New Mexico Bowl releases statement following Jerry Kill's rant over alleged mistreatment

There wasn’t much drama on the field in the New Mexico Bowl, as Fresno State destroyed New Mexico State 37-10. However, there were plenty of fireworks in the postgame, particularly from the NMSU side.

Following the bowl game, New Mexico State head coach Jerry Kill delivered, out of nowhere, a several minute rant detailing how poorly he believed his program had been treated while in Albuquerque at the New Mexico Lobos‘ team facilities, who hosted the bowl game. But of course, New Mexico and New Mexico State are rivals, and a certain incident from back in September caused some tension during the lead-up to the New Mexico Bowl.

Several months ago, early in the season, New Mexico State made their first trip from Las Cruces to Albuquerque to play at UNM. However, ahead of the game, New Mexico State quarterback Diego Pavia was caught urinating on the New Mexico logo at the 50-yard line of their indoor practice facility field but was not disciplined by NMSU for the action until after the game.

So this week, when the Aggies showed back up to the New Mexico campus, Jerry Kill claims the school initially would not allow them to use the indoor facility. Eventually, though, New Mexico State got into the facility and had everything they needed ahead of the game. But that didn’t stop Jerry Kill from going in on the New Mexico leadership after the game.

Kill called the actions this week “chicken s**t” as part of a lengthy diatribe directed towards New Mexico athletic director Eddie Nuñez. View all of Kill’s impassioned speech right here.

New Mexico Bowl responds to Jerry Kill’s rant

Shortly after, the New Mexico Bowl produced a statement to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg.

“The Isleta New Mexico Bowl works with both participating institutions to ensure equal access to training and practice facilities,” the New Mexico Bowl statement read. “The University of New Mexico has been gracious hosts of this game for the past 18 years and this year’s game was no exception. Understanding the nature of the both in-state and in-conference rivalries there is always a sense of ensuring that all parties respect each other’s property, which in this case was upheld by both institutions.”