U.N.M. explains football coach Mike Locksley firing

From KRQE-TV.com - U.N.M. Athletic Director Paul Krebs admitted Monday that he made a mistake in hiring Mike Locksley. A mistake that will cost the cost about $750,00. That's for the remainder of this season and the buyout for the next two years. U.N.M. President David Schmidly said he is one-thousand percent behind Krebs saying Krebs has made a lot of good hires and built up the lobos athletic program overall. As for Krebs, he didn't try to sugarcoat his hiring of Locksley. "Hindsight is 20/20 if I knew then what I know now would I have made a different decision? Yes," Krebs said. He said Locksley's dismal performance on the field combined with problems off the the field made this the right time to let him go. Krebs says both he and Locksley agreed Saturday's embarrassing loss to lower division Sam Houston State in the homecoming game was a litmus test for the rest of the season. A homecoming game that saw the Lobos lowest attendance since 1992. "We had to make a change we needed to make a change we expect our fan base to rally lobo fans are great if we put a product on the field we do the right thing our fans turn out," Krebs said. Read more

U.N.M. explains football coach Mike Locksley firing