UTEP Football — Doing Some Things Right (July 2020)

Health advisory: Reviewing the past three years of UTEP football may be may be harmful to your eyesight.

Old Glory vs. New Disrespect: Where Do the Miners Stand? (July 2020)

But on this is Independence Day weekend … during an election year … when every cell phone is a news camera, what does this day mean to you?

Rocky Mountain Low — UTEP Football Staying Home, Not Camping in Ruidoso (June 2020)

For the first time in more than a decade, the Miners will conduct preseason drills on campus. No point in asking why, just follow the money.

Feeling Pressure: Where Does This Noted UTEP Grad Find His Own Release Valve? (May 2020)

Last time I saw Eddie Hochuli, in the flesh, he was playing linebacker for us, and generally goosing the City of El Paso and the UTEP campus from a stronghold at Miners Hall. (A series of stories in itself.) Since he graduated with honors, Eddie has been a little busy.

A UTEP Man and His Mission – The Unpredictable Ride of Football’s Derron Gatewood (August 2019)

So what we Miners forever have here is exactly what our rebuilding team needs from a veteran with 24 career starts – leadership.

Memorial Day — A Grateful Salute to Old Glory and to the UTEP Experience (May 2019)

As I get older and rounder, events such as this weekend give me more pause, more pause to be thankful. Memorial Day leaves me grateful for our armed service men and women, all those nameless people who stood up for me, for America and for the freedom we hold dear today.

UTEP Miners in the NFL — The coaching tie that binds (January 2019)

UTEP fans hardly raised an eyebrow recently when Texas Tech boxed up Kliff Kingsbury and shipped the former Red Raider quarterback out of Lubbock. No return postage required. So, again, we see universities have a way of eating their own young. We also see why most coaches strive to get along, at least to make … Continue reading UTEP Miners in the NFL — The coaching tie that binds (January 2019) →

Campfire Tales — New Colors and Language in Minerland (August 2018)

With a new head football coach Dana Dimel (L) and a new athletic director Jim Senter, UTEP fans can expect some changes. Start with the shade of orange for the helmets and game uniforms. Shiny mine shaft nuggets from Camp Ruidoso: * The 2018 are discouraged from fighting on the practice field. UTEP … Continue reading Campfire Tales — New Colors and Language in Minerland (August 2018) →