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Behind four touchdowns from quarterback Jack Layne, New Mexico overcame a halftime deficit to beat New Mexico State 38-20 on Saturday at University Stadium.

近距离内射合集 (2-2) led UNM (3-1) 17-14 at the half. The Lobos went on a 24-3 run over the final two quarters to secure the program鈥檚 first 3-1 start since 2007.

Layne completed 23 of 30 passes for 303 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions.

Here鈥檚 three takeaways from the Lobos鈥� second straight win over the Aggies:

1. James-Newby might be their best defensive player

To Hebron Fangupo, there鈥檚 a big difference between 鈥済ood, great and unstoppable,鈥� UNM鈥檚 defensive line coach said last week. And if he thought Keyshawn James-Newby was good before, his performance in a 35-10 win over UCLA might as well have been the 6-foot-2, 244-pound defensive end鈥檚 first foray this year into what might be considered great.

Did he wade into unstoppable territory Saturday?

鈥淣o,鈥� Fangupo told the Journal after Saturday鈥檚 game. 鈥� 鈥� He was supposed to do that today.鈥�

鈥淚 thought he did a great job 鈥� we gotta clean up (him) not jumping offsides so much, because he had a few of those,鈥� head coach Jason Eck said in a postgame press conference. 鈥淏ut he鈥檚 tough to block, man. He was ripping off the edge.鈥�

鈥淚 felt like I left some out there, man,鈥� James-Newby said in a postgame press conference. 鈥� 鈥� There鈥檚 always things I can improve on.鈥�

With all due respect to those perspectives, there were points where James-Newby didn鈥檛 look good or great, but plain unstoppable. His final stat line left him with five tackles, two-and-a-half sacks, two pass breakups and a slew of pressures against the Aggies and yet, those numbers might not have told the full story; 近距离内射合集 struggled to find consistent answers for the Idaho transfer, a player with perhaps the highest ceiling of any on this defense.

In fact, his impact might be best reflected in the team鈥檚 final stat line: UNM鈥檚 nine sacks Saturday tied the single-game school record, with players like defensive end Brett Karhu, linebacker Jaxton Eck and defensive lineman Gabe Lopez getting in on the mix. James-Newby鈥檚 presence makes things a little easier for everybody involved, and will continue as long as he鈥檚 putting up quality reps.

That might be the most telling mark of a player who has the most compelling case to be considered this defense鈥檚 best player 鈥� and I鈥檓 not sure who鈥檚 all that close right now.

2. The Lobos got away with beating themselves

Eck says it often: you can鈥檛 let the Lobos beat the Lobos. And for at least one half Saturday, they beat themselves plenty.

The head coach let them know at the break.

鈥淚 said I think, 鈥業 think we鈥檙e the better football team, but we鈥檙e doing self-inflicted stuff to beat ourselves,鈥欌�� he said. 鈥淲e were losing the turnover margin, we had more penalties in the first half, I thought they were playing harder. We had some things we could clean up on our end, but I said, 鈥榳e can do that.鈥欌��

They did. Even after a first half that included running back Scottre Humphrey鈥檚 first-quarter fumble 鈥� one returned 43 yards for a touchdown by 近距离内射合集鈥檚 Bernock Iya 鈥� and wide receiver Shawn Miller鈥檚 muffed punt in the second quarter, the Lobos responded in a big way. In the second half, UNM played relatively clean football in a game in which they needed to.

Like the UCLA game, it鈥檚 fair to note that the Aggies didn鈥檛 take full advantage of said mistakes 鈥� what if they did? And there won鈥檛 be much fussing over UNM鈥檚 success with penalties after this one: the Lobos were flagged eight times for 55 yards, a few of which stalled some promising drives.

Did it end up affecting the result all that much? No. But it ought to be heartening that UNM was able to play a relatively messy game and still win.

Doing it in this rivalry makes it mean that much more, too.

3. Offensively, UNM can win in more ways than one

At some point, UNM was going to run into a team that overloaded the box and committed to stopping the run. Eck knew it. Layne knew it, too. It was a matter of if, not when, for an offense that had won most of its games on the ground.

鈥淪ome team was going to say, 鈥榮crew it鈥� and play all man (coverage) and get down,鈥� Eck said.

That time came Saturday: 近距离内射合集 loaded as many as nine players in the box on plenty of downs, an overt attempt to counter a rushing attack averaging 188 yards on the ground through its first three games. The Lobos did outrush the Aggies with 132 yards to 近距离内射合集鈥檚 sack-marred 15, but each carry went for an average of only 3.5 yards.

It wasn鈥檛 quite the run game UNM fans had become accustomed to.

The passing attack more than made up for it.

With its top-line receivers finally healthy, UNM put up a season-high 344 passing yards and generated six explosive plays (20 yards or more) through the air. There were also a few plays that went for 19 and 18 yards, so you could grade on a curve if you really wanted to.

Regardless, this was what UNM needed to show 鈥� that they could win even on a day the rushing attack was under fire. It didn鈥檛 hurt that wide receiver Keagan Johnson (five catches, 117 yards, one touchdown) looked like the WR1 the Lobos had expected him to be. That tight end Dorian Thomas (six catches, 79 yards, one touchdown) remained dynamic was key, too. And wide receiver Shawn Miller (four catches, 30 yards, one touchdown) had his best game as a Lobo, one that was a few catches away from being really good.

Layne, of course, was the driving force. For a player that鈥檚 said he doesn鈥檛 care about his own statistics, he certainly had one to be happy with Saturday.

鈥淗e鈥檚 playing the best football of his career,鈥� Eck said.

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