To provide some clarification and a ticket update for UTEP's Aug. 27 opener against North Texas, about 7,100 tickets remain for a Sun Bowl venue that now seats 45,971 after renovations.
A week and a half ago UTEP announced it had fewer than 10,000 tickets remaining, then a few days later mayor Oscar Leeser announced he was purchasing 5,000 tickets. Those 5,000 tickets were factored into UTEP's earlier ticket update.
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UTEP is one of 19 FBS teams nationally that finished its second week of practice thanks to its Aug.