Northwestern vs. UTEP: Live updates, score, results, highlights, for Saturday's NCAA Football game

Live scores, highlights and updates from the Northwestern vs. UTEP football game

The Northwestern Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the UTEP Miners at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Ryan Field.

Northwestern had to start their season on the road on Sunday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They fell 24-7 to Rutgers. Northwestern was down 24-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led UTEP over Incarnate Word in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. UTEP took their match against Incarnate Word 28-14. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but UTEP was the (much) better team in the second half.

Northwestern will need to dig deep on Saturday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. They finished last season with a 5-7 record against the spread.

While the Wildcats is hoping for a better result this time, the Miners is hoping to keep the momentum going. Check back to see if Northwestern can bounce back or if UTEP can keep them down.