Redshirt freshman CJ Montes did not win the job to become University of New Mexico’s starting quarterback.
But it wasn’t about a loss.
Now it’s about how he reacts. One thing he knows, his confidence won’t be deterred. He’s not shook. But it’s not about saying it. He wants to walk the walk.
Montes has experienced adversity before, walls coming up preventing him from progression in football. But he knows he won’t stop.
Before he joined the Lobos, Montes transferred four times, beginning with La Salle College Preparatory High School in Pasadena, then going to Arcadia, and on to Long Beach Poly, followed by a stint at John Muir in Pasadena before playing his junior year at Paraclete in Lancaster.