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Déjà Boo: Sam Houston loses late lead in loss to CUSA foe UTEP
Mike Franklin,Kevin Hurley and James Neal help Dana Dimel and the UTEP Miners keep bowl hopes alive with comeback victory over winless Sam Houston Bearkats.
HUNTSVILLE – The script read the same for the thousands of Sam Houston fans at Bowers Stadium for the midweek Conference USA clash with UTEP (3-6). The Bearkats played well early and entered halftime with 21-13 lead over the Miners behind a pair of John Gentry touchdowns and a touchdown pass from Keegan Shoemaker to Malik Phillips.
Sam Houston (0-8) has played three home Conference USA games in 2023 and the Bearkats were ahead or tied in all three. And they’ve lost all three in excruciating fashion. Jax State outscored the Bearkats 28-7 in the second half and overtime to win the CUSA opener on Sept. 28. FIU outscored Sam Houston 23-17 to eventually win in double overtime last week.
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