On Saturday the opening week play is on Stephen F. Austin at 9:00 eastern. Stephen F. Austin has a solid secondary and an above average defensive line. On Offense they have a skilled passing attack and With UTEP Switching from a 3-4 to a 4-3 and mixing in a slew of new players including 10 junior college transfers it will be a growing process for them on Defense. Utep will be run oriented and wont take many chances. The Miners have two wins in the last 22 game and last year struggled to win 36-34 against Houston Baptist in a non lined game. This is a big rivalry game for The Lumberjacks and they will be in this until the end. Hard to lay points with a team that has lost 16 of 17 at home. Austin returns most of their fire power on both sides of the ball and will keep this close and may pull of the upset. Play on Stephen F. Austin plus the points.