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Running back Josh Bell fights through a tackle during Saturday's practice. It was the first practice of the spring where players wore full pads and made contact with each other. (Image: Chris Avila)

Running Backs Improving With Progression of Practices

EL PASO, Texas – When head coach Mike Price walked onto the practice field on Tuesday and spoke to the media, he said it was going to be an interesting spring because of some personnel issues at a number of different position...
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Starting quarterback Nick Lamaison, seeing here on the first day of Spring Drills, 2012. (Image: Chris Avila)

Spring Football Begins Without Quarterback Battle

EL PASO, Texas – With the beginning of the spring football practices Tuesday afternoon, there was a certain excitement in the air, and it wasn’t the dirt that whipped around the mountains. Instead it was the beginning of a ...
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Nick Lamaison discusses things with head coach Mike Price. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

UTEP to Kick Off 2012 Football Season at Home Versus Oklahoma

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s 2012 football schedule, highlighted by a first-time visit from perennial national power Oklahoma, has been finalized. The Miners will take on the Sooners on Sept. 1 in the Sun Bowl as they ch...
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Former Miner standout and new UTEP football offensive line coach Brian Natkin. (Image: UTEP Athletics)

Football Adds Former UTEP Standout Brian Natkin To Staff

EL PASO, Texas – As originally announced on Miner Illustrated this past weekend, UTEP formally announced the addition of former UTEP consensus All-American Brian Natkin to the offensive line coach position, head coach Mike...
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Left, Bob Connelly; right, Brian Natkin.

UTEP O-line Coach Connelly Leaves, Natkin to Replace

As reported on several online sites today, including the El Paso Times news services, offensive line coach Bob Connelly has reportedly accepted an offer to become the next offensive line coach at Arizona State joining recently ...
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Athletic director Bob Stull and football head coach Mike Price. (Image: Ivan Pierre Aguirre)

UPDATED: Mike Price to Return For 2012 Season

Press conference audio notes: Athletic Director Bob Stull speaks first; Head coach Mike Price; Defensive coordinator Andre Patterson; Wide receiver Mike Edwards. Listen Here Don’t wanna download the file every week? Ma...
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UCF sophomore quarterback Jeff Godfrey. (Image: UCF Athletics)

Game 12: UTEP at UCF Preview

EL PASO, Texas - With one game left on the schedule for the Miners after a painful 57-28 home loss to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, UTEP (5-6, 2-5 CUSA) faces off with the University of Central Florida (4-7, 2-5 CUSA) in the nat...
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Head coach Mike Price, seen here during the 2011 game against Tulsa. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

Miners Still Fighting for Bowl Opportunity, Lamaison Practices

EL PASO, Texas – With the temperature falling, skies becoming grey and gloomy and sprinkles of moisture coming down on the Sun Bowl turf, the only thing that seemed to have any positive feel to the afternoon was the attitude ...
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Miner Antwon Blake chases down Tulsa's Trey Watts early in the first quarter of the Hurricane 57-28 win over UTEP. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

Tulsa Blows Away Miners, 57-28

EL PASO, Texas – Much like the winds that were gusting Saturday afternoon, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane blew through the Sun Bowl and created all kinds of havoc for UTEP, destroying the Miner defense and running the score up an...
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Tulsa quarterback G.J. Kinne. (Image: Tulsa Athletics)

Game 11: UTEP vs. Tulsa Preview

EL PASO, Texas – Following a huge win versus the East Carolina Pirates, UTEP (5-5, 2-4 CUSA) will face Tulsa (7-3, 6-0 CUSA) tomorrow afternoon (1 PM MDT) in a nationally televised (CBS Sports Network) conference battle i...
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Head coach Mike Price. (Image: Justin Stene/THE PROSPECTOR)

Football Media Luncheon – Nov. 14, 2011

If you didn’t get a chance to watch the live feed of today’s press conference, not to fret. Here are the quotes from head coach Mike Price and his thoughts on the this past week’s win and upcoming opponent Tul...
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Joe Banyard ran for a 77-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to help the Miners beat East Carolina, 22-17, Saturday night in the Sun Bowl. (Image: Ivan Pierre Aguirre)

Comeback Capped With 77-Yard Run

EL PASO, Texas – In the press box former Miss Texas Kelsey Moore yelled, “Run mother f–ker run,” and Joe Banyard did just that breaking off a 77-yard run to give the Miners a 22-17 lead and the eventual win over Eas...
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East Carolina quarterback Dominique Davis. (Image: Rob Goldberg Jr.)

Game 9: UTEP vs. East Carolina Preview

After arguably the toughest loss of the season to the Rice Owls last Saturday, UTEP (4-5, 1-4 CUSA) will try and pick up the pieces as they prepare for a showdown with East Carolina (4-5, 3-2 CUSA) tomorrow night (6PM MDT) in t...
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