The UTEP football team will travel to Austin on Saturday, Sept. 10, to face the Texas Longhorns in the venerable Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium. Both teams are coming off of emotional victories, as the Miners defeated rivals New Mexico State Aggies at home, 38-22, while the Longhorns bested the no. 10-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish in double overtime, 50-47.
The Miners defeatedNMSU rather soundly despite a late second-half surge aided by a UTEP turnover. That mishap turned into an easy Aggie touchdown. Running back Aaron Jones showed no ill effects from last season’s ankle injury as he ran wild over the NMSU defense aided by phenomenal blocking from a beefed up offensive line.