Now that professional organizations and college campuses are working toward return-to-play formats for their athletes by bringing them back for workouts, many inside these programs have tested positive for COVID-19.
As UTEP prepares for their 2020 college football season, head coach Dana Dimel enters his third year with the Miners and continues to preach patience to fans.
As the NCAA continues to allow universities to move forward with voluntary workouts, UTEP will permit its student-athletes to return to campus in phases beginning on June 15, as announced by Director of Athletics Jim Senter announced on Thursday.
Former Miners wide receiver Lee Mays will be inducted into the 2020 UTEP Hall of Fame and his 2000 UTEP football team will also be part of this year's class.
The NCAA governing body met on Wednesday and agreed to support the proposal that allows college athletes to sign endorsement contracts and receive payments for outside work with the condition that the university is not involved in any payments.