Miners to debut new white helmet against Rice.
The UTEP football team will add a brand-new helmet to the team collection this season. Athletics excited Miner fans on social media Friday morning when they tweeted out a picture of the new white lid.
The helmet features a large navy-blue facemask and a single navy-blue pick axe on both sides of the white base. The helmet is the same style as the navy blue and orange pick axe helmet the team revealed in last year’s season opener to New Mexico State.
Catch the Miners with white headgear for the first time in team history tomorrow night (Sept.