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UTEP football coach Scotty Walden was distracted by a Karol G. concert.
Karol G. is wrapping up her stay in the state of Texas. The Colombian pop star is in the midst of her “Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour” with her latest stops having been in El Paso and San Antonio.
Texans are flocking to stadiums to see her perform live. It’s become a distraction for local college football coaches.
UTSA was the first to run into issues with Karol G. performing in their home venue. UTEP football coach Scotty Walden opened up on his experience with the singer in a recent media appearance.
Karol G. is wreaking havoc in Texas.
Karol G. is an extremely popular singer/songwriter hailing from Colombia. She boasts eight Latin Grammys after launching her career on the Colombian spinoff of The X Factor as a teenager.
She moved to the US in 2014, settling in New York to learn more about the music business. A decade later, she was named Woman of the Year by Billboard, becoming the first Spanish-speaking artist to do so.
Over the last week, she’s been hunkered down in Texas for her current worldwide tour. The US leg wraps up in October. It then heads to Central and South America before concluding in Europe.
Karol G. played two shows in El Paso on September 5-6. It looked pretty electric.
@jaxster_ Karol G | El Paso, TX Night 2 | 9.6.26 Sold out show at the Sun Bowl stadium. The show was amazing. So much energy from Karol G, her team, and the crowd. Loved it! Sun Bowl stadium, section 20, row 60 #latinaforeva #karolg #karolgconcert #elpasotx #tropicoqueta @Karol G
The Sun Bowl was packed to capacity for both performances.
@expectajrz 🎶 ¡Una noche que sin duda quedará para el recuerdo! 📍 El Paso, Texas #KarolG #KarolGElPaso #Tropitour #LaBichota #ElPaso
Lightshows were put on as the singer flashed across a massive videoboard near what would normally be a UTEP endzone. Each night ended with fireworks.
The sights and sounds made the entertainment experience top-notch for concertgoers. They were a distraction to Scotty Walden. He could not focus on his upcoming opponent.
UTEP football coach was hot-and-bothered.
Thought this was hilarious.
Karol G took over the Sun Bowl with back-to-back shows over the weekend.
Meanwhile, UTEP football head coach Scotty Walden was inside the stadium game-planning for Texas Southern.
Miners get the Sun Bowl back this weekend for their home opener.… pic.twitter.com/J4rVP4ZGou
— Sam Guzman (@SamGuzmanTV) September 10, 2026
“I got a taste of game planning while a concert’s going on,” he said in a press conference before a matchup with Texas Southern. “That was pretty unique. I almost had a seizure in my office.
“I’m game planning. Lights are flickering. My window’s about to break… Very unique way to gameplan this week. I hope it was a great concert for everybody.”
Walden is not the only college football coach in Texas to have his game week interrupted by Karol G. Just last week, the UTSA Roadrunners were locked out of their home venue before the season opener with the singer performing in San Antonio.
Coach Jeff Traylor was peeved by the scheduling conflict. He has 40 new players that have never played in the Alamodome. They were unable to practice in the stadium before gameday. Their pregame walkthrough was scrapped.
Traylor and Walden are probably happy to see Karol G. leave the state of Texas. Unfortunately for other nearby coaches, that absence is brief. She’ll be back for a show in Houston at the end of the month. That’s followed by a performance in Arlington.
Those concerts will be held at NFL stadiums, though, so no more college football programs should be impacted.