ncaaf Game Recap
North Texas Mean Green vs UTEP Miners Recap - Mean Green Win 31-13
The Mean Green grabbed a Week 1 victory over the Miners on Saturday, winning 31-13 at Sun Bowl.
North Texas was an underdog by +0.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 51.0.
Ayo Adeyi rushed for 80 yards, while Isaiah Johnson added 37 yards in the win. Roderic Burns and Jake Roberts added 72 and 54 receiving yards respectively.
Ronald Awatt rushed for 36 yards for UTEP, while Gavin Hardison added 29 yards. Gavin Hardison threw for 293 yards for the Miners, while receivers Tyrin Smith and Reynaldo Flores had 127 and 122 yards respectively.
North Texas lost the offensive yardage battle to UTEP 400-399 yards in Saturday's game. North Texas had more first downs as that total ended up 24-22.
The time of possession battle favored North Texas as their offense was on the field for 31:23, longer than the 28:37 of their opponents.
North Texas looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against SMU. UTEP will aim to get back on the winning track at Oklahoma.