College football coach blasts 'chickensh-t' rival for bowl game mistreatment

New Mexico State head coach Jerry Kill suggested his rival didn't want the team to practice in their facilities for the bowl game

New Mexico State head coach Jerry Kill had some harsh words for rival New Mexico over the weekend shortly after the New Mexico Bowl, which is played on the UNM campus, calling out rival athletic director Eddie Nunez for alleged "chickensh-t" behavior leading up to the game.

That was in relation to perceived mistreatment by the school when the Aggies were on campus preparing for the game.

"When he doesn't let us practice in the indoor facility, when he doesn't want us to do this, do that, that's chickensh-t," Kill said, via KTSM.

"I don't care, that's my opinion. I get in trouble, I don't give a sh-t, either. I can go down to Mexico tomorrow, drink margaritas, and let y'all enjoy your life, because I'll be enjoying mine."

THREAD At end of NM Bowl presser, NMSU head coach Jerry Kill went on rant discussing Diego Pavia's incident @ UNM facility, saying he was punished for it. Kill then went on to call out UNM AD Eddie Nunez for not allowing NMSU to practice in indoor facility this week. pic.twitter.com/HlUhf6rT7b

— Colin Deaver (@ColinDeaverTV) December 17, 2023

The remarks came after NM State lost in a 37-10 decision against Fresno State in the New Mexico Bowl.

Some context: NM State quarterback Diego Pavia was allegedly caught urinating on New Mexico's indoor practice field back in September. The issue was dealt with internally, but it still apparently had some effect on the Aggies' return to Albuquerque, as Kill sees it.

"We disciplined the young man," Kill said. "He doesn't get to do any interviews and stuff like that. If you want to take a toothbrush and clean toilets all the time, that ain't a lot of fun and do community service.

"Well, guess what? I hope the AD here gets the same damn discipline with the people around this state that Diego got, because he deserves it."

Kill added: "I've got class, and I've had class my whole life. You can ask the college football profession. I've had class. I've never been treated like that. Ang guess what? When that incident happened, I didn't know about it for two months, and we beat them right here. Then they tell me after the gam. Take that to the bank. He [Nunez] better be disciplined. He better be disciplined by this state, and if he's not, it's a crime."

New Mexico Bowl issued a statement after the game saying that it works with both schools in the game to provide "equal access to training and practice facilities."

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