Game Day notebook: Lobo defensive ends will be a handful

FARGO — As matchups go for Saturday night s clash between North Dakota State and New Mexico, one of the potential difference makers may be on the line of scrimmage. NDSU s offensive tackles vs. the Lobos defensive ends. New Mexico isn t leading the FBS in scoring defense by chance. Defensive ends Darren Agu and Brett Karhu are two of the best in the Mountain West Conference, if not the country, right along with NDSU s pair in Matthew Stenbroten and Kelton McCaslin. Agu is coming off a league defensive player of the week performance with 7 tackles, 3.5 for lost yardage, in the 21-10 win at Hawaii. Agu has 8.5 tackles for lost yardage and 4 quarterback sacks on the season. Karhu has 4 QB sacks. They re good, they re talented, said NDSU right tackle Kene Anene. They have a lot of speed and power. Their entire defense is really good, really respectable. Both have been around being fifth-year seniors. Agu, who played three mediocre seasons at Vanderbilt before