After their bowl hopes were dashed in a heartbreaking fashion against Florida Atlantic, the Miners (3-7, 1-5 C-USA) are left to regroup against Conference USA’s worst team in the league, the Rice Owls (2-8, 1-6 C-USA) in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, Nov. 19.
“Right now my main concern is focusing on this team and the improvements that we can make,” Kugler said. “I know it’s every else’s job to point out the negatives; as a head coach my job is to find the positives and try to build on that.”
As the game clock struck zero, the Miners were in disbelief because of what had just happened—earlier, with less than seven minutes left against Florida Atlantic, the Miners were leading 31-20.