This story was updated at 5 p.m. Friday to include an update from NMSU on when Mario Moccia received his written notice of termination, and that he is on paid leave for one month, as required by ...

Amber Burdge took a phone call on Jan. 2. New Mexico State President Valerio Ferme wanted to see her. She was confident it ...

As the Aggies move forward in a new era under acting athletic director Amber Burdge, here's a look back at notable events during Moccia's 10-year stint at NM State: More: NMSU pre ...

Ferme explained his reasons for firing long-time Athletic Director Mario Moccia. "My assessment was that NMSU needed a change because it has been two and a half years that we have been embroiled ...

NMSU PRESIDENT VALERIO, FROM HIS SECOND DAY ON THE JOB, RESPONDING TO HIS FIRST ACT AS PRESIDENT, FIRING ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MARIO MOCCIA. MOCCIA WAS OFFERED A FIVE YEAR EXTENSION IN 2023 ...

Jan. 3 to talk about the firing of former Athletic Director Mario Moccia. After spending nearly a decade as NMSU’s athletic director, Moccia was dismissed by the university on Thursday.

New Mexico State is moving on from athletic director Mario Moccia in the wake of an investigation that criticized the ...

Newly released documents from New Mexico State University shed light on the university president’s decision to fire athletic director Mario Moccia. KRQE News 13 obtained a three-page termination ...

“Earlier today, I met with Mario Moccia to let him know that I intend to go in a different direction the leadership of NMSU’s Athletic Department,” Ferme wrote in a memo sent out on Thursday.