UTEP returns to the Sun Bowl with its best record since 2010 when the 5-1 Miners host Louisiana Tech on Saturday in a 7 p.m. kickoff. A Miner victory would give them bowl eligibility for the first time since 2004.
The game will be streamed on ESPN+, while the radio broadcast is on 600 ESPN ElPaso.
How is UTEP supposed to do?
The Miners are a seven-point underdog, which would be a surprise based purely on records (Louisiana Tech is 2-3). With an over-under of 55, UTEP is supposed to lose 31-24.
The Miners last won this annual game in 2004 and are winless against Louisiana Tech coach Skip Holtz, the son of Lou Holtz.