Student sections are supposed to bring the noise and intimidate the visiting team in order to give the home team an advantage.
Some universities go all in on their student sections, but at UTEP for the past two home games of the football season, there hasn’t been much of an advantage.
Hank De La Cruz, a senior kinesiology major and proud UTEP fan, has gone out of his way to show his support. For game days, De La Cruz dons an all-orange jumpsuit, to help him transform to his alter ego, the Orangeman. He was in disbelief at the home opener against Rice on Sept.