UTEP head coach Rodney Terry says there’s no reason to panic after two of his players announced their intention to transfer from the program. One of those players was sophomore guard Nigel Hawkins. Hawkins announced on Saturday he was entering the transfer portal, but then the following day Hawkins changed his mind and decided to
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Men’s Basketball didn’t play a game today, but still managed to suffer one of their worst losses of the season. Sophomore guard Nigel Hawkins has entered the transfer portal and will seek to continue his college career elsewhere. Hawkins started 27 games a year ago as a freshman, averaging
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A trip to the Aloha State ended in defeat for UTEP as the Miners dropped another close game to Boise State, 72- 67. The game was close throughout, but UTEP was simply unable to keep pace with the Broncos down the stretch. Daryl Edwards, who led the Miners with 14 points, converted a layup in
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — There’s just something about being away from home that’s not sitting right with the UTEP Miners. For the 16th straight time going back to last season, the Miners dropped another one on the road. This time it was the University of Houston that handed the Miners their second loss of the season
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — It was a win that came easy for the NMSU Aggies Wednesday night at the Pan American Center. NMSU defeated the Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions by a final score of 65-40. Ivan Aurrecoechea led the way in scoring for the Aggies with 19 points. Tuesday night was also the
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Nowadays college teams don’t have to wait until National Signing Day in February to announce next season’s signing class. Now they can do it in mid-December as part of the early signing period that begins Dec. 18 and ends Dec. 20. UTEP announced it has signed 11 recruits during the early signing period, while NMSU
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The New Mexico State men’s basketball team received an early Christmas present Wednesday when the NCAA granted guard Evan Gilyard immediate eligibility, meaning that the UTEP transfer can now play right away. Aggie fans are probably well familiar with Gilyard, who led the rival Miners in scoring last season with
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP announced their list of football recruits for next season. Head coach Dana Dimel spoke about his newest recruits at a news conference Wednesday that you can watch in the video player below. The 11 UTEP recruits are as follows: Dennis Barnes, DB, Fort Scott CC Willie Eldridge, RB, Cy Ranch
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners are champions of their own tournament once again. On Tuesday night the Miners recaptured the Weststar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational title by defeating UC-Irvine, 67-61. The last time the Miners won the Sun Bowl Invitational was back in 2014. In the first half of the game,
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The last time the UTEP Miners won the Weststar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational was back in 2014. Monday night, the Miners made a statement in the opening round of this year’s tournament by defeating North Carolina A&T by a final score of 72-54. UTEP was in full control of the game going into
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — The Green Bay Packers had a four-week stretch earlier this season where Matt LaFleur’s offense couldn’t miss. But that now seems as if it’s a distant memory. The offense has been up and down the past five weeks, including two very lackluster efforts on the West Coast in losses against the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The Conference-USA league office announced it’s All-Conference teams Tuesday, and UTEP was well recognized on both the C-USA Second Team and the C-USA All-Freshmen Team. Representing the Miners on the All-Conference Second Team were senior offensive lineman Derron Gatewood and senior defensive end Denzel Chukwukelu, while defensive end Praise Amaewhule and
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — UTEP alum and New York Giants’ starting left guard Will Hernandez wore special ‘El Paso Strong’ cleats to benefit charity on Monday Night Football against the Philadelphia Eagles. And while the El Paso Community Foundation comes up a big winner (the cleats will be auctioned off to fund scholarships), the Giants fell short as
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso-area boy who wrote a letter to Santa that ended up in Kansas is getting his wish fulfilled. Among other things, Lucas Rubio, 2, asked for a toy of the UTEP mascot Paydirt Pete. “I’m like, ‘What? Oh my God. I can’t believe this is happening,'” Cristy Rubio told
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State scored its eighth straight win over UTEP at the Pan American Center, 59-56, as the Aggies also handed the undefeated Miners their first lost of the season on Tuesday night. New Mexico State (5-4) rebounded in this season’s second Battle of I-10 game to recover from their
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EL PASO, Texas — A Christmas wish list from a boy that was discovered along a highway in the Midwest includes a request for an item that is unmistakably El Paso. The letter, signed by a boy named Lucas Rubio, was picked up by hay farmer Sam Oyler in Garden City, Kansas — more than 600 miles
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — – Three weeks after UTEP knocked off New Mexico State in the Don Haskins Center, the I-10 rivals will lace ‘em up again, this time at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces. The Miners (5-0) and the Aggies (4-4) will meet for the 219th time on Tuesday at 7
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The 2019 season is in the books for the UTEP Miners, and once again it came with yet another loss at home. The Miners fell to the Rice Owls by a final score of 30-16. It was UTEP’s 11th loss in a row, and the team’s overall record for the 2019 season ends at 1-11.
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Wednesday night, the UTEP Miners did what was expected of them. Taking down East Central University, a division 2 basketball program, by a final score of 91-71. UTEP’s Bryson Williams scored a career-high 33 points, including the first nine points of the game. UTEP pulled away in the second half to remain among the ranks
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EL PASO, Texas — Motor sport fans can look forward to Monster Jam once again filling UTEP’s Sun Bowl stadium in 2020. Monster Jam returns to El Paso for the weekend of March 7 and 8, supplying four-wheel excitement for fans. The Monster Jam truck lineup will include a fierce battle for the championship with each competitor
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Records never seem to matter in rivalry games, and Saturday’s Battle of I-10 was once again proof of that. UTEP and NMSU entered the contest with an overall record of 1-9, but in this year’s Battle of I-10 it was NMSU that had the home field advantage. The Aggies erupted
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP sophomore transfer Kaden Archie will be ready to suit up in a UTEP uniform as the 6’6″ guard was announced immediately eligible for competition late Friday afternoon after getting an NCAA waiver. Archie, a transfer from TCU, will be ready to play on Nov. 27 as the Miners will host
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EL PASO, Texas — In a Noche Latina game that came down to the wire, the UTEP Miners defeated the New Mexico Lobos 66-63 Tuesday night at the Don Haskins Center to remain perfect. Jordan Lathon hit the thrilling go-ahead jumper with about 20 seconds remaining as UTEP improved to 4-0, while New Mexico gets
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EL PASO, Texas – For the first time in its storied history, the Sun Bowl will bear a new sponsor. And Sun Bowl Association Executive Director Bernie Olivas thinks its “Grrrr-eat!” The city of El Paso will host the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl for the 86th season on December 31, 2019, keeping its streak
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — UTEP’s defense shut down New Mexico State on Tuesday evening as the Miners claimed a 65-50 victory in basketball’s “Battle of I-10.” UTEP never trailed throughout the second half of the game – their smallest lead was ten points – as the Miners brought their series losing streak against the Aggies
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EL PASO – UTEP will host New Mexico State in the 218th meeting in the “Battle of I-10” at the Don Haskins Center on Tuesday. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. The Aggies lead the all-time series 114-103, while the Miners have lost the last nine contests. UTEP’s last win came on Nov. 22, 2014, a 77-76
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It was a tale of two halves for the UTEP Miners as the football team lost its 8th game in a row. This time it was against the Charlotte 49ers in the first ever meeting between the two schools in football. Charlotte erased a 21-7 halftime deficit by scoring 21 unanswered points over the final
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP returns home Saturday as the Miners host East Division foe Charlotte for the first time ever. Kickoff is set for 1:05 p.m. MT at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso. “We are playing Charlotte this week, which will be a big test for us because they are on a nice roll,”
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EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas-El Paso fired the head coach of its women’s softball program Friday after six seasons that failed to produce a winning record. “Tobin Echo-Hawk will not return for the 2020 season,” UTEP Athletic Director Jim Seter said in a statement. “We thank Tobin for her service to UTEP and the
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners kicked off their 2019-2020 campaign with a win over New Mexico Highlands on Tuesday night. The final score was 93-70. UTEP was in full control of the game from the very beginning. By halftime, the Miners had a 20 point lead up 44-24. Against a division 2 school
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