For the third time in the last four weeks, a C-USA football team opted out of their game against the UTEP Miners. FIU cited COVID concerns on their roster.
The Pac-12's decision to go with a seven-game conference schedule puts a representative from their league against the ACC at the Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl.
Three days before UTEP football's 2020 season opener against Stephen F. Austin, more than 4,000 tickets remain for the game at the newly renovated Sun Bowl.
Earlier this week, the Mountain West released the league model for the upcoming season, featuring an eight conference schedule plus two non-conference opponents and a start date set for Sept. 26. This complicates things for the college football season in the area.
With the Big 12 and Mountain West both limiting their non-conference football games, UTEP could be playing a reduced schedule of only 10 games in 2020.