With just over nine minutes in the fourth quarter, TJ Pride drifted back. The punt was a bit longer than he thought.

Evidently, New Mexico State's sophomore wide receiver didn't go back far enough. He had to turn around to try and catch a Liberty punt, but muffed it before the Flames scooped it up at the 14-yard line.

It was the latest in a string of special teams errors for the Aggies, as they allowed a 96-yard kickoff return touchdown and had another muffed punt off wide receiver TK King's shin in the first half. But NM State overcame those errors, rallying from a 20-6 halftime deficit to hold a 27-20 lead.

There were no longer going to be moments like that, though. What could've been a small scare in a victory for the Aggies (3-3, 1-2 Conference USA) turned out to be cruel foreshad

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