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As we get ready for the Annual Battle of I-10 between UTEP and NMSU, both head coaches had a chance to meet the media and talk about Saturday's big game. Miners head coach Sean Kugler, who played for current UTEP Athletic Director Bob Stull before returning as an assistant coach, has fond memories of the rivalry...

The enthusiastic crowd of 35,422 fans eagerly anticipated the Miners first victory over a Big 12 opponent as UTEP was driving for the winning touchdown with a little more than 2 minutes remaining in the game.

With UTEP’s record sitting at 0-0 as they prepare for another season-opening matchup with the New Mexico Lobos this Saturday, optimism is on the rise as most fans have put the dismal 2013 season (2-10 overall, 1-7 CUSA)  behind them. A season that started with a heartbreaking 42-35 overtime loss to the aforementioned Lobos in the Sun Bowl one year ago that sent the Miners spiraling to seven more l

As the Miner football team prepares for Saturday's season opener in Albuquerque against the New Mexico Lobos, UTEP head coach Sean Kugler has been pleased with his team's demeanor on and off the field. The Lobos are favored by 7.5 points over the Miners, who are trying to avenge last season's 42-35 loss to New Mexico at the Sun Bowl...

The UTEP Football team is halfway through Camp Alpine and already the defense has been the big story. Whether that improvement translates to the regular season remains to be seen. Sean Kugler is entering his second season as Miners head coach and joined Sportstalk earlier this month to preview his team's upcoming season...

On Friday at 7pm, the UTEP football team will hold their annual Spring Game at the Sun Bowl. It concludes five weeks of practice that began on March 3rd. Miners head coach Sean Kugler joined Sportstalk yesterday and gave a position by position breakdown of his team through spring practices...

Over the weekend, senior-to-be wide receiver Jordan Leslie announced that he will leave UTEP after the Spring semester and will transfer to another Division 1 program. Although Leslie did not reveal his choice at press time, many believe he will play for BYU and former UTEP receivers coach Guy Holliday...

Coach Kugler and UTEP fans can now breathe a sigh of relief as the Miners won their first home game of the season against FIU on Saturday night.  The win couldn't have come at a better time for numerous reasons.

Let me just start by saying I love this move by the UTEP coaching staff. When your team is 1-7 and out contention for a postseason bowl game, it is time to look towards the future. For the UTEP football team, they are wasting no time to see what they have at the quarterback position for the next three years...

It's a tough job, but somebody hasn't done it. That sums up the word on UTEP's defense from head coach Sean Kugler. From the coaching staff to the players in the trenches, the Miners' head coach says UTEP will go to work to rectify what he sees to be poor tackling.