Across the board, on both sidelines, among players and coaches, the company line is the same as UTEP tries to end its 20-game losing streak Saturday against a Rice team that has lost 18 of its last 19.
"We try to approach every week the same, we want to beat every opponent we face," Miner tailback Quardraiz Wadley said. "That's our main goal, prepare every game like we're playing the top in the country."
“It’s not any different," Rice nosetackle George Nyakwol said. "We’re going to prepare the same way we have all season."
Here's the reality: This is different.