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Tech football adds 2023 game at FBS New Mexico

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – When Dewayne Alexander was a player for Tennessee Tech and climbed aboard to make the trip to UNLV in 1985, it was the first time he had ever been on a plane.

“It was really the first time I had even left the Southeast United States,” Alexander reminisced. “We went to UNLV, then to Tulsa and some other FBS games in my time here as a player. I certainly remember those games very well.”

Since then, the Tech head coach has logged a significant amount of miles. In 2023, with Friday’s announcement of a Football Bowl Subdivision game scheduled against New Mexico, he’ll get to share that experience with a new crop of Tennessee Tech players.

“It’s always a neat experience,” Alexander said. “Any time you can travel with these guys, it’s exciting. It’s part of the college experience — to go to different places and get the opportunity to compete against other competition and conferences. Certainly, traveling to Albuquerque, New Mexico, will be a great experience for our team. They have a unique venue, they host a bowl game at their stadium. It’s really a neat place and a different part of the country – again a place most of the guys on our team wouldn’t ordinarily get a chance to go.”