New Mexico State had items stolen from bus during Florida game

New Mexico State lost by 48 points to Florida on Saturday night. It wasn't the worst part of the team's evening.

The Aggies discovered that the team bus had items stolen from it while it was parked outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Moccia, the school's athletic director, said he found out about the thefts when he got to the bus following the postgame press conferences.

"When I got back to the bus after the postgame press conference, I was informed that the bus had been broken into or left unattended," Moccia told the Las Cruces News. "Everyone had stuff on the bus including myself. There were work laptops, keys, identification stolen but the worst thing was the work that was stolen. We all work when we travel."

The bus was parked on a street outside the stadium. According to ESPN, Moccia said 7-10 people had things taken.

A spokesperson for the Florida campus police department said a witness noticed two people involved with the thefts, which apparently happened during the game.

"The general information was that at some point during the football game, two individuals pulled this off," Brad Barber told ESPN. "There is one witness who saw what happened. One of the individuals gained entry and was on the bus for a short time and exited the bus with some electronic equipment, laptops, headphones, a small amount of cash and a few items left on that bus."

How was the bus such an easy target? Moccia tweeted that the bus driver left the bus unattended.

New Mexico State flew back to Las Cruces after the game and Moccia was able to make a joke about the incident on the way back. According to the News, it's the second time in less than a year that the school's sports teams have been a target of thieves. The basketball team had items stolen from a bus in Utah in February.

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