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ARLINGTON, Texas \u2013 Tuesday morning, the conference office released information surrounding to the 2026 Conference USA Football Kickoff and Media Days. For the upcoming season, the event will take place at Texas Live! Arena and the Loews Arlington Hotel & Convention Center in Arlington, Texas, and is scheduled for Monday-Tuesday, July 20-21. \u00a0 ##NM State##<\/p>\n
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\nThere, CUSA Commissioner Judy MacLeod, along with head coaches and players from each of the league’s 10 programs, will be on hand to discuss and preview the upcoming 2026 football season. The current alignment includes Delaware, FIU, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, NM State, Sam Houston and WKU.
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\nIn addition to traditional press conferences and media availability on Tuesday, July 21, all participants will take part in a live ESPN+ show hosted by ESPN’s Mike Corey on Monday, July 20, inside Texas Live! Arena.
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\nNM State will be represented by head coach Tony Sanchez<\/a>, wide receiver TK King<\/a> and defensive lineman Henry Davis. King averaged 107.6 all-purpose yards across eight starts during the 2025 season. Davis returns for his third year with the program and looks to serve as a key member of the defense front after appearing in 11 games and tallying one sack last season.
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\nA full schedule of events for the 2026 CUSA Football Kickoff and Media Days will be released at a later date.
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\n\t\t\tHead Coach
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\n\t\t\tDelaware
\n\t\t\tRyan Carty
\n\t\t\tQB Nick Minicucci
\n\t\t\tDE Noah Matthews
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\n\t\t\tFIU
\n\t\t\tWillie Simmons
\n\t\t\tQB JJ Kohl
\n\t\t\tS Shamir Sterlin
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\n\t\t\tJax State
\n\t\t\tCharles Kelly
\n\t\t\tQB Caden Creel
\n\t\t\tS Caleb Nix
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\n\t\t\tKennesaw State
\n\t\t\tJerry Mack
\n\t\t\tOL Nikola Milovac
\n\t\t\tLB Baron Hopson
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\n\t\t\tLiberty
\n\t\t\tJamey Chadwell
\n\t\t\tTE Caleb Ryan
\n\t\t\tLB Derrell Farrar
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\n\t\t\tMissouri State
\n\t\t\tCasey Woods
\n\t\t\tTE Jeron Askren
\n\t\t\tLB Jared Lloyd
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\n\t\t\tMTSU
\n\t\t\tDerek Mason
\n\t\t\tQB Roman Gagliano
\n\t\t\tP Ashton Logan
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\n\t\t\tNM State
\n\t\t\tTony Sanchez<\/a>
\n\t\t\tWR TK King<\/a>
\n\t\t\tDL Henry Davis
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\n\t\t\tSam Houston
\n\t\t\tPhil Longo
\n\t\t\tQB Landyn Locke
\n\t\t\tLB Dean Ford
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\n\t\t\tWKU
\n\t\t\tTyson Helton
\n\t\t\tOL Karsten Upchurch
\n\t\t\tS Jaylen Lewis
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\nABOUT CONFERENCE USA
\nConference USA is an NCAA Division I conference championing success in college athletics through dedicated leadership, dynamic partnership, and diverse membership. Founded in 1995 and based in Dallas, CUSA is home to 10 schools: Delaware, FIU, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, New Mexico State, Sam Houston and WKU.
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\nABOUT TEXAS LIVE!
\nTexas Live! is a premier $250 million entertainment, dining, and hospitality destination located in the heart of Arlington, Texas. Developed in partnership between the Texas Rangers and The Cordish Companies, the 200,000-square-foot complex serves as a central hub for sports fans and visitors, situated directly between\u00a0AT&T Stadium<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Globe Life Field<\/a>.
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\nABOUT LOEWS ARLINGTON HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER
\nLoews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center is a state-of-the-art, full-service meetings and resort destination that caters to groups of all sizes, as well as families who are looking for a world-class experience in the epicenter of the premier sports and entertainment district in the country. Centrally located between Dallas and Fort Worth between iconic sports stadiums, Globe Life Field, home of the 2023 World Champion Texas Rangers and AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, the 888-room resort features five restaurants and lounges, two pools with a man-made sandy beach, cabanas and a water slide as well as a fitness center, full-service spa and salon and 266,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Loews Arlington Hotel is the second Loews Hotel in Arlington, Texas, joining the iconic sports resort, Live! By Loews – Arlington. For more information and to make reservations, please\u00a0online<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0(682) 318-2810.
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\nFor complete coverage of the NM State football program, visit\u00a0NMStateSports.com<\/a>\u00a0– the official home of Aggie athletics – and follow the Aggies on Facebook (NM State Football<\/a>), Twitter (@NMStateFootball<\/a>) and Instagram (@NMStateFB<\/a>).\u00a0
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