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Adams: I will be at UTEP next year

As will happen with a successful coach, Keitha Adams' name has been linked with the opening at Texas Tech. Adams, however, didn't equivocate in saying that she wasn't going. "I am going to be at UTEP next year," she said. "I bleed orange. I will be at UTEP next year." Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at The Adams Family | Covering UTEP Women's Basketball

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Craighead taken No. 7 in CFL draft

By Bret Bloomquist El Paso Times Brander Craighead's pro football future is still a year away, but the left tackle's future took a big step toward firming up when he was selected seventh overall Monday in the Canadian Football League draft by the Calgary Stampeders. Under CFL rules the Stampeders... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist

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Four Miners sign free-agent deals

Four Miners signed free agent contracts after the conclusion of Saturday's NFL draft, as cornerbacks Drew Thomas and Darren Woodard with the St. Louis Rams, center Eloy Atkinson with the Tennessee Titans and Mike Edwards with the Cleveland Browns will get NFL training camp shots. Woodard led the team with... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist

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Stoker will be new DC; some players dismissed

Many things came out of a Friday sit-down with coach Sean Kugler. 1) He didn't reveal who the new defensive coordinator would be other than to indicate an announcement could come in the middle of next week. But sources inside the program indicate that the speculation around Sam Houston State... Continue reading

Posted Apr 19, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist

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Sam Houston DC to UTEP?

Coachingsearch.com, which has proven to be a reliable source, is reporting that Sam Houston defensive coordinator Scott Stoker will be UTEP's new defensive coordinator. Sam Houston has played in back-t0-back FCS title games. Stoker is a linebackers coach, so interesting to see whether he will stay a "walk-around" coordinator like... Continue reading

Posted Apr 18, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist

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Choate leaving UTEP

By Bret Bloomquist El Paso Times Jeff Choate's tenure as Sean Kugler's first defensive coordinator at UTEP is coming to an end after just more than three months. Less than a week after Friday's spring game, he has agreed to take a position on the staff at national powerhouse Florida... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist

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Kugler: Sullivan's "our starting quarterback"

Sean Kugler said sophomore Blaire Sullivan has set himself apart from Carson Meger and Garrett Simpson in this spring's quarterback battle. "Blaire Sullivan is doing a nice job, at this point he's our starting quarterback," Kugler said. "That's a starting point in the fall. He's kind of separated himself in... Continue reading

Posted Apr 8, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist

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Salgado hopes to return in a week

Per a Spanish language article on mlssoccer.com, Vancouver Whitecaps striker Omar Salgado is hoping to be back on the field in a week or so. He had a recent setback as he tries to recover from a broken foot, but hopes to begin training in a week http://www.mlssoccer.com/node/215543 Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2013 at Beyond the Pressbox

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Who needs the bye?

So far, the three teams with byes are 0-3 in the first round. No. 8 UCF beat No. 1 SMU, No. 5 UTEP beat No. 4 UAB and No. 6 Tulsa just beat No. 3 Tulane. No. 2 ECU is warming up to face No. 7 Southern Miss Continue reading

Posted Mar 14, 2013 at The Adams Family | Covering UTEP Women's Basketball

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Great news for UTEP: Spencer gets fifth year

Richard Spencer will be back. The safety, who was UTEP's top defensive playmaker in the first four games of last season before tearing his anterior cruciate ligament late in the third quarter against Wisconsin, has been given an extra year of eligiblity by the NCAA. He never redshirted so this... Continue reading

Posted Feb 28, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist

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Newest Miner QB: "I'm ready to show what I can do"

Texas A&M back-up quarterback Jameill Showers, who had the misfortune to get stuck behind current NFL quarterback Ryan Tannehill and then Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel with the Aggies, is coming to UTEP this July and will be immediately eligible to compete for the starting job this season. "I liked... Continue reading

Posted Feb 26, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist

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UTEP gives scholarship to a kicker

Looking to address a probelm area, UTEP has given a scholarship to Las Vegas High kicker Jay Mattox. He told the Las Vegas Sun that UTEP's willingness to offer him a scholarship, as well as a hotel clerk's interest in the Miner football program, helped him decide. The Las Vegas... Continue reading

Posted Feb 20, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist

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Comment from Southern Miss' coach

Here's what Joye Lee-McNelis told the Southern Miss website after her team's late collapse against UTEP: "This crowd was unbelievable. They got very involved and you couldn't even hear. You have to give win not only to UTEP but their fans because they were very loud." As for the tornado... Continue reading

Posted Feb 10, 2013 at The Adams Family | Covering UTEP Women's Basketball

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Josh Bell, Anthony Puente given scholarships

They are walkons no more. Bell is a tailback and Puente a linebacker, both of whom got signficant playing time last year. As for the 18 signees, here are their bios: Tyler Batson WR, 6-1, 185 Spring, Texas (Westfield) Tabbed first-team All-District 13-5A for Westfield High School … a two-year... Continue reading

Posted Feb 6, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist

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It's all set up for UTEP to move into top 25, Part 2

No. 24 Iowa lost to Illinois by 12 points, a day after No. 23 Iowa State lost, meaning if UTEP can beat SMU Sunday it would be in position to move into the Top 25. But if SMU wins, the Miners would be two games out of first in Conference... Continue reading

Posted Jan 31, 2013 at The Adams Family | Covering UTEP Women's Basketball

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Good result for UTEP in the top 25

No. 23 Iowa State blew a lead and lost a road game to unranked Kansas in overtime, 78-75. UTEP began the week second to Michigan in the "others receiving votes" portion of the top 25. Continue reading

Posted Jan 30, 2013 at The Adams Family | Covering UTEP Women's Basketball

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UTEP football to play home-and-home with Arizona ...

... in 2017 and '18. No other details available at the moment. UTEP is still slated to play at Texas in 2016 and a home-and-home with Texas Tech starting with a Sun Bowl game against the Red Raiders in 2014. Continue reading

Posted Jan 30, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist

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Turner back with team

Cameasha Turner has been reinstated to the team after what amounted to a two-game suspension for an undisclosed violation of team rules. She was at practice Tuesday and will be available for Thursday's game with Tulsa, which actually was the last team she played against on Jan. 9. She had... Continue reading

Posted Jan 29, 2013 at The Adams Family | Covering UTEP Women's Basketball

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UTEP 27th in AP poll, Stenberga doesn't get player of the week

Anete Steinberga ran into some bad luck, as her game-winning shot against Rice and the 20/12 numbers she put up against Houston ended up being overshadowed by Southern Miss' Jamierra Faulkner's 16 assists and 26 points against Rice on Sunday. UTEP, meawhile, trails only Michigan in the "others receiving votes"... Continue reading

Posted Jan 28, 2013 at The Adams Family | Covering UTEP Women's Basketball

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UTEP lands defensive back

Port Arthur Memorial's Devin Cockrell verbally committed to UTEP Tuesday, according to the Beaumont Enterprise. He is a a 6-foot-1, 175-pound defensive back. Continue reading

Posted Jan 25, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist

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Zuberi Allen not far from being a really good player

This sounds strange to say for a player who shot 1-of-10 from the field and air-balled a free throw against Rice, but Saidah Zuberi Allen could turn into a big-time player for UTEP down the stretch of the season. She ended up with 11 rebounds in just 20 minutes and... Continue reading

Posted Jan 24, 2013 at The Adams Family | Covering UTEP Women's Basketball

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Cameasha Turner doesn't make trip

UTEP freshman guard Cameasha Turner, who has gone from one of the team's top reserves early in the year to a player who has seen just two minutes of action in three Conference USA games, has been suspended for a violation of team rules and did not make the trip... Continue reading

Posted Jan 24, 2013 at The Adams Family | Covering UTEP Women's Basketball

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Middle Tennessee, FAU to join C-USA for 201314 season

Middle Tennessee and Florida Atlantic will join Conference USA sooner rather than later, as the league announced they will join the league for the 2013-14 athletic seasons. C-USA initially announced On Nov. 29 that Middle Tennessee and FAU would move from the Sun Belt to C-USA "no later than July... Continue reading

Posted Jan 22, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist

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Derek Elmendorff recommits to UTEP

Franlin offensive lineman Derek Elmendorff became the third El Paso star in five days to commit to UTEP, as he texted El Paso Time reporter Evan Mohl and tweeted that he will be a Miner. He joins the Burges Jones brothers, Alvin and Aaron, as UTEP commits. "I'll be joining... Continue reading

Posted Jan 20, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist

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It's all set up for UTEP to move into top 25

It all starts, of course, with the fact that the Miners have to beat a good UAB team. If they do, it would be surprising if they don't move into the USA Today/ESNP coaches poll. They are currently receiving the 28th most votes. On Saturday, No. 21 Kansas lost in... Continue reading

Posted Jan 19, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist

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