Why UTEP Will Win The PUBG Mobile New Mexico Bowl
Just how focused will Fresno State be?
As good as the team was, it was hardly above the occasional brain cramp.
It couldn’t stop screwing up against Hawaii, it didn’t show up for the massive game against Boise State, and it struggled way, way, way too much with UNLV.
Now the team is dealing with the loss of its head coach and thinking it was without its starting quarterback. It’s a program in transition, and UTEP has to take advantage of it.
The Miners managed to be great all year at bombing away, averaging close to 16 yards per completion. The passing game wasn’t anything special overall – averaging 250 yards per game – but when QB Gavin Hardison was able to open it up a little bit, games changed.
Fresno State’s defense got ripped up by Nevada’s Carson Strong, and allowed more than ten yards per pass three times. It can’t have any letdowns against a UTEP team that has the explosion to keep up.
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Why Fresno State Will Win The PUBG Mobile New Mexico Bowl
The Fresno State offense should go off, and there’s not a whole lot that UTEP can do about it.
The Miner defense hasn’t been awful, but it didn’t exactly face a who’s who of high-powered attacks this season. The two strong teams on the slate – UTSA and Boise State – combined for well over 1,000 yards, and North Texas went for over 400. The Miners are 0-3 on the season when allowing more than the 400 mark, and Fresno State averages 464 per game.
And then there’s the turnover issue.
Fresno State gives the ball away, but it also generates a ton of takeaways. It can afford to make mistakes with the offense coming back to make up for them with a slew of big plays. UTEP will be in big, big trouble if it loses the turnover margin.
UTEP lost the turnover margin in five of its last six games, and it was even in the one outlier.
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