Rice at UTEP preview Bret Bloomquist, Wochit
The stakes when 1-10 UTEP takes on 2-9 Rice on Saturday in the Sun Bowl are as intangible as those records would dictate.
This meeting features the fewest combined wins in the nation this week by double, the fewest for a Week 12 game in Miner history. There are no postseason implications, neither coach is on a hot seat their second year of rebuilding.
There are, though, the intangibles. There are UTEP's 25 seniors to send off. There is a chance to double last year's win total by ending a 10-game losing streak, ensuring that doesn't loom over them next season.