Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down everything he knows about how the Detroit Lions fared in the 2020 NFL draft. Detroit Free Press
Matt Christian could feel the emotion drain from Arizona Stadium when New Mexico State, playing its first bowl game in 57 years, allowed a 97-yard kick-return touchdown just after settling for a short field goal on its opening drive in the 2017 Arizona Bowl against Utah State.
Christian, the Aggies’ running backs coach and co-special teams coordinator, gathered his kick-return unit for a pep talk during the ensuing TV timeout, when soft-spoken sophomore running back Jason Huntley stepped to the middle of the huddle.