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The mayors of Las Cruces and Albuquerque have agreed to a friendly wager on Saturday’s football game between New Mexico State University and the University of New Mexico.

Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez is supporting the New Mexico State Aggies while Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller is backing the University of New Mexico Lobos. The friendly wager requires the mayor of the losing team to proudly wear attire of the winning team for a day.

“Mayor Keller and I are both proud of our home teams and it seems only fitting that we put our pride on the line at least once a year for a game that brings us all together,” said Eric Enriquez, a graduate of New Mexico State University in his first year as mayor of Las Cruces. “If the Lobos win, I’ll don cherry and silver for a day. But nothing would make me happier than seeing my friend Tim in crimson and white.”

Saturday’s football game, known as the Rio Grande Rivalry, kicks off at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces. The game marks the 114th meeting between the state’s two Football Bowl Subdivision teams. The Aggies and Lobos first played on the gridiron in 1894, 18 years before New Mexico became a state.

The NM State Aggies have won the last two meetings against the Lobos.

Tickets for Saturday’s game are available by calling the NM State University Ticket Office at (575) 646-1420.

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