EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico State football suffered a 54-13 loss to Jacksonville State at AmFirst Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama on Wednesday night. FINAL: Jax State 54, NM State 13Very tough night for New Mexico State. Aggies drop its fifth straight game and now sit with a 1-5 overall record and a 0-3 CUSA record.Very short turnaround for NMSU. Aggies back in action next Tuesday against LA Tech at Aggie Memorial Stadium.— Sam Guzman (@SamGuzmanTV) October 10, 2024 That's the fifth straight game NMSU has dropped. The Aggies currently sit with a 1-5 overall record and 0-3 CUSA record. "Honestly, [it was] an embarrassing performance," NMSU head coach Tony Sanchez said postgame. "We came out early in the game and did some decent things, but early on we had manageable third downs, we had a second and one where we burst into the play, and we jumped offsides. Those things really put us in the hole early in the game. Defensively, we were just a really poor tackling football team, and we don't play very well on the back end. That's my fault, I am the head coach. I take full responsibility. I got to do a better job of preparing these guys because right now we are not a very good football team, and I am the guy in charge of it." After NMSU kicker Abraham Montaño nailed a 53-yard field goal in to put the Aggies up 3-0 with 8:16 to go in the first quarter, Jacksonville State popped off. Jax State proceeded to outscore NMSU 33-3 after Montaño's first made field goal of the game. Abraham Montaño (@abemontanoc) is cash money from 53-yards out.Montaño's field goal puts NMSU up 3-0 over Jax State early on. pic.twitter.com/qaeaHM1iXI— Sam Guzman (@SamGuzmanTV) October 9, 2024 Jax State recorded 530 total yards of offense (334 rushing yards and 196 passing yards). Jax State quarterback Tyler Huff completed 11-of-18 passes for 196 yards and threw two touchdown passes. Jax State running back Tre Stewart hauled in one of Huff's touchdown passes in the game and rushed for two touchdowns. Steward ran for 118 yards on 21 carries in the contest. Jax State's 54 points is the second most points it has put up on the scoreboard this season. Jax State scored 63 in its game against Kennesaw State last Friday. New Mexico State totaled 350 yards of offense on the night. 206 were rushing yards and the remaining 144 were passing yards. The Aggies only collected 44 passing yards in the first half. New Mexico State's offense committed three turnovers. NMSU fumbled the ball twice in the second quarter and had an interception in the fourth quarter thrown by backup quarterback Parker Awad. Marucci took a big hit with around seven minutes left in the second quarter. Jax State safety Fred Perry was ejected for targeting on his hit on Marucci. Marucci sat out the rest of NMSU's drive that ended in a 41-yard field goal by Montaño that made it a 16-6 game in favor of Jax State. Marucci came back in for NMSU's two drives but was taken out of the game after he was sacked and fumbled the ball, that Jax State's defense recovered, with less than a minute to go in the first half. Sanchez said postgame that Marucci waas in concussion protocol in the second half. Awad came in for Marucci and played the rest of the game. Awad completed 9-of-16 passes for 120 yards, threw a touchdown pass and an interception. New Mexico State's first touchdown of the game came in the fourth quarter when Awad connected with PJ Johnson II on a 21-yard touchdown pass with 10:37 left. MONTE WATKINS LATEST New Mexico State running back Monte Watkins left the game in the second quarter. Watkins got hurt on a play that resulted in Jax State recovering his fumble. Watkins left the field with paramedics on a stretcher. Watkins has feeling in all of his extremities, according to Thomas Ashworth of AL.com. We've been told New Mexico State running back Monte Watkins has feeling in all of his extremities. He left the first half with paramedics after taking a brutal hit.— Thomas Ashworth (@_ThomasAshworth) October 10, 2024 NMSU head coach Tony Sanchez confirmed postgame that Watkins has feelings in all of his extremities. During his postgame press conference, Sanchez said Watkins was doing "a lot better". TYLER WRIGHT LATEST During the broadcast on ESPN2, announcers said NMSU offensive coordinator Tyler Wright is "no longer with the team" and was "dismissed". NMSU told KTSM on Wednesday night after the game that there is no update yet on Wright's future. New Mexico State University football offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tyler Wright “will not be with the team” while the university investigates Wright’s posts on X (formerly known as Twitter) from more than a decade ago UP NEXT New Mexico State (1-5, 0-3 CUSA) will have a quick turnaround. The Aggies will take on Louisiana Tech on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.