For 287 days, the Sun Bowl sat void of UTEP football.
But once the first home game hit for the Miners, it was done in style as one of college football’s most historic stadiums welcomed more than 40,000 fans into the doors.
Thanks to the new Miner Walk, the return of the Mineshaft, and the overall surge of rejuvenation in UTEP football, supporters soaked it all in.
“It’s been a while since we (have) seen this energy,” said Veronica Garcia, a UTEP 2004 graduate. “It’s a great crowd out, we’re so excited to see him,” expressed Garcia when asked about coach Walden’s attitude and effect.