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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After spending nearly a decade as NMSU’s athletic director, Moccia was dismissed by the university on Thursday. Jason Groves of the Las Cruces Sun-News was the first to report Moccia’s firing. Just ...

An anonymous group of business people, many with active relationships with New Mexico State University and its athletic department, has delivered a letter to the school's new president expressing its ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — New Mexico State University announced Thursday that they had replaced Mario Moccia, the university's athletics director. NMSU president Valerio Ferme stated that ...

A former NMSU baseball player, Moccia has served as NMSU’s athletic director since 2015. During his tenure, Moccia oversaw NMSU’s transition into Conference USA in 2023, and also guided ...

Nearly two years later, NMSU is still dealing with the fallout. Athletic director Mario Moccia's contract was terminated Thursday by new university president Valerio Ferme, who named deputy ...