The UTEP football team’s money-game opener at Oklahoma has been moved up a day to Friday Sept. 4, where it will kickoff at 6 p.m. MT/7 p.m. CT.
The game is still being streamed on the SEC Network+. It had originally been slated for Sept. 5. UTEP is making $1.3 million to play this game.
No explanation was given on why the game’s date was changed.
UTEP football 2026 schedule
Sept. 5 at Oklahoma TBA
Sept. 12 Texas Southern TBA
Sept. 19 at Michigan TBA
Sept. 26 Oregon State TBA
Oct. 3 at New Mexico* TBA
Oct. 10 Nevada* TBA
Oct. 17 San Jose State* TBA
Oct. 31 at North Dakota State* TBA
Nov. 7 Hawaii* TBA
Nov. 14 Wyoming* TBA
Nov. 21 at Air Force* TBA
Noc. 28 (Sat) at Northern Illinois* TBA
* Mountain West game
Bret Bloomquist can be reached at bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on X.
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: UTEP Miners football moves Oklahoma game to Friday night, Sept. 4
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