Western Kentucky (2-2 overall, 0-1 Conference USA) at Texas-El Paso (0-5, 0-1)

7 p.m. CDT Saturday

Sun Bowl

El Paso, Texas

Online stream: CUSA.tv

Radio: WPTQ-105.3 FM, WWKU-1450 AM

Starting lineups

Western Kentucky

OFFENSE

Ht. Wt. Yr.

QUARTERBACK

14 Mike White 6-4 225 r-Sr.

RUNNING BACK

5 Marquez Trigg 6-0 225 r-So.

-or- 29 Jakairi Moses 5-9 185 Fr.

-or- 32 D’Andre Ferby 6-1 225 r-Jr.

-or- 3 Quinton Baker 5-9 185 So.

WIDE RECEIVERS

11 Lucky Jackson 6-1 185 r-So.

9 Xavier Lane 6-4 200 r-Fr.

1 Nacarius Fant 5-9 185 Sr.

TIGHT END

19 Deon Yelder 6-4 255 r-Sr.

LEFT TACKLE

75 Jimmie Sims 6-4 295 r-Sr.

LEFT GUARD

51 Brandon Ray 6-2 300 r-Sr.

CENTER

64 Dennis Edwards 6-1 315 r-Jr.

RIGHT GUARD

63 Miles Pate 6-2 320 r-So.

RIGHT TACKLE

69 Matt Nord 6-6 310 r-Sr.

KICKER

37 Ryan Nuss 5-9 200 r-Jr.

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE ENDS

42 Derik Overstreet 6-2 250 Sr.

95 Heath Wiggins 6-2 265 r-So.

DEFENSIVE TACKLES

56 Evan Sayner 6-3 300 r-Jr.

3 Chris Johnson 6-1 285 Sr.

LINEBACKERS

25 Masai Whyte 6-0 225 r-Jr.

4 Joel Iyiegbuniwe 6-1 230 r-Jr.

NICKELBACK

1 Leverick Johnson 6-0 185 Sr.

-or- 15 Ta’Corian Darden 5-9 180 r-So.

CORNERBACKS

7 Joe Brown 5-10 195 Sr.

22 DeAndre Farris 5-10 190 r-Jr.

SAFETIES

9 Drell Greene 5-11 200 Jr.

2 Devon Key 6-1 205 r-Fr.

PUNTER

49 Jake Collins 6-1 210 r-Jr.

UTEP

OFFENSE

Ht. Wt. Yr.

QUARTERBACK

8 Zach Greenlee 6-2 205 Sr.

TAILBACK

4 Quadraiz Wadley 6-0 190 So.

FULLBACK

31 Forest McKee 6-1 250 Fr.

TIGHT END

81 Sterling Napier 6-4 250 Sr.

WIDE RECEIVER (Z)

10 Warren Redix 5-10 185 Jr.

WIDE RECEIVER (X)

1 Tyler Batson 6-2 205 Sr.

SLOT RECEIVER

7 Kavika Johnson 6-1 205 Jr.

LEFT TACKLE

72 Logan Tuley-Tillman 6-7 320 Sr.

LEFT GUARD

76 Will Hernandez 6-3 330 Sr.

CENTER

65 Derron Gatewood 6-2 305 Jr.

RIGHT GUARD

75 Derek Elmendorff 6-3 310 Sr.

RIGHT TACKLE

61 Reuben Guerra 6-4 295 So.

KICKER

42 Brady Viles 6-0 210 So.

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE ENDS

85 Sani Buckingham 6-4 290 So.

59 Dedrick Simpson 6-2 275 Fr.

NOSE TACKLE

95 Trace Mascorro 6-1 270 Fr.

WILL LINEBACKER

4 Julian Jackson 6-3 235 Sr.

MIKE LINEBACKER

16 Alvin Jones 5-11 230 Sr.

BUCK LINEBACKER

3 Dante Lovilotte 5-11 230 Sr.

SAM LINEBACKER

19 Treyvon Hughes 6-1 235 So.

-or- 6 Dylan Parsee 6-2 220 So.

BOUNDARY CORNERBACK

5 Nik Needham 6-0 190 Jr.

FREE SAFETY

2 Michael Lewis 6-0 185 So.

STRONG SAFETY

27 Devin Cockrell 6-0 200 Jr.

FIELD CORNERBACK

1 Kalon Beverly 6-1 195 Jr.

PUNTER

46 Alan Luna 6-1 205 Sr.

*Starting lineups subject to change

Position-by-position breakdown

QUARTERBACK: Western Kentucky’s Mike White hasn’t posted eye-popping stats this year, throwing only two touchdowns and averaging 6.8 yards per attempt. But the Hilltoppers still have a clear quarterback edge over Texas-El Paso. The El Paso Times reported starter Ryan Metz is out, meaning backup Zack Greenlee will likely start. ADVANTAGE: WKU

RUNNING BACK: WKU has four players – Quinton Baker, D’Andre Ferby, Jakairi Moses and Marquez Trigg – listed as potential starters at running back. Ferby (ankle) and Baker (hip, ribs) are both questionable. The Miners’ Quadraiz Wadley was named to the Pro Football Focus Week 5 National Team of the Week after totaling 171 yards and a touchdown on 29 touches Sept. 30 against Army. UTEP

WIDE RECEIVERS: Lucky Jackson (63.2 yards per game), Xavier Lane (52.3 ypg), Nacarius Fant (49.2 ypg), and tight end Deon Yelder (37.2 ypg) have been White’s top targets in the Topper passing game. No one has emerged as a true No. 1 receiving threat. UTEP has minimal talent outside. WKU

OFFENSIVE LINE: The best NFL Draft prospect on the field Saturday will be Miners left guard Will Hernandez. He was a second-team AP All-American last season and, like Wadley, was named to the Week 5 PFF National Team of the Week. UTEP

DEFENSIVE LINE: Running backs don’t have much trouble getting to the second level against UTEP. SB Nation’s Football Study Hall said the Miners rank No. 129 of 130 FBS teams in stuff rate – the percentage of runs where the runner is tackled at or behind the line of scrimmage – at 12.3 percent. WKU

LINEBACKERS: Joel Iyiegbuniwe leads WKU with 33 tackles, and both forced and recovered the Hilltoppers’ first fumble of the year in a Sept. 23 win against Ball State. UTEP linebacker Alvin Jones, twin brother of former Miners star running back Aaron Jones, paces his team with 39 tackles. WKU

SECONDARY: Joe Brown and DeAndre Farris have established themselves as a dynamic cornerback duo for WKU. Brown made late interceptions in each of the Tops’ last two games, while Farris has broken up seven passes. WKU

SPECIAL TEAMS: WKU’s Jake Collins had his best game of 2017 against Ball State, averaging 44 yards per punt. WKU

Brad’s picks

Texas-El Paso is a 0-5 team that’s been outscored by more than 30 points per game and is led by a 71-year-old interim coach who was enjoying retirement this time a week ago. This is a program lacking both direction and talent.

Western Kentucky has shown issues of its own this season but shouldn’t have any trouble Saturday night in the Sun Bowl.

Western Kentucky 38, UTEP 14

Season record:2-2