Miners to play for pride Saturday

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The Mike Price era reaches its 36th game Saturday at Central Florida, and with it comes new ground.

For the first time in three seasons, UTEP enters a game with no shot at the postseason. When the game ends Saturday afternoon, the Miners are done.

"Every time we've played for a bowl game," Price said. "This is the first time we've played for pride only. This is something unusual.

"This is my last game with these guys and I'm going to make it good. We're going to have a positive mental attitude and do everything we can to win.

"We're flying to Orlando, their beautiful new stadium against one of the best teams in the conference. We want to be able to compete against these types of teams."

Bret Bloomquist / El Paso Times