New Mexico State Aggies College Football Preview 2021: What Will Happen, Season Prediction
As always, it’s tough to be New Mexico State.
Head coach Doug Martin is still around despite going just 22-64 since taking over the job since 2013 because of two key things – this is an impossible gig, and he fights the good fight.
Being an independent might be a good thing for the bottom line, and that’s sort of the point here. Will New Mexico State beat Alabama? Of course not. Will it beat Kentucky? Of course not. Will it push for a bowl game even with a few winnable home dates in Dixie State, UMass, UTEP and Utah State built in? That’s a heavy lift, so almost certainly not.
But the Aggies take on the paycheck games, they battle, and they try, but even with a good coaching staff and a few live games early in 2021 to see what’s in place, it’s going to be another rough run.
Set The New Mexico State Aggies Regular Season Win Total At … 2.5
In this year of the super-senior, and with team after team after team getting back 20-something starters, New Mexico State is getting back one true starter from the 2019 team.
There wasn’t much happening through the transfer portal – preferring to go the JUCO route for most of the new parts – and there aren’t a ton of sure-thing playmakers.
However, Martin has put together some good running games. He’s got a few nice backs, the starting 11 on the offensive side isn’t totally miserable, and there’s even a wee bit of depth on the defensive front to hope for a bit more production against the run.
It might not seem like much, but be competitive, win a few games, show some improvement as the season goes on, and cash those road game paychecks. Anything more than that is gravy.
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