With record where its supposed to be, UTEP regroups for key stretch

In the aftermath of a 54-13 loss to Boise State on Friday night where UTEP was not ready for prime time, there is one big comfort going forward.

The Miners have the 2-1 record they absolutely had to have heading into their first bye week and now they have a week off to heal their wounds, mental and physical.

The expected result

This wasn’t said coming in, but while a loss in one of the first two layups was unthinkable, anything significantly better than what unfolded Friday on the blue turf would have been a bonus.

UTEP extended the game into the second quarter, which they went into with a 10-3 deficit and a goal-to-go situation with a chance to tie. The Miners had a chance to get within 14…