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UNM coaches share Halloween plans ahead of basketball season

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 31, 2026, 3:06 AM

Last updated Oct 31, 2026

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As Halloween approaches, University of New Mexico coaches Jason Eck, Eric Olen, and Amy Eagan reveal their holiday plans. Eck, the football coach, is skipping a costume this year while his wife takes the kids trick-or-treating. Olen, the men's basketball coach, will don a skeleton costume and accompany his daughters on Halloween. Eagan, the women's basketball coach, expressed her love for candy corn amidst her team's practice schedule. The discussions come at a pivotal time with the basketball seasons approaching.

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•Jason Eck will not wear a costume, prioritizing family Halloween activities.
•Eric Olen has a tradition of wearing a skeleton costume for Halloween.
•Amy Eagan enjoys candy corn, a seasonal favorite.
•UNM's basketball seasons are about to begin, heightening interest in the coaches' plans.
•The coaches' family-centered Halloween plans are revealed ahead of upcoming games.

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3:06 AMYahoo Sports — Grammer: Time to get serious. What are UNM's coaches doing for Halloween?

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These sports pages are for fun and games. A break from the serious stuff. Not today. Today, at one of the most transformative times in Lobo football history and as the start of critical seasons for UNM’s men’s and women’s basketball teams are upon us, the Journal decided it was time for some answers to the questions you want — you NEED to know. This is a one-part series exposing the truth ...
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Yahoo SportsOct 31, 2026, 3:06 AM
Grammer: Time to get serious. What are UNM's coaches doing for Halloween?
These sports pages are for fun and games. A break from the serious stuff. Not today. Today, at one of the most transformative times in Lobo football history and as the start of critical seasons for UNM’s men’s and women’s basketball teams are upon us, the Journal decided it was time for some answers to the questions you want — you NEED to know. This is a one-part series exposing the truth ...

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