EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The countdown is on for the UTRGV Vaqueros’ first football game on Saturday. Aside from the excitement on the field, the game is expected to bring an economic boom to the Edinburg area, with local businesses already preparing for the rush.

“There’s this buzz that we haven’t seen since the first SpaceX launch in the Valley,” said Hiren Govind, Chief Operating Officer of Quebec Hotel Group.

Hotels are not the only business getting ready for the rush as local establishments are also preparing.

“I think we are going to get packed. We already have people calling on the phone and asking if we are showing the game,” added Shelby Cusic, Walk-On's Marketing Manager

A study conducted by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley predicts that each home game could

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