2. Fresno State vs UTEP: PUBC Mobile New Mexico Bowl
LINE Fresno State -11
ATS PICK Fresno State
I know, I know, I’m afraid, too.
You always want to tread lightly when it comes to bowl teams with an interim head coach. Fresno State is waiting for the Jeff Tedford era to get back up and rolling with Lee Marks filling in until then.
The program is also waiting to tell everyone whether or not Jake Haener will start at quarterback, or if he’ll be punished for his insolence – he was going to follow former head coach Kalen DeBoer to Washington before coming back to Fresno State.
There are a whole lot of red flags here. However, if this was a normal October game, Fresno State -11 wouldn’t be that big of a deal.
UTEP is a wonderful story. After years of pain and suffering, it’s in a bowl game.
And it lost to Boise State back in September by 41.
It’s got a good downfield passing game and it’s great at controlling the clock. The defense might be just good enough to keep the Fresno State offense from going off.
And it lost four of its last five games, getting rolled by UAB and UTSA along the way.
It really would be cool if UTEP could win this. It would be a massive boost for the program, and especially a fan base that hasn’t known a whole lot of fun for a long, long time.
It’s a chance worth taking, though, that the Fresno State of the 2021 regular season steps off the bus.
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