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Drew Bledsoe Meets Mike Price for Lunch in El Paso

Andy Lee — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:32:36 +0000

Drew Bledsoe helped put Washington State and Mike Price on the map in the early 90s. Bledsoe parlayed his success at Wazoo into a long and successful NFL career.

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Sun Bowl Preview, Coach Mike Price's Final Game, Auburn Fires Coach Chizik, And More

Brandon Cohn — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:48:40 +0000

Welcome to another edition of Deep Dish Sports with the Iceman Brandon Cohn.

This week's show includes a discussion on the lack of fan support for the last home game for Coach Mike Price, and possible reasons why very few people showed up for his finale.

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Mike Price's Legendary Coaching Career Comes To An End

Brandon Cohn — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:15:31 +0000

His journey began 31 years ago as the head coach of Weber State, and ended on Saturday at the Sun Bowl with the UTEP Miners. Mike Price's 9 year run as the head coach of the Miners finished with a 33-24 loss to Rice.

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Mike Price, Players Reflect on the Coach & His Legacy [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 05:44:36 +0000

And that's a wrap. Mike Price's exit from the UTEP program was much more low-key than his entrance, as the Miners dropped a 33-24 game to the Rice Owls to finish their 2012 season at 3-9. Price talked about the game, his career, and the challenges that face the next coach, mentioning that El Paso doesn't get nearly the respect it deserves. Price cracked that El Paso was a bit like Kuwait -- alone in a desert surrounded by states and regions that barely acknowledge it, but with no oil.

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UTEP Coach Mike Price Is Retiring, Notre Dame Vs. USC, Dallas Vs. Washington, And More

Brandon Cohn — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:13:17 +0000

Welcome to a special Thanksgiving week edition of Deep Dish Sports with The Iceman Brandon Cohn.

This Week's show includes a discussion about UTEP football coach Mike Price retiring, and his legacy

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Price Is Right at Home In A City That Wanted Him Fired [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:29:10 +0000

A cold wind blows across a porch in Couer d'Alene, ID. The tall pines in the snowy mountains above stand vigil in dress whites sharp enough to put a Navy man to shame. But there is no light inside the house, no fire in its hearth. It sits empty, its owner still enamored of a warm desert breeze near another international border, still friends with the man who would fire him, still positive about the best job he never thought he'd have.

A job he knew he would no longer have.

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Mike Price Retires: An Emotional Farewell for UTEP Football Coach [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:14:37 +0000

Overcome by emotion as he talked about his friendship with the man who likely forced him out of the job he loved, Director of Athletics Bob Stull, UTEP head coach Mike Price announced his retirement, effective as of the final whistle of the Miners' final game this Saturday against the Rice Owls.

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Who's Got Next? UTEP AD Bob Stull Talks About Who Will Lead Miners Program [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:14:17 +0000

UTEP Director of Athletics Bob Stull called it one of the hardest things he's ever done: accepting -- if not forcing -- the resignation of his friend, Miners head coach Mike Price. Talking about what Price has to elevate the program, Stull also talked about what he'll look for in the next UTEP head coach.

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Mike Price Calls it a Career After 32 Seasons as a Head Coach: Career Highlights

Andy Lee — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:40:33 +0000

UTEP’s Mike Price, the sixth-winningest active coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), announced his retirement in a press conference on Monday at the Larry K. Durham Sports Center.

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UTEP Coach Mike Price Announces Retirement

Chad Middleton — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:12:15 +0000

UTEP football coach Mike Price has not only announced that he is stepping down as head coach at UTEP but he has also announced that he is retiring from coaching.

Tune in to SportsSpin and SportsTalk later this afternoon for more on this big day at UTEP

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UTEP Football Head Coach Mike Price Announcing Future Plans Today

Steve Kaplowitz — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:21:11 +0000

Earlier this morning, we learned that UTEP football coach Mike Price would be revealing his "future plans" at a noon press conference. That news is not surprising since the team has one game left to play and this is Coach Price's final media luncheon of the season. The only question now is what decision will he make?

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UTEP Football: Is Mike Price in Final Act? [OPINION/VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:25:20 +0000

Listen quietly to Mike Price's press conference and you can hear it, faint but firm.

Tick-tick-tick.

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Can the Miners Keep This From Being Mike Price's Worst Season at UTEP? [OPINION/VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:15:23 +0000

Mostly, it was just cold for Mike Price and the UTEP Miners. Cold north wind, cold-blooded opponent, cold shoulder from the fans.

Listed attendance at the Sun Bowl for UTEP's 31-24 loss to Central Florida was 25,483

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Who Will Start at QB for UTEP? Price Mum on Sullivan After Houston Comeback [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:21:40 +0000

With the Miners down and out against Houston, Mike Price decided to throw the Cougars a curve. He sent in Blaire Sullivan to play the rest of the game at quarterback.

Four touchdowns and 300 yards later, the question is: What took so long?

Against a Houston team that had clearly eased off the gas and had no game tape on the sophomore, Sullivan threw for 246 yards, ran for 54 in the 45-35 loss; but the four touchdown drives he engineered were the most by any Miners' QB since Lamaison put up four against NMSU

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UTEP, Price Happy to Win; Headed to Houston [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:29:59 +0000

UTEP head coach Mike Price felt relieved after the Miners downed the Tulane Green Wave Saturday in the Sun Bowl, 24-20. Price talked about the win -- specifically about the defensive adjustments made after UTEP's secondary was torched by Tulane -- and previewed the upcoming contest against Houston.

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UTEP Gets An Emotional Win on Homecoming against Tulane

Brandon Cohn — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:31:14 +0000

The UTEP Miners won a game for the first time in over a month, by defeating Tulane 24-20 at the Sunbowl for Homecoming on Saturday night. UTEP is now 2-6 on the season, and celebrated the rare victory like they had just won a bowl game.

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Price Presses On After Tulsa Loss [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:05:40 +0000

UTEP head coach Mike Price says he'll keep working on finding what works for the Miners' offense as UTEP takes on Tulane after its 33-11 setback at Tulsa.

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The Last One? Is This Mike Price's Last Season at UTEP? [VIDEO/OPINION]

Duke Keith — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:55:41 +0000

Mike Price is under fire now more than he's ever been in the nine seasons he's coached at UTEP. With the Miners on the brink of a seventh consecutive losing season the hard questions were inevitable, and a few were asked at Price's Monday press conference. Is this Mike Price's last stand?

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Price Stays Cool Under Fire After SMU Loss [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:11:23 +0000

The questions were as pointed as any Mike Price has faced in the nine seasons he's been at UTEP, but Price faced it all with his typical charm. Whether he can charm his team into winning the rest of the games on its schedule is a different question entirely.

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Comparing Price's Worth with Coaches from the Past

Crystal Dominguez — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:04:04 +0000

Since the 2004 season, UTEP Head Coach, Mike Price, was embraced by the city with open arms, but now everyone's body language is telling a different story.

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