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New Mexico spring football: Competition abounds on offensive line, at running back

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Watching practice back, the tape doesn’t lie. Just ask New Mexico head coach Danny Gonzales.

“It’s never as good as you think,” he said, “and it’s never as bad as you think.”

Six practices in, Gonzales expressed satisfaction with the level of effort and attitude his team has brought to spring practice thus far. And with full-go scrimmages set for this weekend, here’s a look at two positions of interest:

OFFENSIVE LINE: In his 2008 book “Outliers” author Malcolm Gladwell explained and popularized the 10,000 hour rule: Essentially, the way to reach true mastery of a task or skill is to practice said function for 10,000 hours or more.