Gavin Hardison

Despite winning just two games in his first two seasons at UTEP, Miners head coach Dana Dimel knows his football teams will soon be competing for a bowl game.

UTEP's final football game of 2019 was a tale of two halves, and the team looked much better with Kai Locksley than they did with Gavin Hardison.

The 97th matchup of the Battle of I-10 will kickoff in Las Cruces, as the Miners (1-9, 0-7 C-USA) try to snap a nine-game losing streak when they face the Aggies (1-9) at 2 p.m.

According to the NCAA redshirt rule, players are allowed to compete in four games without burning their redshirt. Now that the Miners head toward the final games of the season, some of the redshirt newcomers are starting to see the field.

The Gavin Hardison era officially began Saturday afternoon in Birmingham, Alabama, but UAB cruised to a 37-10 win over UTEP.

Saturday featured another tough finish for the struggling Miners (1-9) football team, who have lost nine straight games after losing 37-10 to UAB.

In the second season of a complete program rebuild, Dimel made it clear that the team will preserve a number of players as redshirts this season. Per the NCAA redshirt rules, players are allowed to play in four games without losing a season of eligibility.

Despite UTEP's 1-4 overall record, head coach Dana Dimel reiterated this week that he has no plans to make a change at quarterback in the foreseeable future.

Time to take a deep dive into UTEP's current quarterback situation and what options lay ahead of them.