Texas’ season begins six days from now on Sept. 12. It will be the first game played in Austin in 288 days. Hosting UTEP for the fifth ever time, it will be the Longhorns’ one and only nonconference game in this strange 2020 season.
The Miners’ season has already begun, getting one game under their belt before playing Texas. FCS opponent Stephen F. Austin traveled out west to El Paso, the first of three non-Conference USA games UTEP will play.
A low scoring affair, the Miners were once down 14-3 in the second quarter. They then scored 21 unanswered points to secure their first win of the season, 24-14. After only having one win in 2019, UTEP matched their season win total in just one game.
Luckily for Texas, they now get a full game’s worth of film on Dana Dimel’s 2020 squad. Yes, this should be considered a game the Longhorns easily win but any type of advantages given will be used by Tom Herman.
Here are three things we learned about UTEP before their matchup with the Longhorns: