According to interim head coach Scotty Walden, the Southern Miss football team coming to play UTEP Saturday has "adapted to change probably more than anybody in the country."
In 2020, that’s a huge statement.
The fact that Walden, the youngest coach in the FBS at age 30, has an interim tag in front of his title begins to speak of what the Golden Eagles have been through to pull into El Paso with a 1-3 record.
How they got here
Generally picked to finish near the top of Conference USA West under fifth-year coach Jay Hopson, Southern Miss was upset, 32-21, by South Alabama in its opener and Hopson abruptly resigned.