Miners athletics

The Miners (2-1) shook off early struggles and hung on to beat Abilene Christian (0-1) 17-13 in front of 6,059 fans at the Sun Bowl on Saturday.

The Miners, who have won just two games in the last three seasons (2-34), were ranked dead last (76 of 76) in the CBS Sports college football rankings list.

The Trump administration rescinded the policy on Tuesday in an attempt to force international students to leave the United States if the classes were online-only. Read how this impacts UTEP athletics.

The UTEP soccer team released its full home schedule on Wednesday, including a shortened C-USA season and a home match against Arizona State.

Over the weekend, UTEP sent out a release to confirm what felt like inescapable news. Five Miner student-athletes tested positive for COVID-19 and as a result, the university's athletic facilities will close for extensive cleaning until Thursday, July 16.

In efforts to speed up the entry process, boost safety measures and limit physical contact, UTEP athletics plans to implement a clear bag policy for the upcoming 2020-21 athletic year.

In the midst of the global pandemic, the idea of having fans in the Sun Bowl, Don Haskins Center or any UTEP athletic sporting event this fall is still notably uncertain.

It's that time again for UTEP athletics to select 10 new members for the Miners Fan Council, as the department prepares for the upcoming 2020-21 academic year.

As the ambitious Conference-USA "Bonus Play" system now looks like a thing of the past, how does the league fix its scheduling format for the coming seasons?

Under the new concept, the NCAA transfer waiver working group would allow Division I athletes to transfer once without sitting out a year of competition. See how this would impact UTEP athletics.