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UTEP 76, So. Miss 68: Gabe McCulley's OT Dunk [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:41:24 +0000

Miners senior forward Gabe McCulley gets the baseline feed from center John Bohannon and dunks it home in UTEP's 76-68 double-overtime win over Southern Miss.

Floyd: At UTEP "D" Stands for Difference-Maker [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:25:52 +0000

Like the Don Haskins disciple that he is, UTEP head coach Tim Floyd says consistency and consistently-good defense are the reasons his Miners are winning big games. UTEP earned its biggest comeback since joining Conference USA, coming from 16-points down against Southern Miss to beat the Golden Eagles in double-overtime, 76-68. USM becomes the second-straight [...]

UTEP Gets Board: Miners Rip Ball, Game from Pirates in Win, 70-56 [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:47:12 +0000

"...The result was a rebounding bloodbath that the Miners were only too happy to claim. UTEP out-boarded ECU, 14-5, in the first half and by 20 in the game, 39-19..."

Conference USA and the Mountain West Had a Great Idea. Too Bad They Told the Big East. [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:22:35 +0000

Conference USA and the Mountain West had a great idea -- get together and form a nationwide football-only super-conference that was sure to get an automatic BCS bid for its champion and good TV money.

Only problem was, they talked to the Big East about it.

Major Hurdle for Miners: Strong Tulsa Visits El Paso for Saturday Afternoon Game Against UTEP [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:27:57 +0000

UTEP head football coach Mike Price talks about the Miners come-from-behind win over East Carolina and previews this Saturday’s game against Tulsa, jokingly saying he doesn’t want the Golden Hurricane taking his team TOO seriously. The game will be nationally televised at 1 p.m. MST on CBS Sports (TWC Ch. 309/1309HD) as the Miners (5-5) [...]

UTEP 22, East Carolina 17: Big Highlights and a Big Finish [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:27:54 +0000

From Time Warner Cable Sports, here are UTEP’s highlights from the Miners come-from-behind win over the East Carolina Pirates, including Joe Banyard’s eventual game-winning 78-yard TD run. The victory evens UTEP’s record at 5-5 and puts them one win away from bowl eligibility.

UTEP 22, ECU 17: Mike Price, Players Comment on Miners' Big Win [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:12:16 +0000

Joe Banyard celebrated his birthday in grand fashion, as the senior running back scored on a 78-yard run in the fourth quarter to give UTEP a lead it would not relinquish. The result is that the Miners are one win away from bowl eligibility for a second straight year. Quarterback Carson Meger also came in [...]

Miner Problems: Mike Price On UTEP's Loss at Rice and It's Upcoming Game vs. East Carolina [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:08:23 +0000

UTEP head football coach talks about the Miners’ disappointing 41-37 loss to Rice last Saturday and previews UTEP’s game against East Carolina this Saturday night.

Miners Take Step Back in Loss to No. 25 Southern Miss [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:17:27 +0000

UTEP head football coach Mike Price discusses the disheartening loss to No. 25 Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles took advantage of some key Miner miscues in the fourth quarter to run away from UTEP, improving to 7-1. The Miners fall to 4-4, 1-3 in C-USA play. Miners QB Nick Lamaison also thought UTEP left a [...]

Irony: UTEP's Andre Patterson Calls For El Paso's Support As SMU Strips Ball, Scores [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 08:51:11 +0000

Timing is everything -- including hilarious. Late in the fourth quarter as UTEP trailed SMU, 21-17, with the Miners backed up inside their own 5-yard line, Fox Sports Southwest chose to air a pre-taped segment that featured UTEP defensive coordinator Andre Patterson criticizing El Paso for not supporting Mike Price...as SMU stripped the football from the Miners in the end zone and fell on it for the game-sealing touchdown.

Puddle of Mudd doing cover Album

Scott Ronson — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:04:02 +0000

Puddle of Mudd is looking to the past for its new record. The group’s next release will be a collection of cover songs titled “Re:(disc)overed.” Guitarist Paul Phillips tells Billboard.com that the band was so “burned out” from the endless cycle of recording and touring that they weren’t ready to write new material for a [...]

UTEP Football Goes Hollywood

Duke Keith — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:42:26 +0000

Our friends from Fuzzy Red Panda Productions are busy working up the big intro video you'll see in the Sun Bowl next season before Mike Price waves that pickaxe and comes down those steps. Bonus is, they have running commentary underneath along with the "real" pics and vid they're using, taking us through how to make a first-rate video. Looking forward to this!

Tigers Undo Miners for Conference USA Title

Duke Keith — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:49:43 +0000

(UTEP & Memphis post-game interview video below)

By Duke Keith: dkeith@klaq.com, twitter.com/dukekeith

Now you see it, now you don't.

An opportunity for the UTEP Miners to not sweat Selection Sunday escaped them like a 12-point second half lead. Like a missed free throw. Like a long rebound.

UTEP let the Tigers run; and slowly, surely, those Tigers kept nibbling away at the Conference USA tournament championship until they consumed it at the death.

Miners Work Way Into Finals

Duke Keith — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:59:05 +0000

UTEP head coach Tim Floyd was fired up about the lack of respect for Conference USA after the Miners 66-54 C-USA Tournament semifinal win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, saying he thought it was “ridiculous that we have to win a 26th game” to get into the NCAA tournament for a second straight season. Miners [...]

UTEP Handles Herd, Into the Semifinals

Duke Keith — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:38:01 +0000

UTEP head coach Tim Floyd, and Miners Julyan Stone and Gabe McCulley talk about UTEP's 75-65 win over the Marshall Thundering Herd.

Don't Mess Around with Tim, The Video

KLAQ Morning Show — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:36:04 +0000

Tim Floyd Goes Ape at ECU

KLAQ Morning Show — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:45:15 +0000

UTEP head coach Tim Floyd says he's not sure what set things off for the ref to call the first technical foul on him -- he says he set his toe outside the coaching box -- but, boy, it was ON after that first "T"! The Miners lost their second straight for the first time this season, 83-76, at East Carolina

UTEP and Central Florida, In The Iris

Duke Keith — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:38:12 +0000

Amazing Half-Court Shot Beats UTEP

Duke Keith — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:56:25 +0000

This was sad for the UTEP women’s basketball team, which had climbed back from a 15-point deficit to tie the game. But that set the stage for Central Florida’s Gevenia Carter who did this…

Hurtt & Heartbreak in Tulsa

Duke Keith — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:00:54 +0000

Randy Culpepper hit a big three, but Justin Hurtt hit a bigger two — the game-winning jumper that gave Tulsa a 69-68 win over UTEP. That means instead of the Miners leading Conference USA after Memphis got its doors blown off by Marshall (Marshall?!), they’ll share the lead with the Tigers and UAB. Next game, [...]