EL PASO, Texas (KFOX 14, CBS4) — EJ Colson threw for 239 yards and four touchdowns to lead the UTEP Miners to a 51-10 victory over the Texas Southern Tigers on Saturday night at the Sun Bowl.
UTEP moves to 1-1. Texas Southern falls to 1-2.
On the Miners’ first offensive play of the game, Colson connected with Kam Thomas for an 83-yard touchdown to give UTEP a 7-0 lead. However, the Tigers responded with a touchdown from Athean Renfro and a field to lead 10-7. In the second quarter, everything flipped. The Miners took complete control of the game and led 21-10 at the half. In the second half, the UTEP defense pitched a shutout. The Miner offense ran up 51 points, the most in 10 years for UTEP.
Next week, UTEP travels to Ann Arbor to take on the Michigan Wolverines.