Mayors of Las Cruces, El Paso bet on NMSU-UTEP outcome

Las Cruces Sun-News

NMSU beats UTEP 41-14 at Aggie Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017.

LAS CRUCES - The mayors of Las Cruces and El Paso have made a wager on Saturday’s rivalry game between winless teams, New Mexico State University and the University of Texas-El Paso.

Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima and El Paso Mayor Dee Margo have each agreed to wear the other team’s jersey to a city council meeting if they lose the bet.

Miyagishima spotted Margo 2.75 points, so the Aggies must win by at least a field goal for Miyagishima to win the bet. NMSU is a 3½-point favorite.

“I am ordering his jersey today!” Miyagishima said on Thursday.

UTEP is 0-3 and has lost 15 straight games, the longest losing streak in the country among Football Bowl Subdivision teams. NMSU is 0-4. The game will be played on Saturday in El Paso, where NMSU hasn’t won since 2008.

Plenty of good seats are still available.

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Ken Miyagishima, mayor of Las Cruces, gives the state of the city address Wednesday March 28, 2018 at Las Cruces City Hall.

El Paso Mayor Dee Margo speaks to the media after a news conference by the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Thursday outside the Marcelino Serna Port of Entry in Tornillo.