Conference USA announced a Sept. 12 start date for conference games, a move that doesn’t affect UTEP at the moment.
After losing a Sept. 5 home game to Texas Tech and a Sept. 12 road game at Nevada, the first game on the Miners' schedule is Sept. 19 at Texas.
The first game on their conference schedule is Oct. 10 against Louisiana Tech, though this move by C-USA gives UTEP some flexibility as it shops for non-conference games.
UTEP coach Dana Dimel said Thursday he was still hopeful the Miners will find a non-conference opponent for Sept.