Click photo to enlarge Clint Barnard LAS CRUCES - From the very
first day of 2013 Aggie spring football practices, there was an
eye-catching turn of events in the middle of New Mexico State's
defense.  A new middle linebacker running with the first-team,
No. 48 on his jersey. A look at the roster had him listed as
Clint Barnard, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound redshirt sophomore. His
hometown: Melrose, NM, located in the eastern part of the state,
20 miles west of Clovis. It's home of the Buffaloes, a high
school program that plays eight-man football, competing against
the likes of Carrizozo, Gateway Christian, Tatum and Floyd.
Barnard, who was on NMSU's scout team a season ago, has looked
good this spring, and said he expects to receive a scholarship
this fall.  Following a recent practice, we sat down and talked
to him about his journey to NMSU, and his transition from small-
town New Mexico high school football to the Division-I gridiron:
Sun-News: What position did you play in high school?  Clint
Barnard: "Being a