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Earlier on Wednesday, Conference USA confirmed that a pair of UTEP football games will be rescheduled to play during the first two weeks of December.

Following North Texas' decision to postpone Saturday's game against UTEP due to the rising COVID-19 cases in El Paso, Miners football head coach Dana Dimel voiced his frustrations with UNT's choice.

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.

After going ahead 14-7, the UTEP football team was outscored by Charlotte 24-0 until they scored a pair of late touchdowns in Saturday's 38-28 loss.

North Texas controlled the Miners on Saturday night, scored 30 points in the paint and forced 13 turnovers en route to win 67-57.

Gonzaga is the No. 1 team in the country and it has been boosted by Ryan Woolridge and Admon Gilder, two Texans playing their final year of college basketball.

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.

Treyvon Hughes shined for the UTEP football team, but other than the senior running back, there were few offensive standouts in their 52-26 loss to North Texas.

Following UTEP's 52-26 loss to North Texas, question marks still hovered over the Miners' inconsistent defense that has allowed an average of 42 points in their last three games.

The Miners football squad (1-6, 0-4 C-USA) will hit the road this weekend to face a struggling North Texas team (3-5, 2-2 C-USA) at Apogee Stadium in Denton, TX.