UTEP Football: QB Greenlee out for Texas; Johnson expected to start

Michaela Román

Second-string quarterback Kavika Johnson will be expected to start for the Miners against the Longhorns on Saturday, Sept. 10.

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor • September 8, 2016

After only one week of action with the quarterback, head coach for the Miners, Sean Kugler, announced that starting quarterback Zack Greenlee has a slight tear in his MCL, a separated shoulder and a broken finger; and as a result, Greenlee will miss the game against the Longhorns on Saturday, Sept. 10, and up to two weeks after that. Greenlee will be expected to return after the non-conference play when the Miners take on UTSA on Sept. 24.

Now, the quarterback core turns to Kavika Johnson and Ryan Metz to lead the charge at the quarterback position. Kugler will probably utilize both; however, throughout the end of their summer camp, Johnson took the majority of the second team snaps. More than likely, Johnson will get the starting job, which will be his first start for the Miners.

The Miners will travel to Austin to face the Longhorns this weekend, and return next week to face Army at home on Sept. 17. The game versus Texas will be shown on the Longhorn Network.

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About the Contributors

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor

Adrian Broaddus is the sports editor for The Prospector. He is a junior multimedia journalism major with a minor in political science. Adrian was born and raised in El Paso, TX, and is a graduate of Franklin high school. He entered college in the fall of 2015 in hopes to better his career in journalism. Along with sports, Adrian enjoys writing music reviews, perspective columns and news stories on politics. Although he is pursuing his degree in journalism, Adrian would like to go to law school and be an attorney while doing part-time work in journalism.

Michaela Román, Editor-in-Chief

Michaela is a Senior Digital Media Production major at The University of Texas at El Paso. As the Editor-in-Chief, and former Photo Editor of The Prospector, she has learned to stay organized, manage a staff of writers and photographers, meet deadlines, cover events and network with others. She also has freelance experience and a personal photography business. Michaela aspires to work as an editor for a large media outlet and one day go to graduate school to teach photojournalism.