likewise will get a bowl berth at 5-7. New Mexico State has made only one bowl appearance given that 1960, when it beat Utah State in the 2017 Arizona Bowl.”It was just fun to see them so fired up,” Moccia stated.
“For a long time, the football program didn’t have a lot of excitement around it. It definitely is a significant event in the history of the athletic program and football program. “