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.
The UTEP football team is 3-1, their best start in 10 years, and the Miners will play their next two games against Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss on ESPN 2.
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.
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.
Just a little more than two weeks away until the Miners promptly kick off the 2020 fall football season, as the program announced on Friday two new additions to their home schedule from the Southland Conference (FCS) in Stephen F. Austin and Abilene Christian.