College Football

UTEP dominated Charlotte for a half of football and Kai Locksley continues to improve. Unfortunately, the Miners still lost their eighth straight game.

After leading 21-7 at the end of the first half, the Miners allowed 21 unanswered points defensively as Charlotte came from behind and defeated the Miners 28-21 on Saturday night.

But in a tale of two halves, Charlotte ripped out the Miners' hopes at snapping their losing streak by putting up 297 yards of offense in the second half, scoring 21 unanswered points to beat UTEP 28-21 in a come-from-behind victory.

Treyvon Hughes shined for the UTEP football team, but other than the senior running back, there were few offensive standouts in their 52-26 loss to North Texas.

Following UTEP's 52-26 loss to North Texas, question marks still hovered over the Miners' inconsistent defense that has allowed an average of 42 points in their last three games.

The Miners football squad (1-6, 0-4 C-USA) will hit the road this weekend to face a struggling North Texas team (3-5, 2-2 C-USA) at Apogee Stadium in Denton, TX.

Jones is becoming a household name across the country and El Paso is watching intently.

Kai Locksley had his best passing day of the season and the Miners ran the ball well, but turnovers cost UTEP in their 42-21 loss to Louisiana Tech.

BYU football's Baylor (QB) and Gunner Romney (WR), both who played for Franklin High School, have provided BYU with quality production on the field, following the team's 28-25 upset over No. 14 Boise State.

The Miners (1-5, 0-3 C-USA) will be playing host to one of C-USA's best in LA Tech (6-1, 3-0 C-USA) on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Sun Bowl.