How to Watch Western Kentucky vs. UTEP: Time, TV Channel, Live Stream – October 10, 2024

Updated Oct. 10, 2024 7:33 p.m. ET

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Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium is the venue where Kisean Johnson and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-2) will take on the UTEP Miners (0-5) on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

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How to Watch Western Kentucky vs. UTEP

When: Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET
Location: Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky
Live Box Score: FOX Sports

Western Kentucky's 2024 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score
8/31/2024	at Alabama	L 63-0
9/7/2024	vs. Eastern Kentucky	W 31-0
9/14/2024	at Middle Tennessee	W 49-21
9/21/2024	vs. Toledo	W 26-21
9/28/2024	at Boston College	L 21-20
10/10/2024	vs. UTEP	-
10/16/2024	at Sam Houston	-
10/30/2024	vs. Kennesaw State	-
11/9/2024	at New Mexico State	-
11/16/2024	vs. Louisiana Tech	-
11/23/2024	at Liberty	-
11/30/2024	vs. Jacksonville State	-

Western Kentucky 2024 Stats & Insights

Western Kentucky is putting up 382.2 yards per game on offense this year (77th in the FBS), and are allowing 396.8 yards per game (99th) on the other side of the ball.
Western Kentucky is averaging 281.8 passing yards per game on offense (26th in the FBS), and ranks 90th defensively with 233.2 passing yards allowed per game.
The Hilltoppers rank 93rd in scoring offense (25.2 points per game) and 78th in scoring defense (25.2 points allowed per game) this season.
The Hilltoppers have been a bottom-25 run offense this year, ranking 19th-worst with 100.4 rushing yards per contest. On the defensive side of the ball, they are ranked 96th in the FBS (163.6 rushing yards allowed per game).
In addition to a 49.3% third-down conversion rate allowed on defense, which ranks fourth-worst in the FBS, Western Kentucky has put up the 95th-ranked third-down percentage (36.4%) on offense.
The Hilltoppers own the 68th-ranked turnover margin in college football at even, forcing nine turnovers (25th in the FBS) while turning it over nine times (98th in the FBS).

Western Kentucky 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Caden Veltkamp	QB	883 YDS (70.4%) / 8 TD / 4 INT 42 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 8.4 RUSH YPG
Kisean Johnson	WR	29 REC / 392 YDS / 4 TD / 78.4 YPG
Elijah Young	RB	218 YDS / 2 TD / 43.6 YPG / 3.5 YPC 20 REC / 158 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 31.6 REC YPG
Easton Messer	WR	20 REC / 236 YDS / 2 TD / 47.2 YPG
Devonte' Mathews	DB	8 TKL / 0 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
Darius Thomas	LB	13 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 SACK
Hosea Wheeler	DL	15 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK
Kylan Guidry	LB	8 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 SACK

UTEP's 2024 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score
8/31/2024	at Nebraska	L 40-7
9/7/2024	vs. Southern Utah	L 27-24
9/14/2024	at Liberty	L 28-10
9/21/2024	at Colorado State	L 27-17
10/3/2024	vs. Sam Houston	L 41-21
10/10/2024	at Western Kentucky	-
10/16/2024	vs. Florida International	-
10/22/2024	at Louisiana Tech	-
11/2/2024	vs. Middle Tennessee	-
11/9/2024	vs. Kennesaw State	-
11/23/2024	at Tennessee	-
11/30/2024	at New Mexico State	-

UTEP 2024 Stats & Insights

UTEP has plenty of room to improve, as it ranks 21st-worst in total yards per game (322) and 15th-worst in total yards surrendered per game (435.6).
With 234.4 passing yards per game on offense, UTEP ranks 66th in the FBS. Defensively, it ranks 46th, allowing 196.6 passing yards per game.
The Miners have struggled on both sides of the ball this season, ranking 10th-worst in points (15.8 per game) and 17th-worst in points allowed (32.6 per game).
The Miners have plenty of room to improve in the running game, as they rank 12th-worst in rushing yards per game (87.6) and fifth-worst in rushing yards surrendered per game (239).
In terms of third-down efficiency, this season has been difficult for UTEP on both offense and defense, as it is compiling a 30.6% third-down conversion percentage (15th-worst) and conceding a 44.7% conversion rate (20th-worst).
The Miners have not done well in terms of turnovers, as the team's turnover margin of -5 is 17th-worst in the FBS.

UTEP 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Kenny Odom	WR	18 REC / 359 YDS / 3 TD / 71.8 YPG
Skyler Locklear	QB	710 YDS (63.5%) / 3 TD / 4 INT 87 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 21.8 RUSH YPG
Kam Thomas	RB	25 YDS / 0 TD / 5 YPG / 3.1 YPC 31 REC / 315 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 63 REC YPG
Jevon Jackson	RB	233 YDS / 0 TD / 46.6 YPG / 3.9 YPC 5 REC / 31 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 6.2 REC YPG
Kory Chapman	DB	23 TKL / 3 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Dorian Hopkins	LB	27 TKL / 1 TFL
Xavier Smith	DB	21 TKL / 0 TFL
Josiah Allen	DB	14 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 SACK