UTEP needed a big performance against North Texas to set up their next two home games with NMSU and Boise State. Instead, the Miners lost on and off the field.
There's no sugarcoating it. Despite a solid start, the UTEP football team disappointed the fan base on Saturday night in front of a packed house, falling to North Texas, 31-13.
Dana Dimel's UTEP football team has improved each season, but no game has more importance for his program than tomorrow night's opener against North Texas.
Week zero is almost here, as the Miners get ready to host the Mean Green for the season opener at the Sun Bowl on Saturday with a kickoff set for 7 p.m.
The UTEP Miners and Texas State Bobcats agreed last week to a home and home series in 2028 and 2031, a move that I thought was good for everyone involved.