One of Eddie Nuñez’s first duties upon his start as the University of New Mexico’s athletic director on Aug. 31, 2017 was to secure a football game contract with his former employer, LSU.
Of course, there was much more work to do than to finalize a $1.6 million deal for the Lobos to play in Baton Rouge this Saturday.
Nuñez, and those close to him, now say he wasn’t given the full details of all the challenges his new job entailed. But five years later, while Nuñez celebrated with staff and UNM coaches at Albuquerque International Sunport on Monday to announce a new deal for a prominent Lobo presence at the airport, the athletic director said New Mexico has been the right place for him and his family.