New Mexico Football Head Coach Danny Gonzales Fired

Search for replacement begins among potential candidates including Patterson, Harsin, Mendenhall, and Wells.

New Mexico football head coach Danny Gonzales has been fired after four seasons, during which he achieved a record of 11-32.
The Lobos have not had a winning season since 2016, and the job is considered difficult due to a lack of local talent.
Potential candidates for the job include former TCU head coach Gary Patterson, former Auburn coach Bryan Harsin, former Virginia and BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall, and Oklahoma analyst Matt Wells.
The firing of Gonzales has created three head coach openings in the Mountain West, with Boise State and San Diego State also looking for new coaches.
Despite the challenges, New Mexico has recently opened a new athletics facility and has a collective that had paid out $525,000 to athletes as of June.