EL PASO, Texas — The Blue Raiders started and finished strong in the Mountain time zone on Saturday evening, riding the wave of a 10-0 first quarter and 14-3 second half to blast past UTEP XX-XX in the Sun Bowl.
The Blue Raiders (4-4, 1-3 C-USA) forced four three and outs on defense, never allowing the Miners (4-5, 2-3 C-USA) to sustain any momentum on the offensive side of the ball. Jakobe Thomas was excellent in his second career start, registering six tackles and recording his first career interception, setting up MTSU's first touchdown of the second half.