This season's 100th edition of the rivalry series features a UTEP squad (2-5, 1-2 CUSA) needing a win to keep bowl hopes alive and an NM State group (4-3, 2-1 CUSA) that is seeking consecutive bowl seasons.
Despite having the second-worst record in the conference, the UTEP football team is leading CUSA in average attendance through week four of the season.
News dropped Sunday afternoon that the UTEP football program will be without their offensive coordinator Dave Warner for the future, as fans will see the third job opening for the offensive coordinator position in six years under head coach Dana Dimel.
It's quite possible that Gavin Hardison could return to UTEP for his fifth season as a Miner, and possibly his fourth year as the starting quarterback.
Quarterback Calvin Brownholtz is entering the season's final week with a chance to lead the Miners into San Antonio and steal the final victory necessary to become bowl eligible for consecutive seasons.
If there was one positive from last night's loss to the Rice Owls that has UTEP football fans talking, it was the play of backup quarterback Calvin Brownholtz.
UTEP is now 1-26-1 all-time in eastern time zone games after the Miners squeezed past Charlotte, 41-35, in a back-and-forth contest that went down to the end.
By UTEP Zay
The Miners have a chance to win back-to-back games after an exciting 27-10 upset of Boise State in the Sun Bowl last week. At 2-3, many believe that the Miners may have saved the season by beating Boise State. However, if the Miners want to go bowling again, they will have to do much more than just beating Boise State. At ...
If you take a close look at the style of football that the Dallas Cowboys and UTEP Miners are currently playing, the similarities between the two are striking.