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Notes: UTEP excited about facing Army

Rudy Gutierrez / El Paso Times

Army has the distinction of being one of the most universally embraced teams in America, but that is especially true in El Paso, home of Fort Bliss. At one point it was also home of UTEP's Alvin and Aaron Jones, the children of soldiers.

"It does mean a lot to me," Jones said of playing Army. "I know what they're going through since I grew up with my parents in the military serving our country. I grew up on Fort Bliss. It's an honor to get to play them.