Andrew Henry ‘thirsty’ to improve UNM offense

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Lobo football team wrapped up its first official week of training camp on Saturday. It’s UNM’s first camp under head coach Bronco Mendenhall, and while he’s instilled his culture in the months since taking over, players are feeling the difference in coaching.

“I’m seeing a real culture change now,” running back Andrew Henry said. “Well, I would say buy-in from players instead of forced buy-in from coaches, which is different. Like, you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t force him to drink it. I feel like we’re all thirsty now, you know, we’re all thirsty, so it’s a little bit different.”

Henry is one of the few returning players expected to start in 2024. He struggled to stay healthy in 2023 but made the most of his opportunities when he saw the field, throwing for 390 total yards and three touchdowns. Now, with Mendenhall coaching, Henry believes his game has reached new heights.

“He exposed that I had weaknesses in my mind, but after this first week of camp I don’t think there are any left. When he first came here, he pointed out a lot of the flaws that we had, and he just came here and put a mirror in front of us, and we saw it, and it was either change what you see in the mirror or get out.”

While Henry is the regular starter in the backfield, the competition for that spot will be fierce. Running back is arguably the deepest position group on the team, which makes Henry believe this offense has the potential to put up historic numbers.

“The two best in the country in attack, and we are not going to be two.”