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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, UTEP has announced furloughs, elimination of positions and reduction in pay to their athletic department.

Although the UTEP football team did not dominate either Stephen F. Austin or Abilene Christian, they were victorious in both games in similar fashion.

The Miners (2-1) shook off early struggles and hung on to beat Abilene Christian (0-1) 17-13 in front of 6,059 fans at the Sun Bowl on Saturday.

Senior running back Quardraiz Wadley will miss the remainder of the 2020 football season, but UTEP is still stacked with a good mix of youngsters and veterans.

The UTEP Miners left Austin with few injuries, but now they will have to regain their confidence after losing to the Texas Longhorns 59-3 last Saturday.

The Miners (1-1) will head back to the Sun Bowl following their 59-3 blowout loss to No. 14 Texas and face Abilene Christian (FCS) in their third non-conference game on Saturday, Sept. 19.

UTEP gets ready to kick off their 2020 season on Saturday, Sept. 5 against Stephen F. Austin (FCS), as the Miners prepare to maneuver through a quite peculiar college football season.

The uncertainty on streaming UTEP football games was resolved on Friday when Conference USA revealed its broadcast schedule for the upcoming season, including ESPN and CBS Sports Network.

After the athletic department gave the full details on the COVID-19 protocols for football game days on Wednesday, UTEP announced plans to release single-game tickets and parking passes for all home games on Monday, Aug. 31.

Almost a week after UTEP President Heather Wilson revealed the UTEP football game day guidelines, the athletic department formally announced the COVID-19 protocols for the upcoming season, which kicks off next Saturday, Sept.5 against Stephen F. Austin in the Sun Bowl.