Deion Hankins

UTEP head coach Dana Dimel joined SportsTalk on Tuesday for the first part of what will be a two-week series previewing the football team, evaluating position by position. First up: the running backs.

UTEP football is gearing up for the upcoming season as head coach Dana Dimel enters year three of his tenure. While the program is committed to a five-year rebuild, year three comes with uncertainty. Time to take a look at the 2020 season.

After Texas offered Burges rising prospect Tavorus Jones in April, the incoming junior running back picked up a monster offer from Alabama, he announced on Twitter.

According to the NCAA redshirt rule, players are allowed to compete in four games without burning their redshirt. Now that the Miners head toward the final games of the season, some of the redshirt newcomers are starting to see the field.

UTEP dominated Charlotte for a half of football and Kai Locksley continues to improve. Unfortunately, the Miners still lost their eighth straight game.

In the second season of a complete program rebuild, Dimel made it clear that the team will preserve a number of players as redshirts this season. Per the NCAA redshirt rules, players are allowed to play in four games without losing a season of eligibility.

We can start to look at are the different possibilities for the Miners to redshirt a couple of their younger players to allow them to develop more in the system and be ready for the gridiron.

Some will argue that UTEP narrowly defeated one of the worst teams in FCS by a score of 36-34 as a 17-point favorite, but when you haven't won a game at home in 3 years, then any win is a damn nice way to start the season.  With the victory also came a stunning performance by converted senior runnin…

With Quadraiz Wadley out of the season with a broken toe, senior Treyvon Hughes has an excellent opportunity to carry the UTEP football running game in 2019.

National Signing Day is finally here, and as players declare where they will spend the next years of their lives, there are surprises that come up.