UTEP, Hardison focus on minimizing turnovers against New Mexico

The UTEP football team has some paths to victory Saturday night against New Mexico. Home favorites always do.

What is certain is that path won't include six turnovers, including three interceptions. That path leads to one very bad place, which the Miners delved in a 54-13 loss at Boise State in their last outing.

"We take away from that is nobody can beat us except ourselves," receiver Justin Garrett said. "Going into the game we felt very confident with what we can do, but as you see, we had six turnovers. We killed ourselves the entire game. It was a learning experience, we need to learn from it."

How does that happen?

"The emphasis is on ourselves," Garrett said. "We had six turnovers as an…