Ahead of Battle of I-10, Coach Dimel pleased with his defense

The Battle of I-10 is this Saturday and one team is going to walk away with their first win of the season.

At the team’s weekly news conference on Monday, UTEP head coach Dana Dimel mentioned that they are still trying to figure out what the answer will be for the team’s offense. Dimel said starting the second half going three and out put a damper on the offense.

The game didn’t go the way Dimel wanted but he did see some bright spots. Specifically, in his defense which held an SEC team to under 30 points.

“We played a really good defensive football game holding them to just 24 points,” Dimel said. “Which is the least amount of points we have held a “Power Five” opponent for a long, long time. 20 years, maybe 30 years, so I was pleased with that.”

UTEP is 0-3 overall.