New Mexico
Sources: Mendenhall set to take over Utah State
Utah State is expected to hire New Mexico’s Bronco Mendenhall as its next football coach, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Thursday.
Mendenhall just finished his first season with the Lobos, guiding them to a 5-7 overall record and a 3-4 mark in the Mountain West — the same conference record as Utah State.
He has deep ties to Utah, having served as the coach at BYU from 2005 to ’15. He led the Cougars to 11 consecutive bowl games and five seasons of 10 or more wins.
He left BYU in late 2015 to take over at Virginia, which he built into a contender in the ACC, including a 9-5 Orange Bowl season in 2019, before he stepped down after the 2021 season.
After two years off, he was named New Mexico’s coach, taking over a program that hadn’t won more than four games since 2016. But that changed this year, the highlight being a 38-35 win over then-No. 18 Washington State that kept the Lobos’ bowl hopes alive entering their final regular-season game. But those hopes ended with a loss to Hawaii.
Overall, Mendenhall is 145-95 over 19 years as a head coach at the three schools.
Utah State went 4-8 overall this season under interim coach Nate Dreiling, who took over after Blake Anderson was fired in July. The Aggies will leave the Mountain West for the Pac-12 starting in the 2026 season.
New Mexico
Strong to severe storms possible in New Mexico today
Good morning!
We are trending on the milder side throughout New Mexico to start the weekend. Temperatures in the metro area have fallen into the 50s this morning, which is above normal – especially for Albuquerque. Typically for April 11th low temperatures trend in the low 40s in the Duke City. A few showers have stuck around overnight after a wet Friday. Clovis was the big winner in regard to rainfall from yesterday’s showers and thunderstorms. The city picked up more than an inch of rainfall! Today, temperatures around the Land of Enchantment are forecasted to reach the 60s and 70s as showers and storms come back for the Land of Enchantment.
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and push east through the evening. Some of these storms have the potential to turn strong to severe across northern and eastern New Mexico. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has part of the northern mountains along with eastern New Mexico in a Level 1 Risk to see severe storms and a Level 2 Risk in the southeast corner of the state. If storms do turn strong to severe this afternoon large hail and damaging winds will be the primary concern along with downpours. Showers are expected to linger late tonight into early Sunday morning as drier air funnels in.
Rain and mountain snow are expected in northwest and northern New Mexico on Monday and Tuesday as moisture funnels back into the state. A few inches of snow are forecasted to accumulate in the highest terrain of the mountains. Our next weathermaker will also bring strong winds to the Land of Enchantment again early next week. Wind gusts will range from 35-45 mph and possibly reach 50 mph along the central mountain chain and in eastern New Mexico. High temperatures next week will be seasonable to mild, throughout the state, before highs become slightly below normal on Tuesday. Stay weather aware today and have a great weekend!
New Mexico
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New Mexico
Route 66 Visitors Center hosts free New Mexico concert series in Albuquerque
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. – Bernalillo County says the reopened Route 66 Visitors Center will host free Saturday concerts for eight weeks featuring New Mexico artists.
The concert series starts Saturday April 11 at 12 p.m. The New Mexico Music Hall of Fame will present the shows.
The lineup for the opening event includes Ivon Ulibarri and Café Mocha followed by Son Como Son. The release says local food trucks and Tractor Brewing will provide food and drinks.
The programs will run every Saturday in April and May beginning at 12 p.m. Other performers include Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra, Mariachi Promesa, Picoso, Red Wine Band with David Nunez, Sorela, Hillary Smith & Chill House, Animated Jukebox and others.
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