UTEP coach Scotty Walden was in a situation few Miners coaches have been in when he addressed El Paso reporters for his news conference to kick off New Mexico State rivalry week.

Namely, he was talking about the last time these teams will play for the foreseeable future. There will be no UTEP-NMSU game next year and while both schools have expressed a desire to renew the rivalry at some point in the future, nothing along those lines has been set.

This is always a big game, but the uncertainty of the future makes it even more vital.

UTEP coach Scotty Walden: This year's NMSU game has extra meaning

"It's incredibly important," Walden said. "It's important to our fan base, it's something the seniors have talked about, keeping the silver spade the brass spittoon at home where they belon

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