In the second game of 2014, the Red Raiders traveled to El Paso, TX to face the UTEP Miners and found itself in a nasty battle against an inferior team because Tech could not stop the run. Last week, defensive coordinator David Gibbs’ team allowed an FCS school to rush for 317-yards, and if this flaw does not improve on Saturday, Texas Tech could be another dogfight against a team they should handle easily.
Last season, the Miners rushed the ball on average 44 times per game. Most of that work went to second team all-Conference-USA selection Aaron Jones, who amassed 1,233-yards on the season.