New Mexico State athletic director, Mario Moccia, joined Jeff and J.J. to discuss the changes to Chris Jans contract, what went into getting extra money for the coach, the state of the program and future of WAC athletics. #NMSU #WAC 

New Mexico State athletic director, Mario Moccia, joined Jeff and J.J. to discuss the changes to Chris Jans contract, what went into getting extra money for the coach, the state of the program and future of WAC athletics. #NMSU #WAC&nbsp;

Get an entertaining recap of all sports scores and developing stories as you start your day. Features intriguing guests, controversial topics, and hard-hitting news. It’s what everyone will be talking about around the water cooler. Jeff Siembieda and JJ Buck host weekdays from Albuquerque on KNML-AM, The Sports Animal.

Get an entertaining recap of all sports scores and developing stories as you start your day. Features intriguing guests, controversial topics, and hard-hitting news. It&rsquo;s what everyone will be talking about around the water cooler. Jeff Siembieda and JJ Buck host weekdays from Albuquerque on KNML-AM, The Sports Animal.

The Opening Drive

Get an entertaining recap of all sports scores and developing stories as you start your day. Features intriguing guests, controversial topics, and hard-hitting news. It’s what everyone will be talking about around the water cooler. Jeff Siembieda and JJ Buck host Albuquerque's #1 sports program on KNML, The Sports Animal. 

Get an entertaining recap of all sports scores and developing stories as you start your day. Features intriguing guests, controversial topics, and hard-hitting news. It&rsquo;s what everyone will be talking about around the water cooler. Jeff Siembieda and JJ Buck host Albuquerque's #1 sports program on KNML, The Sports Animal.&nbsp;

Moccia on Chris Jans and the WAC

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Is college athletics at a breaking point? What can be done in the NIL era to help teams manage their rosters? Does anything need to be done? 

Should scholarships be like contracts were there are multi-year deals? Release clauses when a player wants to transfer?  

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The reaction continues to JT Toppin's decision to enter the transfer portal. You will hear a lot of 'guardrails', schools needing protraction, but what does that all mean? 

Do schools need to take over NIL to make meaningful changes? 

The reaction continues to JT Toppin's decision to enter the transfer portal. You will hear a lot of 'guardrails', schools needing protraction, but what does that all mean? 
Do schools need to take over NIL to make meaningful changes?

Moccia on Chris Jans and the WAC

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