UTEP's leadership proposed significant upgrades to the Sun Bowl this week, including a request to County officials to add the $99 million "uplift" to the quality-of-life capital improvements that voters could decide upon in November.
With news that six of C-USA's members will be leaving for the AAC, UTEP and the other seven remaining members find themselves with few options at this point.
Much of the discussion involving schools interested in changing Group of 5 conference affiliations like the AAC, MWC, and Sun Belt has not included UTEP.
With COVID cases skyrocketing in El Paso over the last few weeks, UTEP made the smart move by choosing to play their football game Saturday in front of no fans.
UTEP President Dr. Heather Wilson and Director of Athletics Jim Senter joined SportsTalk on Monday to provide updates on how the school is operating amid the pandemic and coming up with contingency plans as the 2020-21 academic year approaches.
Prior to the conclusion of her trip to El Paso, Dr. Wilson addressed the media Monday morning prior to the UT Board of Regents' vote in 21 days to officially hire her as the University's President.