The first time the UTEP secondary faced an elite receiving corps, against Texas, they didn't meet the moment.
The belief is that the Miners are better now than they were a month ago and from a coverage standpoint, they get a chance to prove that against Louisiana Tech.
The Bulldogs usually have one of the deepest groups of receivers in Conference USA, by their standards this year's group is a good one and UTEP is going to have to show its improvement.
"We got off to a really poor start against Texas, we just lost our momentum and played with wide eyes," coach Dana Dimel said.