Former Americas High School star Aaron Dumas, who led the New Mexico Lobos in rushing this season, entered his name into the Division 1 transfer portal.
In a tale of two halves, UTEP (3-1) rallied back in the second half from a 13-3 deficit and upended New Mexico 20-13 to wrap up non-conference play on Saturday at the Sun Bowl.
The New Mexico Lobos bring an experienced quarterback in Terry Wilson and a former El Paso high school star in Aaron Dumas to the Sun Bowl against UTEP.
The expectations have brought us up to this point when UTEP hosts New Mexico (2-1) on Saturday at the Sun Bowl to wrap up non-conference play. Now, the Miners are at a fork in the road for their young season.
It's been a while since the University of New Mexico has capitalized on recruiting El Paso football talent but in 2020, the Lobos secured commitments from arguably the city's top offensive and defensive prospects.
After Texas offered Burges rising prospect Tavorus Jones in April, the incoming junior running back picked up a monster offer from Alabama, he announced on Twitter.