He set a school record for pass break-ups and was the 2004 NCAA Pass Break-up Champion & being voted as the “Most improved player” as a lobo. As a Lobo in 2004, Payne was a Walter Camp 2nd Team All-American, a 1st Team All Mountain West Conference selection and a semi-finalist for the prestigious Jim Thorpe Award. Payne then transferred to the University of New Mexico, where he excelled as one of the top rated defensive backs in all of college football. He earned his Associates of the Arts degree: Liberal Arts, with a focus in Kinesiology. He led the team in interceptions and in blocked field goals. Payne began his college career at Blinn Junior College (Brenham, TX) where he was honorable mention All-Conference in the secondary.

The sports background is very deep in Payne’s family from a line of great athletes who played at the highest level in college & also professionally. He was a three year starter on the basketball team on top of capturing a few accolades. Payne held several D1 offers in football, but was also a 3 sport athlete that excelled at baseball/Basketball. His senior season, he was a first team All-District selection and honorable mention All- State cornerback, as well as his team’s defensive MVP. Coach Payne is a Texas native who was a stand-out athlete at Dayton High School in southeast Texas graduating in 2000. Students interested in continuing their pursuit of education combined with the opportunity to participate in the sport of football, cheer, and dance can inquiry directly online at or email your contact information to. Students interested in applying for internship positions within the conference including scholarship opportunities in areas of videography, statistics, journalism, and photography can apply online at or send their information to. Those interested in applying can apply online at or email their resumes and cover letters to for immediate consideration. Each of these positions are salaried and start at $40,000+.

The Athletic Advancement Association of America is currently gathering resumes for interested candidates to head each of the four teams’ operations. Students will be required to enroll in local community colleges that have agreed to partner with the Athletic Advancement Association of America for all academic related support and coursework required to complete an Associate of Arts Degree. The HJCAC is planning the immediate creation of four private and corporately funded football programs to begin competition in the fall of 2019. It is further believed that the Hohokam people descended into the three current O’odham tribal communities of Arizona the Akimel O’odham (SRPMIC), the Hia C-ed O’odham (Gila River), and the Tohono O’odham (TOC) whose land together account for the majority of Native American tribal settlements found throughout Arizona today.

The Hohokam people were the premier ancient civilization in the Southwestern United States of America and were responsible for many of the desert settlement and survival techniques still utilized today. In a nod to Arizona’s cultural diversity the term “Hohokam” is a Tohono Native American word that means ‘those who came before’ and was chosen to pay respect to the vast population that inhabits the State of Arizona. The Athletic Advancement Association of America a pending 501(c)3 non-profit foundation founded in Arizona is excited to announce the creation the Hohokam Junior College Athletic Conference (HJCAC) located throughout the greater Maricopa County in Arizona.

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