The Aggies were led by Tony Sanchez in his first year as the program's head coach.

Pavia, having led New Mexico State to a 10–5 2023 season that included an upset win against the Auburn Tigers, transferred to the Vanderbilt Commodores.

[2] Following the conclusion of the 2023 season, second-year head coach Jerry Kill announced that he would be stepping down.

[4][5] On October 11, Wright was fired two weeks after a report on the presence of over 150 racist, sexist and homophobic posts on his X account made before joining New Mexico State's coaching staff.

Offensive line coach Andrew Mitchell assumed play-calling duties on an interim basis during the investigation and remained in the role after Wright's firing.