Conference USA Press Conference notes

Conference USA held their annual football preseason media conference today via a unique format.  The conference introduced a video conferencing format which allowed more members of the media to participate and any fan to tune ...
by Danny Levario
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Preseason Honors for FB Players

According to the El Paso Times, several UTEP football players have received Conference USA preseason honors. Senior offensive tackle Mike Aguayo and senior cornerback Cornelius Brown earned first-team status, while junior wide ...
by Chris Avila
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Former UTEP RB Marcus Thomas released

Former UTEP Running Back, Marcus Thomas, was released by the Cleveland Browns.  The Browns were Thomas’ third team since joining the NFL three years ago.  We’re hopeful Thomas will catch on with another team as tr...
by Danny Levario
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Brian Young Interview Transcript

Miner Illustrated, as stated in earlier posts, covered the 2009 Brian Young Pro Camp.  Aside from the commentary and pictures, we were able to sit down with Miner great, Brian Young, and get some of his thoughts on being back ...
by Danny Levario
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Brian Young Pro Camp summary

Miner Illustrated participated in the 2009 Brian Young Pro Camp held at the Sun Bowl.  Over a 150 local athletes took part in drills and seminars on improving academic records and nutrition.  Brian Young was an active partici...
by Danny Levario
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Teicher responds to Miner Illustrated!

Check out Jon Teicher’s response to our questions regarding most improved unit and impact Frosh! The voice of the Miners conducted a Chat yesterday on UTEP’s official athletic website. http://utepathletics.cstv.com...
by Danny Levario
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Buckwalter gets another offer

According to Scout.com, Bellaire Episcopal’s William Buckwalter has recieved another offer to play football from Tulane. The defensive lineman has only one other offer to play from UTEP.
by Chris Avila
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5 Things I think, I think…

Spring practice has wrapped up and here are a few notes from the past couple of months… 1.  Offensive Line -The starting 5 are a C+.   There is little athleticism on the ends and I’m not sure if the middle line...
by Miner Illustrated Staff
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One more…

Sorry Miner Maniacs but I wasn’t able to attend this week’s practice due to the Charlie Weis visit to El Paso.  I assure you that I will be writing about next week’s spring game and I look forward to any feed...
by Miner Illustrated Staff
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Week 3 Notes

Welcome to our second installment of UTEP’s 2009 Spring drills and without further delay let’s get into the action… Traditionally, once you get into the half way point of spring drills, you start to see m...
by Miner Illustrated Staff
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Two Weeks in and…

Miner fans, Saturday’s practice displayed great enthusiasm (from one side of the ball) and a budding concern (from the other side of the ball).  I’ll comment on the three aspects of the team; offense, defense, and ...
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Spring Roster

The Miners have slapped on the pads for the first time this week since November and as usual, the El Paso winds have kicked it up a notch.  It’s spring time in EPT and excitement fills the air as we get a glimpse of the ...
by Miner Illustrated Staff
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