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Louisiana Tech drubs mistake-prone UTEP; Miners fall to 1-6

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Early this week, Louisiana Tech coach Skip Holtz, the best coach of the best team in Conference USA, a man who has seen many things, marveled, "You put on the film of (UTEP), and as you watch it you continually ask yourself ‘How is this team 1-5?’"

In a 42-21 drubbing of the Miners that dropped them to 1-6 and improved Louisiana Tech to 7-1, Holtz got a first-hand explainer.

With 22 seconds left in the first half, quarterback Kai Locksley was 8-of-9 passing, UTEP averaged 6.