The final tally of passing leaders in New Mexico from the 2025 high school football season. Who was the best, though?

Minnesota football defeated New Mexico in overtime to win the 2025 Rate Bowl on Friday at Chase Field. Here are the highlights.

New Mexico State will promote Taylor Mazzone from an offensive analyst to its tight ends coach. The move was first reported by The Athletic's Bruce Feldman on Monday, Dec. 29.

Mankato native Jalen Smith's touchdown catch in overtime lifted the Gophers to a win over New Mexico in the Rate Bowl at Chase Field.

College football fans suggested that the New Mexico Lobos scored a touchdown with their turquoise uniforms for the Rate Bowl against Minnesota.

Jalen Smith scored his second touchdown a diving 12-yard catch in the first overtime and Minnesota extended its postseason winning streak to nine straight games with a 20-17 win over New Mexico in Rate Bowl.

North Texas quarterback Drew Mestemaker has engineered an explosive offense this season, accumulating 4,129 passing yards with 31 touchdowns against just seven interceptions.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the New Mexico Lobos in overtime of the Rate Bowl, 20-17 on Dec. 26 to win their ninth straight bowl game.

An offensive role for Gophers defensive back Koi Perich was a major storyline before the 2025 season. The experiment was seemingly over until he played more offensive snaps in Minnesota's Rate Bowl win over New Mexico than the entire regular season combined. Let's take a deeper look at every position Perich lined up at against the Lobos.