Today, 11 a.m., Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala. Radio: 99.5 FM (Las Cruces) Online: espn3.com

Series: First meeting

NMSU DEPTH CHART

SPECIALISTSK 24 Parker Davidson 5-11 164 So.

KO 24 Parker Davidson 5-11 164 So.

P 16 Peyton Theisler 5-8 160 Fr.

HOLD 11 Conner Cramer 6-2 195 Jr.

DS 47 Andrew Kenney 6-0 220 Sr.

KR 5 Tyrian Taylor 5-9 160 Sr. 2 Greg Hogan 6-1 190 Jr.

PR 5 Tyrian Taylor 5-9 160 Sr. 2 Greg Hogan 6-1 190 Jr.

DEFENSEDE 8 Jassavia Reece 6-4 265 So. 9 Stody Bradley 6-2 254 Jr.

DT 90 Kourtland Busby 6-3 255 Jr. 10 Cedric Wilcots II 6-4 265 Fr.

DT 51 Roy Lopez 6-2 290 Fr. 77 Drew James 6-3 310 Sr.

DE 34 Noah Brown 6-1 230 Sr. 18 Derek Watson 6-4 230 Fr.

WLB 31 Dalton Herrington 6-2 225 Jr. 3 Derek Ibekwe 6-0 243 Jr.

MLB 53 Rodney Butler 6-1 240 Sr. 43 Billy Nipp 5-11 220 So.

SAM 2 Terrill Hanks 6-3 230 So. 11 Tre Wilcoxen 6-0 206 Jr.

CB 22 Shamad Lomax 5-10 195 Fr. 23 Jerrion Burton 5-11 175 Jr.

SS 1 Jacob Nwangwa 6-0 207 Jr. 19 Austin Perkins 5-9 175 Fr.

FS 21 Jaden Wright 6-0 215 Jr. 12 Tymon Locklin 6-2 200 So.

CB 4 DeMarcus Owens 5-10 181 So. 29 Jared Phipps 5-9 165 Fr.

OFFENSEWR 7 Greg Hogan 6-1 190 Jr. 16 Jaleel Scott 6-6 215 Jr.

LT 50 Abram Holland 6-2 315 Sr. 65 Tony Bello 6-5 285 Fr.

LG 78 Brian Trujillo 6-4 310 Fr. 72 Brayton Medina 6-4 310 Jr.

C 67 Anthony McMeans 6-2 314 Sr. 78 Brian Trujillo 6-4 310 Fr.

RG 61 Jefferson Hagan 6-3 300 Fr. 72 Brayton Medina 6-4 310 Jr.

RT 58 Dezmand Candelarie 6-3 305 Jr. 65 Tony Bello 6-5 285 Fr.

TE 88 Clayton Granch 6-3 255 Sr. 84 Cameron Loos 6-3 235 Fr.

WR 5 Tyrian Taylor 5-9 160 Sr. 13 Johnathan Boone 6-3 185 So.

QB 17 Tyler Rogers 6-3 208 Jr. 11 Conner Cramer 6-2 195 Jr.

RB 3 Larry Rose III 5-11 190 Jr. 22 Xavier Hall 5-8 185 Sr.

HB 10 Izaiah Lottie 6-0 193 Fr. 80 Anthony Muse 6-0 163 Fr.

NEW MEXICO STATE at SOUtH aLaBaMa

Date Team TimeSept. 3 UTEP 38, NMSU 22Sept. 10 NMSU 32, New Mexico 31Sept. 17 Kentucky 62, NMSU 42Sept. 24 Troy 52, NMSU 6Oct. 1 NMSU 37, UL Lafayette 31 (OT)Oct. 15 Idaho 55, NMSU 23Oct. 22 Georgia Southern 22, NMSU 19Oct. 29 Texas A&M 52, NMSU 10Nov. 12 Arkansas State 41, NMSU 22Nov. 19 NMSU 50, Texas State 10Nov. 26 Appalachian St 37, NMSU 7Today at South Alabama 11 a.m.

Date Team TimeSept. 3 USA 21, Mississippi State 20Sept. 10 Georgia Southern 24, USA 9Sept. 17 UL Lafayette 28, USA 23Sept. 24 USA 41, Nicholls State 40 (OT)Oct. 1 USA 42, San Diego State 24Oct. 15 Arkansas State 17, USA 7Oct. 20 Troy 28, USA 21Oct. 29 USA 13, Georgia State 10Nov. 5 UL Monroe 42, USA 35 (OT)Nov. 19 USA 31, Presbyterian 7Nov. 26 Idaho 38, USA 31Today New Mexico State 11 a.m.

NMSU (3-8) SOUTH ALABAMA (5-6)

USA DEPTH CHART

DEFENSE TFL Int UT AT Total Yds YdsRodney Butler 57 93 150 8.0-17 1-0Dalton Herrington 36 62 98 5.0-11 1-0Terrill Hanks 30 61 91 11.5-51 2-8Jacob Nwangwa 31 53 84 5.5-13 -

OFFENSEPassing

Comp Att Yds TD IntTyler Rogers 220 394 2,588 16 11Nick Jeanty 10 15 108 2 0

Rushing Att Net Avg TDLarry Rose III 137 695 5.1 2Xavier Hall 76 370 4.6 1

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDTyrian Taylor 21 381 18.1 2Greg Hogan 32 377 11.8 3Izaiah Lottie 25 346 13.8 2O.J. Clark 42 328 7.8 1

NMSU LEADERS

DEFENSE TFL Int UT AT Total Yds YdsDarrell Songy 45 35 80 5.5-16 -Roman Buchanan 45 30 75 8.0-15 1-11Jeremy Reaves 45 25 70 4.5-15 3-39Devon Earl 35 25 60 3.5-8 -

OFFENSEPassing

Comp Att Yds TD IntDallas Davis 172 297 2,222 9 9Cole Garvin 35 62 453 4 1

Rushing Att Net Avg TDXavier Johnson 126 633 5.0 7Tyreis Thomas 73 300 4.1 6Dami Ayoola 66 285 4.3 4

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDGerald Everett 43 648 15.1 4Josh Magee 40 533 13.3 3Kevin Kutchera 26 502 19.3 1

SO. ALABAMA LEADERS

SPECIALISTSK 89 Gavin Patterson 5-7 200 So.

KO 87 Corliss Waltman 6-2 185 So.

P 39 Brandon McKee 6-1 190 Sr.

HOLD 39 Brandon McKee 6-1 190 Sr.

DS 53 Andrew Zink 5-10 215 Fr.

KR 4 Dami Ayoola 5-10 205 Sr. 28 Xavier Johnson 5-11 180 Jr.

PR 4 Dami Ayoola 5-10 205 Sr. 83 Sam Harris 5-7 175 So.

DEFENSEDE 20 Randy Allen 6-2 245 Sr. 10 Finessé Middleton 6-1 230 Jr.

DT 12 Tyree Turner 6-1 285 Fr. 17 Sean Grayer 6-2 255 So.

NT 56 Zach Befort 6-2 290 Jr. 74 Sean Brown 6-2 305 Fr.

WLB 26 Chason Milner 6-3 245 So. 31 Chris Henderson 6-4 215 Fr.

MLB 32 Darrell Songy 6-1 235 Jr. 8 Bull Barge 5-10 230 So.

SLB 5 Roman Buchanan 6-2 220 Sr. 22 Taji Stewart 6-3 210 Fr.

CB 2 Jalen Thompson 6-0 175 So. 15 Bobby Flott 6-1 175 Fr.

Husky 7 Devon Earl 5-10 190 Sr. 3 Diantae Thomas 5-10 220 Jr.

SS 1 Jeremy Reaves 5-11 185 Jr. 16 Nigel Lawrence 5-11 185 So.

FS 14 Nelko Robinson 6-0 185 Jr. 38 T’Qwan Robinson 6-1 190 Jr.

CB 21 Quinton Dent 6-3 175 Sr. 24 Darian Mills 5-11 190 So.

OFFENSEWR 2 Tyrone Williams 6-2 205 Sr. 18 Jordan McCray 6-5 180 Fr.

LT 64 Ryan Alexander 6-3 290 Fr. 77 De’Arius Young 6-7 325 Sr.

LG 73 Steve McKenzie 6-1 310 Sr. 58 Nelson Santiago 6-3 285 Fr.

C 75 Harrison Louden 6-4 290 Jr. 76 Dominic Esposito 6-1 305 Jr.

RG 76 Dominic Esposito 6-1 305 Jr. 58 Nelson Santiago 6-3 285 Fr.

RT 57 Noah Fisher 6-4 295 So. 70 Troy Thingstad 6-5 270 Fr.

TE 12 Gerald Everett 6-4 240 Sr. 85 Maaseiah Francis 6-3 205 So.

WR 80 Kevin Kutchera 6-3 205 Sr. 7 Quinton Lane 6-1 190 Jr.

QB 11 Dallas Davis 6-2 215 So. 13 Cole Garvin 6-1 210 So.

RB 28 Xavier Johnson 5-11 180 Jr. 9 Tyreis Thomas 5-10 215 Sr.

WR 1 Josh Magee 5-11 175 Sr. 83 Sam Harris 5-7 175 So.

2016 SCHEDULES Conference Overall

W L W L PF PAAppalachian State 7 1 9 3 349 204Troy 6 1 9 2 386 236Arkansas State 6 1 6 5 288 252Idaho 5 2 7 4 302 345UL Lafayette 4 3 5 6 256 298Georgia Southern 3 4 4 7 291 294UL Monroe 3 4 4 7 277 439New Mexico State 2 5 3 8 270 431Georgia State 2 5 3 8 227 282South Alabama 1 6 5 6 274 278Texas State 0 7 2 9 209 457

SUN BELT CONFERENCE

TodayTroy at Georgia Southern, 10 a.m.New Mexico State at South Alabama, 11 a.m.UL Lafayette at UL Monroe, 1 p.m.Georgia State at Idaho, 3 p.m.Arkansas State at Texas State, 5:30 p.m.

GAMES THIS WEEK

RANK IN SBC/FBSOFFENSEPoints per game 24.5 8/101Rushing YPG 153.1 6/94Passing YPG 257.2 2/43First downs 245 3/75Pass yds. per catch 11.69 6/86Completion pct. 55.5 9/96Interceptions 13 9/100Passing efficiency 119.94 10/97Sacks allowed/game 2.91 10/113TFLs allowed/game 7.64 10/118Fumbles lost 6 5/293rd down pct. 34.7 8/1054th down pct. 47.6 6/79Red zone efficiency 75.0 11/119Time of possession 26:38 9/116Off. yards per game 410.3 3/67

DEFENSEPoints per game 39.2 9/121Rushing YPG 240.8 10/117Passing YPG 253.6 8/94First downs allowed 267 9/87Interceptions 11 3/49Pass def. efficiency 150.89 10/118Sacks/game 0.91 9/125TFLs/game 6.3 5/48Fumble recoveries 9 2/423rd down pct. 45.1 10/1134th down pct. 47.1 5/53Red zone efficiency. 88.9 8/96Def. yards per game 494.5 10/120

SPECIAL TEAMS/OTHERKick returns avg. 16.77 11/126Kick ret. def. /avg. 27.0 11/127Punt returns 2.6 10/123Net punting 33.11 11/126Punt return def. 16.61 10/125XPs made/att. 30-35 -FGs made/att 15-19 4/40Penalty yds/game 49.36 2/48Turnover margin +0.09 5/58

NOTE: 128 FBS SCHOOLS, 11 SBC SCHOOLS RANKED

New Mexico State’s battered offense will try to hold things together today against a stout South Alabama defense, but there are more than a few question marks. Center Anthony McMeans has anchored an offensive line that has been in con-stant flux because of injuries. Tackles Abram Hol-land and Dezmand Candelarie may return to action this week but several other linemen are out. Quar-terback Tyler Rogers also is questionable, having missed last week’s game with a torn muscle in his throwing elbow. NMSU may have to find creative ways to get the ball to its wide receivers and open holes for talented running back Larry Rose III.

New Mexico State’s defense is not as wounded, nor is it facing a powerhouse Jaguars offense. The Aggies have stiffened against the rush recently, but the defense may need to force some turnovers if NMSU is to earn its first road victory of the season.

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RANK IN SBC/FBSOFFENSEPoints per game 24.9 7/97Rushing YPG 140.3 9/107Passing YPG 244.1 6/56First downs 216 8/111Pass yds. per catch 12.97 2/50Completion pct. 57.2 7/84Interceptions 11 5/71Passing efficiency 125.26 5/81Sacks allowed/game 2.55 8/98TFLs allowed/game 6.45 6/97Fumbles lost 5 2/163rd down pct. 36.0 7/1004th down pct. 45.5 7/87Red zone efficiency 81.4 8/83Time of possession 29:59 6/63Off. yards per game 384.4 7/87

DEFENSEPoints per game 25.3 4/49Rushing YPG 199.3 7/86Passing YPG 177.5 2/10First downs allowed 231 4/42Interceptions 8 8/83Pass def. efficiency 128.65 5/60Sacks/game 1.64 6/98TFLs/game 6.5 3/43Fumble recoveries 9 2/423rd down pct. 35.5 4/294th down pct. 50.0 6/58Red zone efficiency. 82.5 6/54Def. yards per game 376.8 3/43

SPECIAL TEAMS/OTHERKick returns avg. 20.58 5/68Kick ret. def. /avg. 21.82 6/85Punt returns 4.29 9/107Net punting 40.71 1/12Punt return def. 1.69 1/3XPs made/att. 34-34 -FGs made/att 10-16 9/94Penalty yds/game 67.36 11/115Turnover margin +0.09 5/58

NOTE: 128 FBS SCHOOLS, 11 SBC SCHOOLS RANKED

SCOUTING THE AGGIES

AGGIE NOTES>>> Texas A&M and Kentucky of the

SEC may be the only household names, but New Mexico State’s 2016 schedule looks particularly challenging in retrospect. If Louisiana Lafayette and South Alabama win today (both are favored), nine of the 12 teams on the Aggies’ schedule will be bowl eligible. UTEP, Texas State and Georgia Southern are the exceptions. “Not many teams would want to say they’ve played nine bowl-eligible football teams,” NMSU coach Doug Martin said. “We haven’t always risen to the challenge like we should have, but we haven’t had many breaks either.”

>>> He may not get the start at quar-terback today, but Martin wants to see more of junior Conner Cramer on the field next season. It may not be at quarterback. “Conner is football smart, he’s just inex-perienced,” Martin said. “We put him on the punt team this year and it helped. He could play defensive back or tight end and do it well if he wants to do that. He needs to be on the field more.”

>>> NMSU’s starting lineup will lose just three seniors this offseason — linebacker Rodney Butler, center Anthony McMeans and offensive tackle Abram Holland.

>>> South Alabama can become bowl eligible with a victory today and in an odd way has Hurricane Matthew to thank for that opportunity. The Jaguars picked up a win over Presbyterian after their scheduled Nov. 19 game at LSU was canceled. LSU and Florida picked that date to make up an SEC game that was postponed by the hurricane. South Alabama received a $1.5 million payout from LSU and got the vic-tory over replacement Presbyterian.

>>> Much like New Mexico State, South Alabama comes into the season finale as a banged-up team. Senior right guard Steven Foster suffered a broken ankle in last week’s loss at Idaho and became the sixth Jaguars starter lost for the season to injury. Most of the injuries have come on defense, but that unit remains the strength of South Alabama’s team. Senior tight end Gerald Everett (broken finger) is expected back in the starting lineup this week.

>>> Corner Jalen Thompson was named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week after he intercepted a pair of passes and added a career-high 10 tackles — all unassisted — at Idaho last week, breaking up another pass as well.

JAGUAR NOTES

SCOUTING THE JAGUARS

South Alabama doesn’t mind playing the defense-and-field-position game. Its offense is conservative and grinding with running back Xavier Johnson getting most of the carries. When quar-terback Dallas Davis does go to the air, tight ends Gerald Everett and Maaseiah Francis are his primary targets. Everett missed last week’s game at Idaho with a broken finger, but Francis recorded career highs with seven catches for 146 yards and two touchdowns. Both are expected to play today.

If South Alabama’s offense is pedestrian, its defense is not. The Jaguars rank 10th nationally against the pass and excel in man-to-man cover-age. Safety Jeremy Reaves is a ballhawk, and line-backers Darrell Songy and Roman Buchanan are effective as run-stuffers or in coverage.

South Alabama’s punt team also rates among the nation’s best behind senior Brandon McKee.

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