The month of September is still in session until the conclusion of Saturday, yet two CUSA squads are already halfway through their 2023 regular season slate.
In a defensive-driven slugfest where neither starting quarterback was available due to injury, Louisiana Tech (3-3, 2-0 CUSA) completed a wire-to-wire victory over UTEP (1-5, 0-2 CUSA) and left El Paso with an unblemished conference record. With the victory, Louisiana Tech snapped a 16-game losing streak on the road which launched on Dec. 12, 2020.
Hank Bachmeier and Gavin Hardison are the typical starting quarterbacks for Louisiana Tech and UTEP, respectively, but Bachmeier missed his second consecutive matchup due to a shoulder injury while Hardison was absent for the first time this season, dealing with arm issues.