EL PASO, Texas — P.O.D. aka Payable on Death, a Christian metal band formed in 1992 and based in San Diego, was named Tuesday evening as the halftime show performer for college football’s Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl game on Dec. 31. “Having Yselta del Sur Pueblo as a sponsor allows us to bring back
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The troubles on the gridiron continue for the UTEP Miners. Saturday in Denton, TX, UTEP dropped it’s 7th game in a row after falling to North Texas, 52-26. North Texas improved to 4-5 on the season, including a 3-2 mark in Conference USA, while the Miners dropped to 1-7 overall. The game didn’t start off
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP men’s basketball team will square off against long-time rival New Mexico State in El Paso on Tuesday, Nov. 12, and the Miner’s tweeted encouragement Wednesday for fans to pack the Bear’s Den wearing orange for the Battle of I-10 to help “Defend the Don.” 🔶 DEFEND • THE •
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones continues to make El Paso proud with his stellar play on the field. Jones was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in less than a month. The former UTEP great gained 226 total yards and scored two touchdowns in
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s woes on the gridiron continued Saturday as the Miners lost their 6th straight game of the season. In front of the home crowd at the Sun Bowl , UTEP fell to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs by a final score of 42-21. LA Tech would get on the board first in
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EL PASO, Texas – J’Mar Smith completed 29-of-35 passes for 338 yards and three touchdowns, as LA Tech maintained its first-place standing in Conference USA’s West Division with a 42-21 win over UTEP on Saturday in the Sun Bowl. The Bulldogs (7-1, 4-0 C-USA) scored half of their points off three fumbles by the Miners (1-6, 0-4 C-USA) in building
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EL PASO, Texas – Single-game tickets for the 2019-20 UTEP men’s and women’s basketball season are now on sale. Tickets are available by phone (915-747-5234), online at www.utepminers.com/tickets or at UTEP Ticket Center locations: 2901 N. Mesa next to the Don Haskins Center, and 1452 North Zaragoza Suite A-500 on the East side. Fans can purchase
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — Aaron Rodgers had his best game by far under new Packers coach Matt LaFleur, throwing for 429 yards and five touchdowns and running for another as Green Bay beat the Oakland Raiders 42-24 on Sunday. Packers running back Aaron Jones, an El Paso native who played at UTEP, made a spinning
Continue Reading UTEP’s offensive woes continued Saturday as the Miners fell to Florida International 32-17 on the road. UTEP’s defense held in for three quarters, but the offense stalled as the Miners dropped to 1-5 after the first half of the season. The Miners defense held FIU to just a field goal in the first quarter, while
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MIAMI, Florida – UTEP’s offensive woes continued Saturday as the Miners fell to Florida International 32-17 on the road. UTEP’s defense held in for three quarters, but the offense stalled as the Miners dropped to 1-5 after the first half of the season. The Miners defense held FIU to just a field goal in the first
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Even though it was a game that wouldn’t affect the record book, the UTEP Miners and the Texas Tech Red Raiders put on quite a show during an exhibition game Saturday at the Don Haskins Center. In the end it was the Miners who would come out on top, defeating the Red Raiders by a
Continue Reading The UTEP men’s basketball team is doing its part to support the victims of the El Paso shooting. The team will host the national runner-up Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday Oct. 12 at the Don Haskins Center in an exhibition game. All of the proceeds will be donated to the GECU Foundation that has
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After resting up during an early-season bye week, UTEP returns home Saturday to play host to the Nevada Wolf Pack out of the Mountain West at 6 p.m. Mountain Time at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso. “This will be a big challenge and opportunity for us to get back and play well and put
Continue Reading Bobby Dibler has another honor to add to his long list of accolades. Tuesday, Dibler was named the 2019 Naismith Men’s College Official of the Year. The Naismith Official of the Year award recognizes individuals who display character, integrity and dignity and have contributed mightily to the growth, success and viability of college basketball. To
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Former UTEP linebacker, Alvin Jones is now in search of another NFL team. Tuesday, Jones was released by the Baltimore Ravens just two days after the team’s first game of the season. Alvin Jones is the brother of current Green Bay Packers’ running back, Aaron Jones. Alvin Jones was entering his second season in the
Continue Reading Miner fans can now get their hands on season tickets for the upcoming 2019-2020 UTEP men’s and women’s basketball seasons. The tickets are on sale at the UTEP Athletics Season Ticket Office at the Brumbelow Building Room 109. That’s right next to the Don Haskins Center. They’re open Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. –
Continue Reading Family bonds can be frayed when children attend rival colleges of their parents. El Paso families are no different. Guillermo Cintron has a daughter at UTEP who is a manager with the football team and a son who played in the Red Raiders Goin Band and is currently finishing his degree at Texas Tech. It
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The UTEP football team traveled to Texas Tech on Saturday night in search of an upset of Big-12 foe Texas Tech. They came back to El Paso with a humbling loss, and an open competition at Quarterback. The Miners were dismantled at the hands of Texas Tech 38-3, falling behind 21-0 at the break after
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Texas Tech feels like it can pick up the pace even more in its up-tempo offense. “We can definitely go faster,” running back Armand Shyne said. The goal for the Red Raiders with new offensive coordinator David Yost, who came with head coach Matt Wells from Utah State, is to get lined up and snap
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The start of the college football season has a sound — and you can hear it already. Before dawn Friday, the UTEP band, cheerleaders and spirit teams began fine-tuning their acts ahead of Minerpalooza. One of UTEP’s longstanding back-to-school traditions, Minerpalooza features live entertainment, interactive activities and a variety of food vendors. “We want to
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It’s the game the borderland has been waiting for, the Battle of I-10 is here! Both teams will take on the field and one will leave with their first game of the season. Will it be the Aggies or Miners? Thousands of people are expected for the game between UTEP and NMSU. Both UTEP and
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