New Mexico fires Warehime

New Mexico Lobos head coach Danny Gonzales has fired offensive coordinator Derek Warehime this night, following the Lobos 27-14 loss to the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday night time.

“I recognize what Derek Warehime has executed for our program over the previous three years and all of the arduous work that he put into it,” Gonzales stated in a press release on Sunday.

Heath Ridenour will function interim offensive coordinator starting this coming Saturday when the Lobos tackle New Mexico State in Las Cruces.

The Lobos are averaging 260.5 yards per sport and 19.3 factors per sport via six contests this season. Nonetheless, the Lobos have squandered two double digit leads in a row.

Towards UNLV final week, the Lobos raced out to a 17-0 lead earlier than solely scoring three extra factors late within the fourth quarter, shedding 31-20. This week, UNM scored touchdowns on their first two possessions to take a 14-0 lead earlier than going scoreless the ultimate three quarters.

The Lobos had been capable of transfer the ball early towards each UNLV and Wyoming by way of gimmicky drives. Then after going again to their common offense the remainder of the video games, the offense couldn’t transfer the ball and put the protection in a number of dangerous spots.