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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

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. Notre Dame is now the number 1 team in the nation, can they beat USC and go to the BCS National Championship game...

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 th

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.

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.

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.

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...

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?

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

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. Apparently, ticket-takers were counting shoes...