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UTEP head football coach Mike Price talks about the Miners come-from-behind win over East Carolina and previews this Saturday's game against Tulsa, jokingly saying he doesn't want the Golden Hurricane taking this game TOO seriously.

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From Time Warner Cable Sports, here are UTEP's highlights from the Miners come-from-behind win over the East Carolina Pirates, including Joe Banyard's eventual game-winning 78-yard TD run.The victory evens UTEP's record at 5-5 and puts them one win away from bowl eligibility.

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Joe Banyard celebrated his birthday in grand fashion, as the senior running back scored on a 78-yard run in the fourth quarter to give UTEP a lead it would not relinquish.The result is that the Miners are one win away from bowl eligibility for a second straight year

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Miners head men's basketball coach Tim Floyd talks about UTEP's first win of the season over Cal-Riverside. The Miners had their issues throughout the game, but shot well both early and late in the second half as lanky freshman Hooper Vint knocked down two big three-pointers to seal the victory.

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Rated a four-star player by Scout.com, 6-6 SF Twymond Howard of Pearl, MS, is coming to UTEP. Here's a link to Fox40.com's story and interview, provided by our friends at Miner Illustrated.

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UTEP head football coach talks about the Miners' disappointing 41-37 loss to Rice last Saturday and previews the game against East Carolina this Saturday night at 6 p.m. MST.

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It was an ideal night for football at the Sun Bowl.  The air was brisk but not unbearable, the wind was almost non existent, and there was hardly a cloud in the sky.

Once again the crowd was underwhelming, but the nearly 25,000 fans in attendance were vocal and let the Golden Eagles know they were there

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UTEP head football coach Mike Price discusses the disheartening loss to No. 25 Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles took advantage of some key Miner miscues in the fourth quarter to run away from UTEP, improving to 7-1.

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UTEP head football coach Mike Price might be a little loopy from the medication he's on for a slight respiratory infection, but he's still effective when he channels his inner Yoda.

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At this point in the season Miner fans are growing tired of hearing about moral victories and close calls.  With that in mind I'm going to tell the fans what they want to hear.  The Miners should have defeated Houston at the Sun Bowl.

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