UTEP Athletics Weekly: Miners Are Rolling Across the Board
September 15, 2026 UTEP Athletics is off to an impressive start across several sports as the Miners continue their first season in the Mountain West. From a surging volleyball team to an undefeated soccer squad and a football team coming off a dominant home victory, there is plenty happening around the UTEP athletic department heading […]
UTEP Football Has a Lot to Prove Against Texas Southern
After a brutal season opener against Oklahoma, UTEP finally gets the kind of matchup where the Miners can show what they learned. It’s time to turn the page. The 51-0 loss to Oklahoma was about as rough of a season opener as UTEP could have imagined. The Miners struggled to move the football, gave up […]
UTEP vs. Oklahoma: The Score Hurts, But These Are the Things That Concern Me Most
A 51-0 loss is never easy to swallow. But for UTEP fans, the bigger concern is what needs to change before the Miners begin Mountain West play. Let’s be honest. Nobody expected UTEP to walk into Norman and dominate No. 10 Oklahoma. But 51-0? That’s a different conversation. The Miners opened the 2026 season with […]
Show Me The Money: Inside UTEP’s Jersey Patch Deal With GECU
UTEP just made history — and it didn’t happen on the field. Athletic Director Jim Senter announced Monday that GECU will become the first-ever jersey patch partner in Miners Athletics history, with the credit union’s logo landing on UTEP football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball jerseys starting this season. It’s a small patch, but it’s […]
Who Says We Can’t Scout? Getting to Know UTEP’s New Mountain West Rivals Part 1
UTEP is entering a new era in the Mountain West, and with it comes a new group of conference rivals. Before the Miners take the field this fall, we’re scouting the programs they’ll battle every season. From football traditions to championship cultures, here’s what every UTEP fan should know about the first six members of […]
UTEP’s Welcome to the Mountain West Is Official
This is the moment El Paso has been waiting on for nearly three decades. On Friday, June 26, UTEP hosted its “Welcome to the Mountain West Press Conference and Reception” at the Larry K. Durham Hall of Champions — and on July 1, it stops being a countdown and becomes reality. The Miners are officially […]
UTEP Football 2026 Schedule Breakdown The Miners Path to Compete in a New Conference Era
A Brutal Non conference Start That Could Build Toughness UTEP enters the 2026 season facing one of the toughest opening stretches in program history, and it will test this team immediately. Road matchups against Oklahoma and Michigan headline the early slate, followed by a challenging nonconference finale against Oregon State. These are not just games, […]
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. […]
UTEP Athletics at a Breaking Point as Pressure Mounts on Jim Senter
A Program Searching for Answers The conversation surrounding University of Texas at El Paso athletics has reached a boiling point. What once felt like quiet frustration has now turned into a public and emotional debate. At the center of it all is Jim Senter, and whether his leadership is still the right fit for a […]
UTEP Athletes Miner Fans Should Support Through NIL in 2026
College athletics is changing quickly in the era of Name Image and Likeness opportunities. NIL allows athletes to build partnerships with fans and businesses while representing their universities and communities. For the athletes competing for the UTEP Miners at the University of Texas at El Paso, that support can play an important role in the […]