The Lobos went back to practicing bright and early today. The only injury news was that George Carter left practice with a groin injury. UNM head trainer Dave Binder said he still hasn't had a chance to assess the severity of the injury.

Donovan Porterie continues to run hot and cold leading the offense, but by all accounts is much improved from Saturday's scrimmage. I talked with Donovan after practice about moving on from one of his worst performances ever as a Lobo. "I wasn't happy with it, but I have to focus and work hard every day out here," Porterie said. "Everyone's going to have bad days, but I don't want them to hurt the team."

Porterie said while the interception-fest was inspiration to work harder, he has pretty much put the day behind him. "When you're the quarterback, the game doesn't just end because you had an interception," he said. "They don't let you off the hook once you start playing bad. You have to keep fighting to get your team back in the game. I have to forget things like that pretty fast and find ways to be a good team leader. Right now, I'm focused on being that leader."

I also wanted to pass along some information about The Red Menace's annual fund-raiser to send YAFL teams to UNM games. The group is asking fans for donations that will allow them to buy enough season tickets to send 24 YAFL teams to football games this season. They explain it as season tickets for two YAFL teams, but that really adds up to 24 teams getting to see a Lobo football game this year and that's a little easier for me to understand. If you want to help, you can e-mail admin@theredmenace.com or call 505-239-4584. The deadline is the Wednesday before the first home game (Sept. 5), but the group can take a few late donations to get some extra kids tickets.

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