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New Mexico Bowl Prospect Preview: UTEP Miners vs. Fresno State Bulldogs #PicksUp #GoDogs
The second game up on the Saturday bowl slate features the UTEP Miners (7-5) of the C-USA against the Fresno State Bulldogs (9-3) of the Mountain West. Fresno State is favored by double digits, but after losing their starting quarterback to the transfer portal and their head coach to Washington, this game maybe more up for grabs than the experts think.
Both teams feature pretty exciting passing offenses, but the Bulldogs of the Mountain West have had more reliable success as evidenced by their 4-1 record against the spread the last five games, but that is not why we are here. Let’s breakdown the top prospects!
Fresno State vs UTEP: PUBG Mobile New Mexico Bowl prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might or might not win.
Fresno State vs UTEP: PUBG Mobile New Mexico Bowl prediction, game preview, how to watch
Date: Saturday, December 18
Game Time: 2:15 pm ET
Venue: Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
Network: ESPN, Live stream on ESPN+
Records: Fresno State (9-3), UTEP (7-5)
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– You want a bowl game with a team that’s going to care? UTEP hasn’t been to a bowl since 2014, and this is just its second winning season since 2005.
It’s been a wonderful breakthrough year for the program that’s used to being the free-space on everyone’s schedule. It didn’t exactly play a killer slate, but it managed to get through with a solid defense that was great at getting off the field – the Miners finished second in Conference USA in total D – and an offense that hit its deep shots down the field whenever it had the chance.
– Fresno State just missed out on playing for the Mountain West title, it was good enough to beat UCLA and San Diego State, and it’s now going through a transition with head coach Kalen DeBoer off coaching the Washington Huskies and with Jeff Tedford coming aboard for next season. Running backs coach Lee Marks will take over the head coaching duties in this.
– Fresno State QB Jake Haener was off with DeBoer to Washington, changed his mind, and now he’s back. The talent is there defensively – the Bulldog run defense allowed just 127 yards per game – it’s got a great offensive line and a strong running game, and the attack that led the conference in total yards is going to be dangerous.
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UTEP vs UAB prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Friday.
UTEP vs UAB prediction, game preview, how to watch: Friday, November 26
Date: Friday, November 26
Game Time: 2:00 ET
Venue: Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: UTEP (7-4), UAB (7-4)
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UTEP got its groove back after a three-game losing stretch with Gavin Hardison and the passing game going off in the win over Rice.
The Miner offense hits a whole slew of big plays down the field, but it’s also able to control the clock thanks to a defense that’s great at getting off the field. This isn’t normal for the program.
One of the best stories of the year, UTEP is going bowling, it’s interesting, and it’s got a good enough team in place to win a game like this against a strong UAB team.
The Blazer pass defense will give up big plays here and there, there are a TON of penalties, and there’s a little too much inconsistency for a team this good, but …
– College Football Expert Picks, CFN Week 13
The Blazer running game should be able to pound a bit.
UTEP has been great on the defensive front throughout the season, but that’s partly because it hasn’t played a whole slew of teams with nasty ground attacks.
UAB ran for 200 yards or more in three of the last five games, was well balanced in the 34-31 loss to UTSA last week, and it should all click at home.
As good as the UTEP offense has been at times, and even with the good passing game that can explode, the offense doesn’t score a ton for all the positives. It only managed 13 on Boise State and 23 against UTSA in the blowout loss – it’s done a lot of scoring against bad teams.
UAB’s defense is nasty against the run and leads Conference USA in total yards allowed, so …
– NFL Expert Picks, CFN Week 12
UAB might not win the Conference USA championship, but now it’s about jockeying for a good bowl position.
At home in the regular season finale – and on Senior Day – the Blazers will bounce back from the loss to UTSA and match UTEP big pass play for big pass play to go along with a terrific day on the ground.
UAB will be in control throughout.
– College Football Schedule: Week 13 Predictions, Lines
UAB 34, UTEP 20
Line: UAB -13.5, o/u: 50
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
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Rice vs UTEP prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.
Rice vs UTEP prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 20
Date: Saturday, November 20
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Rice (3-7), UTEP (6-4)
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The Rice offense is working.
It was supposed to be a running team as the year went on, but the receivers were there from the start. Okay early on, now the passing attack has kicked it in with 200 yards or more in each of the last four games with a season-high 380 yards against WKU.
The Owls might be throwing well, but they’re about controlling the clock. UTEP lives on time of possession, and the Rice offense should be able to offset that. However …
– College Football Expert Picks, CFN Week 12
UTEP needs to get its groove back in a three-game losing streak. So what’s going wrong?
The defense has stopped taking the ball away.
The Miners forced 12 takeaways in the six wins, and it has a grand total of zero in the four losses. The Rice offense should be able to help change all of that.
The Owl offense might be playing better, but it’s also giving the ball away in bulk with five turnovers in the loss to WKU and six games with multiple mistakes.
– NFL Expert Picks: CFN Week 11
Rice desperately needs a win to make something positive happen over the back half of the season, but UTEP will turn things back around with enough deep passing shots to matter and more than enough third down stops and takeaways to get by.
It might not be anything pretty, but in the home finale in a strong season, UTEP will close with a bang before going to UAB on the way to a bowl game.
– College Football Schedule: Week 12 Predictions, Lines
UTEP 26, Rice 24
Line: UTEP -9.5, o/u: 47
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
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UTEP vs North Texas prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.
UTEP vs North Texas prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 13
Date: Saturday, November 13
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: UTEP (6-3), North Texas (3-5)
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Time to get back on track.
The Miners have the Conference USA world there for the taking, but losses to Florida Atlantic and UTSA in back-to-back weeks all but ended that.
Whatever. UTEP is going bowling.
The Miners continue to be the best in the league at third down defense, the line is getting into the backfield, and the offensive front is giving everyone time to work.
North Texas might have cranked up the offense against a sad Southern Miss team, but the passing game isn’t efficient, the defense doesn’t come up with third down stops, and the running game that’s been so strong now has to go up against a UTEP defense that’s been a rock until dealing with UTSA.
– College Football Expert Picks, CFN Week 11
The Mean Green running game is rolling.
They have a slew of smallish, quick backs who can all come up with yards in chunks, and they did that with 321 yards last week, they’re averaging a Conference USA-high 228 yards per game, and the O is working with 12 touchdowns over the last four weeks.
The defense has’t been great, but it’s not getting gouged. As good as UTEP is, it’s not putting up big numbers – it hasn’t scored more than 28 since September 4th.
– NFL Expert Picks: CFN Week 10
North Texas is trending up with two straight road wins, and offense that’s finally starting to do what it wants, and with a schedule that’s more manageable. It lost six straight games before the recent two wins, but it was supposed to lose all six.
UTEP is playing well on the lines, the downfield passing games are there, and it’ll grind through with a good day from the run defense to stop the current slide.
– College Football Schedule: Week 11 Predictions, Lines
UTEP 28, North Texas 26
Line: UTEP -1, o/u: 55
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5
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UTSA vs UTEP prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.
UTSA vs UTEP prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 6
Date: Saturday, November 6
Game Time: 10:15 ET
Venue: Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX
How To Watch: ESPN2
Record: UTSA (8-0), UTEP (6-2)
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You don’t think the 8-0 Roadrunners are a tad bit peeved about being left out of the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings?
No one’s saying they should be in the mix for the College Football Playoff, but to be snubbed?
What’s the team doing that’s so right? It’s getting a nice balance on offense, it’s moving the chains, it’s among the best teams in the country at not getting flagged, and it’s amazing against the run.
It doesn’t screw up and it hasn’t allowed more than 100 yards rushing in six of the last seven games.
UTEP can throw, but it gets hit with a whole lot of flags, and it’s among the worst teams in the nation in turnover margin. It has to be perfect to win this, and it won’t be.
– College Football Expert Picks, CFN Week 10
The Miners have the offensive balance to give the UTSA defense some problems.
It’s versatile – it threw well over the last two weeks when the running game wasn’t rumbling – and it’ll try pounding away to set everything else up.
They’re terrific at grinding the game down and controlling the clock – they’re owning the time of possession battle – and comes from a defense that’s the best in Conference USA and is outstanding on third downs.
No one’s running well on this group – no one has moved from more than 131 rushing yards – and the D hasn’t allowed more than 300 yards in any of the last five games.
However …
– NFL Expert Picks, CFN Week 9
UTEP beat a whole bunch of bad teams. It has yet to come up with a win over anyone who’ll come close to going bowling, and it lost to Boise State and Florida Atlantic.
The D did a solid job last week against the Owls, and the offense cranked up 442 yards, but it wasn’t enough.
UTSA is great against the run, too, and it’s also terrific at controlling the time of possession battle. Again, it just doesn’t screw up enough to lose this as it all but takes the Conference USA West title.
– College Football Schedule: Week 10 Predictions, Lines
UTSA 38, UTEP 20
Line: UTSA -11.5, o/u: 53
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
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UTEP vs Florida Atlantic prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.
UTEP vs Florida Atlantic prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 30
Date: Saturday, October 30
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: UTEP (6-1), Florida Atlantic (4-3)
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What’s bowl eligible UTEP doing that’s so right?
It’s one of the best stories of the 2021 season – the Miners are good at football and have a shot to take over the Conference USA West division with a win over UTSA next week.
First, they have to keep the shocking production going from a defense that’s traditionally been a doormat.
It’s been amazing on third downs, the pass defense has been wonderful, and overall, the D is No. 1 in the league allowing fewer than 300 yards per game.
The offense might not be devastating, but there’s a nice downfield passing game to complement the defense that’s allowed fewer than 14 points in three of the last four games.
– College Football Expert Picks, CFN Week 9
Florida Atlantic has the offense to make UTEP press a bit.
The Owls were terrific in blowout wins over Charlotte and FIU, hitting well over 200 yards both running and passing, starting with a passing attack that should be able to push the Miner secondary.
Louisiana Tech can throw, but other than that, there haven’t been a whole lot of high-powered passing teams on the UTEP slate. Florida Atlantic won’t go off, but the offense is among the best in the country on third downs, and …
– College Football Schedule, Predictions, Game Previews, Week 9
That’s how this is all going to work for Florida Atlantic. It’s not about the explosion. It’s about the consistency of the offense that won’t turn the ball over and should force UTEP to take a few too many chances.
The Miners keep getting challenged and they keep coming through, but they have yet to beat a team that’s likely to go bowling. This is when they have to prove they can play with the conference big boys. They’ll fall just short in a good game on the road, but they’ll show they’re for real, and that they belong.
Winning would be nice, but they can drop this and be just fine as long as they beat UTSA next week.
– NFL Expert Picks, CFN Week 8
Florida Atlantic 27, UTEP 24
Line: Florida Atlantic -11, o/u: 48.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
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Louisiana Tech vs UTEP prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 16
Louisiana Tech vs UTEP prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 16
Date: Saturday, October 16
Game Time: 9:00 ET
Venue: Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Louisiana Tech (2-3), UTEP (5-1)
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UTEP might be 5-1, but it hasn’t beaten anyone who’s all that great.
Who cares? It’s UTEP – 5-1 is 5-1 no matter who you are. However, Louisiana Tech is the second-best team on the slate just behind Boise State, and there’s a massive drop to everyone else.
Louisiana Tech’s passing game should work.
The Miners have done a great job on defense against everyone but Boise State, and they allowed 340 yards to Hank Bachmeier and company.
Louisiana Tech QB Austin Kendall should be able to hit 300 yards without breathing hard.
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UTEP might not have beaten anyone great, but it’s doing exactly what a good team is supposed to do against a schedule like this.
It’s not like the mediocre squads are going off on the Miner D. The run defense has been fantastic – it has yet to allow 125 rushing yards – and the team hasn’t given up 300 yards of total offense in any of the last three games.
Can UTEP get the passing attack going? The Louisiana Tech pass defense isn’t anything special – to be fair, it’s faced a slew of high-octane passing teams – but the Miners are going to try grinding it out first.
A good rotation of backs are producing for an O that got to 200 yards on the ground in three of the six games.
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UTEP is a fantastic story.
It’s having a special season, but it’s going have to fight to get that sixth win to become bowl eligible – and it’s not going to happen here.
Louisiana Tech has a way of playing up or down to its competition, and it’ll do it again. It has yet to be in any game that hasn’t been decided by a touchdown or less. That’s going to change – passing game will open it up late – but UTEP won’t be a pushover.
Louisiana Tech 34, UTEP 20
Line: Louisiana Tech -6.5, o/u: 56.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
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College Football News Preview 2021: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the UTEP season with what you need to know.
College Football News Preview 2021: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the UTEP season with what you need to know.
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– What You Need To Know: Offense | Defense
– Top Players | Keys To The Season
– What Will Happen, Win Total Prediction
– UTEP Miners Schedule Analysis
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2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
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2020 Record: 3-5 overall, 0-4 in C-USA
Head Coach: Dana Dimel, 4th year, 5-27 overall
2020 CFN Final Ranking: 121
2020 CFN Preview Ranking: 127
2019 CFN Final Ranking: 128
– The offense had some fun running the ball, it showed more of a spark than it had in several years, and now it welcomes back most of the key parts. It wasn’t always pretty – the Miners averaged just 348 yards and 23 points per game – but there were positives.
– Again, the running game was a plus, and it will be again. Leading rusher Deion Hankins pounded out 592 yards and nine touchdowns, and there’s a deep group coming back to help him out in the rotation. That includes Quardraiz Wadley, the 2018 leading rusher who only played in one game last season.
They’ll all work behind an offensive line that might not be a wall in pass protection, but it’s full of veterans working around 6-4, 310-pound junior guard Bobby DeHaro.
– Steady quarterback play isn’t a given at UTEP over the years. Sophomore Gavin Hardison isn’t Trevor Lawrence, but he was okay in 2020 hitting 54% of his passes for just over 1,400 yards with five scores and five picks, and he’s experienced.
He’s got the 1-2 receiving punch of Jacob Cowing and Justin Garrett to throw to – the two combined for 79 catches and six scores. It’s not the deep group like the running back situation is, but it’s solid up top.
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– Top Players | Keys To The Season
– What Will Happen, Win Total Prediction
– UTEP Miners Schedule Analysis
