I still get emails from UTEP because I went there 2 years as an undergrad. They just sent this today:
Athletics

UTEP Athletics has announced its COVID-19 Fan Protocols for the 2020 football season, which will kick off next Saturday (Sept. 5) when the Miners host Stephen F. Austin in the Sun Bowl.


"We have spent the better part of the last few months analyzing our venue and, in coordination with our Special Events team, have formulated a plan that we believe will provide the safest experience possible for our fans," UTEP Director of Athletics Jim Sentersaid. "The key will be turning policy into practice, and we ask that all fans review the protocols thoroughly before making their way to the Sun Bowl this fall. Our game day experience will look different this year due to COVID-19 but, if everybody does their part, it will still be a safe and enjoyable experience for all."

Key takeaways from the 2020 UTEP Football COVID-19 Fan Protocols include:

Tailgating will be prohibited
Parking lots will open three hours prior to kickoff
All advance ticket and parking pass sales (prior to game day) will occur through remote means (no in-person transactions) (915) 747-UTEP, www.utepminers.com/tickets, tickets@utep.edu
Fans will be able to purchase tickets in person on game day at either the North or South Sun Bowl box offices beginning three hours prior to kickoff
All tickets and parking passes will be delivered digitally
Face coverings/masks will be required for all fans
Gates will open 30 minutes earlier than usual (two hours prior to kickoff) to assist with fan entry and social distancing
A clear bag policy is in place and will be enforced when entering the venue
All fans will have assigned seats and are asked to remain in their seats so social distancing can be practicedRestrooms will have capacity limits
Sanitization stations will be erected throughout the stadium
Concessions meals will be pre-prepped and sealed
Restroom and concessions lines will be queued so social distancing can be practiced
Water fountains will not be available
All stadium staff and game day personnel will be required to fill out and complete an online COVID-19 screening form prior to arriving to campus for game day, and will wear face coverings in venue
Frequency of cleaning by custodial staff will be increased, especially in high traffic public areas
Fans will be instructed to depart the venue in a "deplaning" fashion

Pilotgirl said:

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Fans will be instructed to depart the venue in a "deplaning" fashion

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??? Interesting terminology. By section number, perhaps?

I guess lol Their attendance has been dismal the past several seasons so social distancing shouldn't be an issue.

In case anyone wants to go or just general curiosity:
https://utepminers.com/documents/2020/8/27//2020_UTEP_Football_Ticket_Prices.pdf?id=14788

They have one of the best stadiums in college football so it's a shame they have been so terrible for so long.

Really is a beautiful stadium. I think the challenge is that they have been persuaded that they're a football school when they're Texas freaking Western.

They have a football failure track record 10 miles long. Drop that football team into an FCS conference and get back to focusing on shooty hoops.

SFA_03 said:

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They have one of the best stadiums in college football so it's a shame they have been so terrible for so long.

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Yup...and it kills me I can't be there. Lots of memories. Great weather & sunsets.

TallTexan said:

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Really is a beautiful stadium. I think the challenge is that they have been persuaded that they're a football school when they're Texas freaking Western.

They have a football failure track record 10 miles long. Drop that football team into an FCS conference and get back to focusing on shooty hoops.

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Haha so true. I think I told y'all I graduated from HS in the Don Haskins Center. I would love for us to play UTEP in basketball...that would be full circle for me.

We need an East vs West rivalry.

For the life of me I honestly can't see how UTEP doesn't consistently play at a higher level. They have top notch facilities in all sports, from what I understand the school is very good, it's a beautiful campus. Hell even El Paso is a great city. Lots to do, great night life, a convenient airport.
You can't tell me El Paso isn't a more attractive place than Boise, Idaho.

We will probably have a "two-deep" on sfajacks.com in a couple days... Tuesday or Wednesday. Maybe.

Hey in Las Cruses!

How are the habanero peppers doing?

Well, there is no official 2-deep but we can speculate.

QB:#2 TRAE SELF 6-4; 200 JR.
QB:#12 CAM ARNOLD 6-1; 210 SO.

RB:#21 DA'LEON WARD 5-10; 190 SR.
RB:#22 JOSH MCGOWEN 5-10; 225 SR.

I think you will see a ton of lineups at WR.

WR:#8 TAMRICK PACE 6-3; 195 SR.
WR:#19 XAVIER GIBSON 5-9; 175 SO.

WR:#9 REMI SIMMONS 5-11; 185 SR.

WR:# LARRY JONES III 5-9; 175 SR.

WR:# JEREMIAH MILLER 6-0; 195 JR.

WR:#85 QUENTYVIAN BORDERS 6-2; 190 JR.

WR:#15 LAWTON RIKEL 6-1; 185 SO.

WR:#17 JOSH THOMPSON 5-10; 180 JR.

WR:#47 JOSH ALLISON 6-1; 190 SO.



TE:#87 ALLEN ARCLES III 6-4; 235 SR.

TE:# LAVAR LINDO 6-4; 225 FR.



I have no idea who starts but these guys saw action last season...

OL:#71 ZACH INGRAM 6-7; 290 SR.

OL:#70 JARET PORTERFIELD 6-4; 310 SO.

OL:#67 JAYDEN FLEMING 6-2; 305 SO.

OL:#66 KEEGAN HOLM 6-4; 315 SO.

OL:#74 TERRIN ROBINSON 6-7; 310 JR.



You could see any combo of these in the lineup.


OL:#79 REX MARTIN 6-6; 305 R/FR.

OL:# JAYLON WASHINGTON 6-7; 345 FR.

OL:# DREW BEYMER 6-8; 330 JR.

OL:# DANIEL KEYS 6-5; 280 FR.

OL:# PJ BRAUN 6-5; 300 JR.

OL:# KEEYMON WHITE 6-2; 300 FR.

OL:# FRANK THOMPSON 6-4; 300 FR.

OL:# JORDAN GUILLORY 6-3; 290 FR.

OL:# JUSTICE GUILLORY 6-3; 300 FR.

OL:# JADEN HOLMES 6-5; 300 SO.

OL:# AARON BAKER 6-7; 270 FR.



PK:#58 ALEX SCHRAG 5-10; 180 SO.

P:#37 MAX QUICK 5-10; 190 SO.

LS:#91 CHASE RUIZ 5-10; 245 SO.



DE:#50 MARCUS MOSLEY JR. 6-0; 255 SO.

DE:#3 BJ THOMPSON 6-6; 222 JR.



DE:#54 AMAD MURRAY 6-3; 245 SO.

DE:#40 MARJE SMITH 6-4; 225 JR.



also

DE:#42 TERRANCE WAIR 6-1; 230 SO.
DE:#53 JOSH COLLINS 6-6; 225 SO.

DE:#98 CHANCE HILL 6-4; 235 SO.

DE:#52 D'TORIAN SMITH 6-2; 220 JR.

DE:#94 QUINTON OWENS 6-3; 225 FR.

DE:# BRODERICK KILLINGSWORTH 6-6; 230 FR.

DE:#90 IZAIAH THOMPSON 6-5; 240 FR.




DT:#77 RAYSHAD NICHOLS 6-3; 305 SR.

DT:# DENNIS OSAGIEDE 6-0; 290 JR.



DT:#92 LARRON COX 6-2; 290 SR.

DT:#69 CARL WILLIAMS 6-2; 310 SO.



also

DT:#93 RASON WILLIAMS II 6-4; 260 SO.
DT:# BRANARD WRIGHT 6-3; 315 FR.

DT:# CALEB FOX 6-3; 305 FR.

DT:# KY THOMPSON 6-4; 265 FR.

DT:#96 BJ SCARLETT 6-2; 260 R/FR.



LB:#44 BERT MORRIS 6-1; 230 SR.
LB:#25 GERARD MCKNIGHT 6-2; 220 SO.

LB:#39 DARYAN WILLIAMS 5-11; 220 SO.



LB:#51 BREVIN RANDLE 5-11; 228 SO.
LB:#13 KIRKLAND JOSEPH 6-0; 215 SR.

LB:# DAYDAY COLEMAN 6-2; 220 JR.



CB:#31 CALEB LAWTON 5-11; 180 SR.
CB:#6 MYLES BROOKS 6-1; 190 SO.



S:#1 ARETAVIOUS HENDRIX 6-1; 192 SR.

S:#34 GAVIN ROLAND 5-11; 195 SR.



S:#38 TRENTON GORDON 5-11; 195 SR.

S:#14 TREY RAMOS 5-11; 185 SR.



also

S:#27 JATERIOUS EVANS 6-1; 190 SO.
S:#40 MYLES HEARD 5-9; 185 SO.

S:# JEREMIAH DAVIS 6-0; 190 JR.

S:#41 ZADOK ESTERS 5-11; 185 SO.


S:# KRIS MCCUNE 6-2; 200 SO.



CB:#4 WILLIE ROBERTS 5-10; 180 SO.

CB:#23 BRUCE HARMON 5-11; 181 SO.



Also

CB:#33 KEVIN GILLIAM JR. 5-10; 194 SO.
CB:#20 JAKOBE SHEFFIELD 5-10; 185 SR.

CB:# ZACH NWACHUKWU 5-8; 186 R/FR.

CB:# TANNER HOOKER 6-1; 190 FR.

CB:# JALON HUNTER 6-0; 180 FR.

CB:# JEREMIAH WALKER 6-1; 190 FR.



There is just a ton of depth at pretty much every position on this roster especially in the secondary.

I've heard that it is the general location of these programs that make it more difficult to recruit.

UTEP
NMSU
New Mexico

I agree. If El Paso wasn't so isolated from everything else, I would move back in a flash. Even that, it has changed and grown so much. I was an East side girl (east side vs west side rivalry was big in my day because the west side was known as the $$ side). I went back in 2006 or 2008 and it had grown tremendously on the east side!! Area that was nothing but desert had developed. Many more restaurants...I know downtown has been revitalized, too. My friends are always posting fun stuff that they are doing. It's very much a smaller city feel (think San Marcos) than the much larger city it actually is. Haskins Center and NMSU are great venues for concerts. El Paso has a minor league baseball team that's fun. Cost of living is really good. Mountains are beautiful. Good hospital systems, good public schools.

I also enjoyed the airport...super easy to get in and out. Always have to go to DFW or Houston to go any where big but didn't have to deal with crazy lines/security.

And....I've just talked myself into visiting as soon as things are safer. I can fly out of Hobby on Southwest or take a road trip. Maybe a detour to Big Ben.

If they could get sports on track, I think it could have more appeal, IMO.

Pace isn't playing...

***? Injury? Coronavirus?

Jacks4460 said:

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Pace isn't playing...

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I noticed he wasn't on the roster. Hoping it was just an oversight.

The media team is a little short since Kevin Young left. They are making do with who they have for a period of time.

I think the later..

Who is going to ElPaso?

Wish I could.

SFA is plus 8.5. I like that

It's game day! Plus we have some betting on the ponies to do also today! Happy Kentucky Derby day as well.

SFA line has moved to plus 6.

This is not good!

It's a "More than Moral Victories Saturday". Axe 'Em Jacks.

Was he expected to be the starting kicker?

Agree about logo. I much prefer to see the old SFA over the state.

In Austin on Spectrum cable is appears that this game will be on cable channel 393.

I still contend that it's not a good logo in a small format. I've asked many people to tell me what they see in their Twitter logo. No one sees a double bladed axe sideways. However, winning has a way of making all things look better.

Nothing better than to see the state of Texas on your helmet, but that is just me.

I also saw LB Gerard McKnight wishing the team good luck on Twitter as well, so he is out.