UTEP athletics

Austin Peay head coach Scotty Walden is reportedly set to be named the 27th coach in UTEP football program history.

Despite their recent struggles in recent years, the athletic program has over 20+ NCAA national championships and prides itself on the historic 1966 men’s basketball national championship.

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Former UTEP standout football player and ex-NFL safety Quintin Demps launched his own non-profit back in October to give back to at-risk and underserved youth in El Paso.

On July 31, Senter signed a five-year extension with the university that will pin him with the athletic department through 2026.

As most sports venues have started to lay out their plans to have fans back inside arenas, UTEP athletics announced their plans to have 100 percent capacity at all home sporting events this 2021-22 athletics season.

As part of the Conference USA television schedule reveal, UTEP football officially released its own broadcast schedule that features all but one game on the national television radar.

The UTEP football and softball programs are facing Level II-standard penalties, according to an agreement that was sent by the Division I Committee on Infractions on Tuesday morning.

Saturday's contest between UTEP and Southern Miss has been postponed after the Golden Eagles experienced an increase in COVID-19 cases, per a release.

Over the weekend, UTEP sent out a release to confirm what felt like inescapable news. Five Miner student-athletes tested positive for COVID-19 and as a result, the university's athletic facilities will close for extensive cleaning until Thursday, July 16.

This week on EP Townsquare, Duke Keith speaks with UTEP AD Jim Senter about how the Miners are maneuvering through the pandemic and what sports might look like.

This year's class includes the 2000 Western Athletic Conference Champion Football Team, Jeep Jackson (men’s basketball), Tanja Magoc (tennis), Lee Mays (football), Holly Russ (women’s basketball) and Jami Tullius (soccer).