In search of their first win of the season, the UTEP Miners football team will travel to Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Sept. 15 as they face the Tennessee Volunteers. This will be the third time the two teams have met, UTEP lost the two previous meetings.
The Volunteers (1-1) are coming off their first win of the season as they routed East Tennessee 59-3 last Saturday. Whereas, the Miners are coming off back-to-back losses as they were out-rushed by the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels 52-24. Looking ahead at this upcoming SEC battle here are some key points for UTEP to gather momentum as the season goes forward.