LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The NM State football team's all-time leader in rushing touchdowns is headed to the XFL.
Former Aggie running back Larry Rose III was drafted by the Los Angeles Wildcats with the eighth pick in the fifth round (40th overall) of the XFL Skill Players Draft on Tuesday. He was one of 10 players scooped up by the Wildcats in Phase 1 of the 2020 XFL Draft, which is the inaugural player selection process to fill the rosters of the eight teams of the upcoming reboot of the XFL.
Rose is one of the most decorated halfbacks in Aggie football history.