Vikings trade for former QB Cousins

 The Minnesota Vikings announced that they are trading for their former quarterback, Kirk Cousins, in exchange for a 3rd round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft from the Las Vegas Raiders. Cousins was with the team from 2018-2023, and played some of the best football of his career as a Viking. The trade comes after the Vikings started 6-0, but have had terrible quarterback play all season. After watching Carson Wentz turn the ball over 3 times on national TV, the Vikings had no choice but to find a quarterback. It was heavily speculated that they'd reunite with Cousins. Now. it's official.

I think this is a solid move for Minnesota. Cousins showed some great potential during his time in Vegas, the type of potential we haven't seen out of him in a long time. He threw 20 touchdowns to just 6 interceptions. And he has helped the Raiders offense grow, while proving that #1 pick Fernando Mendoza can sit for a little and learn behind a good veteran quarterback before he can take over. I believe Mendoza is in the best possible spot right now.  I think he's taking over a good offense, and while he is facing the best defense in the league this week, I am excited to see what happens.

The Raiders will host the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks this week, while the Vikings travel to Wisconsin to face their archrival, the Green Bay Packers. It will be interesting to see how these teams seasons go.

New Mexico football ranked for first time

 The University of New Mexico's football team is ranked for the first time in its history, and tonight they are set to play their first game as a ranked member against Nevada. A proud basketball program, reaching the Sweet Sixteen in 1968 and 1974, New Mexico football has been mediocre at best throughout most of its history, despite producing legendary linebacker Brian Urlacher. They won the Western Athletic Conference 3 times in a row in the 1960s, but in their 30 years in the Mountain West Conference, they have never won it. But after a 9-win season last year and a 7-1 start this year, things are looking up for them in the first two years under Jason Eck, who nearly quit coaching around 13 years ago. He was fired from Western Illinois, and applied to a job selling artificial turf. He did not get that job and thought about quitting football. He stayed, and after bouncing around schools being a position coach, he was hired as the head coach of Idaho University in 2022, and led them to 3 straight FCS playoff appearances. In 2025 he was hired by New Mexico, and the rest is history. Now he is leading the Lobos to their first ever AP ranking. How long will it last?