After 4 years, the UTEP Miners are bowl eligible after their 35-17 blow out of North Texas. Once again the UTEP running game was a big factor in the Miner victory.
How did Mike Price respond after the Miners were shut out by SMU Saturday night, 17-0, in the Sun Bowl? Check the link here. Price suffered the first shutout of his head coaching career, dropping the Miners to a dismal 1-5 on the season. Price commented after the loss along with running back Nathan Jeffery.
UTEP sophomore RB Nathan Jeffery was tabbed the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week announced the league office on Monday. This is the first career honor for Jeffery and the first for the Miners since the 2010 campaign.
Camp Socorro is under way this week and everyone is getting into full blown football mode. UTEP helped us have the chance to get starting RB Nathan Jeffery.