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Price wraps up difficult interim job as head coach of UTEP football

Price wraps up difficult interim job as head coach of UTEP football

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief November 27, 2017

Before Mike Price left his comfortable lake house in Idaho for his 4 a.m. flight to return to El Paso as the interim head coach for the UTEP football team, he asked his wife, “what am I doing?” After seven losses to close out the season with a...

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UTEP football in a rough spot after 0-12 season

UTEP football in a rough spot after 0-12 season

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter November 27, 2017

Forget about the first winless season (0-12) in school history, the UTEP football program has never been worse than it is right now; it’s deeper than not winning a single game this year. First, UTEP’s former head coach Sean Kugler decided to call...

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Video: Winless season for the UTEP football Miners

Video: Winless season for the UTEP football Miners

November 26, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbheYGiYg2I&t=2s As the only winless team in the nation at 0-12, here's a look back on this season: What does UTEP need to do to improve for the 2018 season? Video by Rene Delgadillo

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Winless Miners to face UAB in 2017 finale

Winless Miners to face UAB in 2017 finale

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor November 20, 2017

The UTEP football team (0-11, 0-7 C-USA) will face off against the UAB Blazers (7-4, 5-2 C-USA) for the first time in seven years in their 2017 finale on Saturday, Nov. 25. The Blazers lead the all-time series against the Miners 3-1. After the...

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UTEP 21 VS LA Tech 42

UTEP 21 VS LA Tech 42

November 19, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al160byZJl4&t=37s   On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, the script of the story stayed the same, despite an effort-driven comeback late in the game, and the Miners fell 42-21 to LA Tech.

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Miners fall to LA Tech despite late comeback and become only winless FBS team in the nation

Miners fall to LA Tech despite late comeback and become only winless FBS team in the nation

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief November 18, 2017

The story for the UTEP football season doesn't change too much game after game. The tale goes something like this: start off strong defensively with no offensive help, give up a couple touchdowns in the middle and be out of reach by the end. On...

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Second half woes continue for Miners in loss to UTSA

Second half woes continue for Miners in loss to UTSA

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter October 28, 2017

After an encouraging first half by UTEP, UTSA lived up to their conference-leading defense and shutout the Miners to secure a 31-14 win. The game seemed to be on the brink of a blowout with UTSA (5-2, 2-2 Conference USA) putting up the first 17...

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The UTEP football team sits last in FBS in total offense with just 1,537 yards in seven games.

Miners faced with questions going into UTSA game

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief October 23, 2017

With a devastating 0-7 record, the Miners came off their bye week with even more questions that need to be answered before they host UTSA on Saturday, Oct. 28. The team is still unsure about who will start as quarterback on Saturday, as both Ryan Metz...

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Mike Price coached at UTEP for nine years before returning as interim coach in 2017.

Top memorable moments in Price’s coaching history

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief October 16, 2017

Interim head coach Mike Price is now embarking on his third week with the Miners, and although he hasn’t helped the team record a win, he has helped the team regroup from the departure of former head coach Sean Kugler and grow more as a team. Before...

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Special teams falter as Miners lose heartbreaker to WKU and fall to 0-6

Special teams falter as Miners lose heartbreaker to WKU and fall to 0-6

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-in-Chief October 7, 2017

Almost all the stars aligned for the Miners on Saturday evening, except for the one thing they lacked all year—a win. UTEP fell short to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 15-14, after a hard fought, 60-minute war. They had the most yards on...

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Interim head coach Mike Price returns to UTEP and promises effort

Interim head coach Mike Price returns to UTEP and promises effort

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief October 3, 2017

After getting the call on Monday to take the reigns of interim head coach for the UTEP football team, Mike Price had less than 24 hours to pack all his belongings from his lake house in Idaho to travel to the Sun City and get back to business. As...

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Mike Price named interim head football coach

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief October 2, 2017

One day after Sean Kugler announced his resignation with the program, UTEP Athletic Director Bob Stull named Mike Price interim head coach for the football team. “I’ve asked Mike if he could help us in this situation,” Stull said in a press...

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