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Brandon Nunez tosses 2 TD passes to help New Mexico State beat Middle Tennessee 36-21

Brandon Nunez threw just two passes, each for a score, and New Mexico State beat Middle Tennessee 36-21 to end a three-game losing streak

NOVEMBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Throws two TDs Nunez went 2-for-2 for 16 yards and two touchdowns against MTSU on Saturday.

Impact Well, you can't argue with that efficiency. However, it doesn't say much. NMSU brought Nunez on the field in the red zone a couple times. Once he hit running back Seth McGowan who turned that throw into a 12-yard touchdown. The other time he hit offensive lineman Cooper Sheehan for a 4-yard score on a gimmick play.

NOVEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

Sees action again Nunez went 1-for-4 for 12 yards and ran two times for eight yards against Texas A&M on Saturday.

Impact Once again, Santino Marucci was pulled and Nunez saw some action. Granted, this was always going to be a blowout loss against a top SEC team. The question is how much action Nunez sees against the remaining two conference opponents.

NOVEMBER 17 • ROTOWIRE

Remarkably bad in relief Nunez saw some action in relief of Santino Marucci against WKU on Saturday. He missed on both of his passes, and while he ran eight times for 34 yards, he also lost two fumbles.

Impact Marucci has been pulled on multiple occasions, but he keeps getting returned to the starting role. Why? Because of games like this from Nunez, who managed to lose two fumbles while barely seeing the field.

NOVEMBER 10 • ROTOWIRE

Back to bench role Nunez will return to a backup role in Saturday's game against Western Kentucky, Nick Coppola of the Las Cruces Sun-News reports.

Impact Nunez is back to a backup role after just one start. Santino Marucci will be under center for this clash Saturday.

NOVEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

Pulled in first start Nunez went 5-for-15 for 12 yards and an interception against FIU on Tuesday. He also ran nine times for 20 yards.

Impact Nunez was the third quarterback to start for the Aggies. He was pulled and replaced by Santino Marucci before the game was over. You can't blame the NMSU staff for losing patient. Nunez finished with a 3.9 QBR.

OCTOBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Slated to start Tuesday Nunez is expected to make his first start of the season in Tuesday's matchup at Florida International, Nick Coppola of Las Cruces Sun News reports.

Impact The quarterback situation at New Mexico State has been an absolute carrousel this season, and Nunez will have a shot to see if he can earn the starting job under center ahead of the final weeks of the regular season. Nunez went 4-for-7 for 49 yards and ran six times for 30 yards and two touchdowns in the win over La Tech in NMSU's most recent game.

OCTOBER 28 • ROTOWIRE

Leads NMSU to win with legs Nunez went 4-for-7 for 49 yards and ran six times for 30 yards and two touchdowns against La Tech on Tuesday.

Impact Nunez was way down the depth chart and was not expected to see any playing time this season. However, Deuce Hogan was lost for the season due to injury, and both Parker Awad and Santino Marucci proved insufficient for the job. Nunez stepped in and led the Aggies to a win. That should earn him a start.

OCTOBER 16 • ROTOWIRE