NEW MEXICO STATES DEFENSE STOLE THE SHOW LAST NIGHT IN THE FINAL MINUTES OF ITS GAME AGAINST SEMO WITH AN ━━T BY TAYDEN BARNES WITH JUST ONE UP UNTIL THIS VERY POINT THE AGGIES DEFENSE WAS TESTED.... OUT ON THE FIELD LONGER THAN HEAD COACH TONY SANCHEZ WOULD HAVE LIKED WITH SEMO SEEING POSSESION TIME FOR NEARLY 40 MINUTES OF GAME COMPARED TO NMSU'S 20.... EXHAUSTION KICKING IN IN THE LATER HALF FOR THE DEFENSE BUT THIS IS WHEN THEY ENTERED A 'BEND DONT BREAK,' KIND OF MENALITY HOLDING THE REDHAWKS TO ONLY FIELD GOALS IN THE FINAL 30 MINUTES OF PLAY... 0━05 "IF YOU'RE ON DEFENSE AND YOU'RE MAKING GUYS HIT FIELD GOALS, YOU'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB. YOU KNOW, I'M SAYING SO THEY DID A GOOD JOB OF BEATING, YOU KNOW, NOT BREAK IN. YOU KNOW, YOU PUT YOU KNOW, THOSE GUYS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. YOU KNOW, THEY KICKED A FIELD GOAL THAT MISSED MISSED ONE, WHICH WAS A REALLY BIG DEAL.YOU GOT TO PICK IT UP ON OFFENSE, HELP THESE GUYS OUT. OUR DEFENSE IS ON THE FIELD A LITTLE TOO LONG TONIGHT, BUT I WAS REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO WATCH THE DEFENSE PULL OUT AND PLAY TONIGHT. THAT WAS GOOD. THAT'S GOING TO PLAY.. " NMSU'S DEFENSE RECORDING 56 TOTAL TACKLES AGAINST THE REDHAWKS TAYDEN BARNES LEADING THE TEAM WITH 9.... HEAR MORE FROM NMSU TOMORROW AFTER THEY HOST THEIR PREGAME PRESSER FOR WEEK TWO TAKI