Inside the $20 Plan: How El Paso Could Build a $1M NIL Engine for UTEP
What would happen if every UTEP family in El Paso threw just $20 into the pot? Not boosters. Not major donors. Not corporations. Just the people who fill the Sun Bowl on Saturdays, who show up at the Don, who wear orange around the city year-round. The math that changes everything Let’s keep it simple. […]
A Season of Grit Ends in the Conference USA Tournament
The 2025–26 season for the UTEP Miners women’s basketball didn’t end with a championship run, but it did tell a familiar story for fans in El Paso: a team that battled all year, leaned on tough defense and rebounding, and showed flashes of late-game resilience. That grit was on display again in the opening round […]
UTEP Football Reshapes Staff Ahead of 2026 Mountain West Debut
As the UTEP Miners football team prepares for its first season in the Mountain West Conference in 2026, the most impactful movement may have came during a concentrated stretch in during the winter months that reshaped the offensive staff and modernized the program’s personnel structure. This seemed to be a coordinated reset from inside the […]
UTEP’s Mountain West TV Future: More Money, More National Windows, and a Real Stage for the Miners
Beginning on July 1, 2026, UTEP officially steps into the Mountain West Conference media structure — and for Miner’s fans, this is about two things: real television inventory and real money. The new six-year agreement (2026 through 2032) with CBS Sports, FOX Sports, and streaming partner Kiswe — plus a five-year deal with The CW […]
UTEP Player Spotlight: Elijah Jones Emerging as a Cornerstone for Miners Basketball
Ask around at the Don Haskins Center, and you’ll hear it quickly — Elijah Jones is full of positive energy and steadfastness. El Pasoans respect stability. Before we even get into the numbers, here’s what you should know about him. He’s a Pleasantville, New Jersey native who sharpened his edge at Mount Zion Prep on […]
UTEP Track & Field Heating Up Entering Key February Indoor Meets
February Is Where Indoor Season Gets Real By the time February rolls around, indoor track season stops being theoretical and starts getting real—and for UTEP, February 2026 is where the Miners can officially make noise. With three high-leverage meets packed into the month, this is the stretch where form turns into confidence and confidence turns […]
UTEP Men’s Golf: Players to Watch and Key Storylines at the John Burns Intercollegiate
Hawaiʻi Is the Test: UTEP Men’s Golf Gears Up for John Burns Intercollegiate February doesn’t lie in college golf, and for UTEP’s men, the John Burns Intercollegiate is where the truth usually shows up. The Ocean Course at Hokuala isn’t forgiving, the field is deep, and the wind has a way of exposing weak spots […]