This story was updated at 5 p.m. Friday to include an update from NMSU on when Mario Moccia received his written notice of termination, and that he is on paid leave for one month, as required by ...

Burdge has hit the ground running, and has already been moved into the athletic director's office at NMSU's Fulton Athletics ...

Ferme explained his reasons for firing long-time Athletic Director Mario Moccia. "My assessment was that NMSU needed a change because it has been two and a half years that we have been embroiled ...

After spending nearly a decade as NMSU’s athletic director, Moccia was dismissed by the university on Thursday. Jason Groves of the Las Cruces Sun-News was the first to report Moccia’s firing. Just ...

NMSU PRESIDENT VALERIO, FROM HIS SECOND DAY ON THE JOB, RESPONDING TO HIS FIRST ACT AS PRESIDENT, FIRING ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MARIO MOCCIA. MOCCIA WAS OFFERED A FIVE YEAR EXTENSION IN 2023 ...

New Mexico State is moving on from athletic director Mario Moccia in the wake of an investigation that criticized the ...

The New Mexico Department of Justice released its 68-page report entitled 'Title IX and hazing on campus: Lessons learned from New Mexico State University,' on the hazing, assault and sexual ...

A former NMSU baseball player, Moccia has served as NMSU’s athletic director since 2015. During his tenure, Moccia oversaw NMSU’s transition into Conference USA in 2023, and also guided ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — New Mexico State University announced Thursday that they had replaced Mario Moccia, the university's athletics director. NMSU president Valerio Ferme stated that ...

Nearly two years later, NMSU is still dealing with the fallout. Athletic director Mario Moccia's contract was terminated Thursday by new university president Valerio Ferme, who named deputy ...