EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — UTEP football fans can get a sneak peek at the 2025 football team during the annual spring game.
The Orange and Blue Spring Football Game will kick off at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 12 at the Sun Bowl.
Admission is $5. All ticket sales will support the UTEP Football Gridiron Club. Funds raised through the Gridiron Club are used to complement the annual operating budget for UTEP football. UTEP students get in free.
Tickets to the Orange and Blue Game are available by visiting www.UTEPMiners.com/Tickets or by calling (915) 747-UTEP.
The game will be broadcast on 600 ESPN El Paso with Jon Teicher (play-by-play) and former UTEP wide receiver Cole Freytag (color analysis) calling the action.
“It’s the first chance for our fans to take a look at the back-to-back, number one recruiting class in Conference USA,” UTEP coach Scotty Walden said. “Not only will some of the members of this year’s class be with us for spring ball, but last year’s class has now had a year to develop. The other piece is that we’ve added 38 new mid-year players, so our fans will have the opportunity to get familiar with them.”
NFL veterans Quintin Demps (Blue Team) and Will Hernandez (Orange Team) will serve as head coaches.
UTEP’s third all-time leading rusher, Howard Jackson (Blue Team), and El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson (Orange Team) will serve as associate head coaches.
Twenty-six other former UTEP football players will roam the sidelines for their respective squads.
The guest coaches will also participate in a series of mini-halftime competitions to score their team points.
Last year’s Orange & Blue Game, the first under Walden, went down to the wire, as Cade McConnell connected with Kenny Odom for a game-winning, 33-yard touchdown as time expired. The Blue squad outlasted the Orange, 39-35.
“If last year’s game was any indication, this should be a lot of fun,” Walden said. “We’ll continue to engage our alumni, and they’ll play a huge role in the outcome of the game. Last year, we had a great crowd, and they were treated to a thrilling game that ended on a buzzer-beating Hail Mary. We’re expecting another competitive game this year, and it will be exciting for everyone to check out year two and the progress we’ve made.”
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