UTEP needed a big performance against North Texas to set up their next two home games with NMSU and Boise State. Instead, the Miners lost on and off the field.
In a back-and-forth contest that featured 10 lead changes and seven dies, NM State guard Sir'Jabari Rice nailed a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left to lift the Aggies over UTEP, 72-69, on Friday night.
With Conference USA about to be down to three members, league commissioner Judy MacLeod will need to recruit winning FCS programs with strong attendance.
As the conference realignment fiasco continues, Conference USA is now in “negotiations” with New Mexico State, Liberty and UConn to join the league, according to Chris Vannini of The Athletic.