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 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.
UTEP quarterback Gavin Hardison received a lot of criticism following the 54-13 loss to Boise State on MinerTalk. The hate was unwarranted given the situation Hardison has been in.
UTEP hung in with Boise State for a quarter and some change, but after a 31-point second quarter, the Broncos never looked back and raced away with a 54-13 win.
UTEP got off to a fast start in the Battle of I-10 and never looked back, downing NM State 30-3 to snap a three-game losing streak in the rivalry game on Saturday night in front of 19,034 fans at Aggie Memorial Stadium.