Rudy Gutierrez/El Paso Times
The beginning was hardly auspicious.
We all know, though, that beginnings are so overrated.
Unfortunately for UTEP and a small contingent of fans, the ending to this one hour football drama was even worse.
Rice, which might arguably be the worst team the Miners face all season, was almost methodical in pounding out a sad 31-14 victory in front of a small and sad gathering of 19,136 fans in the old Sun Bowl on a beautiful September Saturday night.
It began with a Rice run up the middle and it ended with the Owls taking a knee.