TCY/FOF: Coaching Career of Harrison Daniels - Page 3

Recoil · 01-26-2010, 02:33 PM

Week 2 - UTEP (0-0) @ Texas Tech (0-0) (-5)
Final: Texas Tech 20, UTEP 14

Games like these are tough to stomach. Our boys gave it everything they had, only to come up a little bit short. Defensively, we were stopping everything they were throwing at us and we went into halftime leading by a score of 7-3.

Ofcourse, just like throughout the years, our defense couldn't put together a complete game and allowed the Red Raiders to score 14 unanswered points to eventually put us away.

I was pleased with our overall effort today. We didn't do much offensively, but Texas Tech has a very solid defense.

Week 3 - Louisiana-Lafayette (0-1) @ UTEP (0-1) (-4)
Final: UTEP 24, Louisiana-Lafayette 17

We almost shot ourselves in the foot in this one. I'm starting to become concerned with our offense now as we haven't broke 300 total yards in the first two games.

Red shirt senior Joseph Dawson has been impressive behind center as he's made some smart decisions, but his strengths come from playing small ball. I wouldn't trust him to throw 20+ passes, which really makes our passing game predictable at times. True freshman running back Broderick Lyles had his coming out party with 28 carries for 125 yards.

Recoil · 01-26-2010, 02:52 PM

Week 4 - Akron (0-1) @ UTEP (1-1) (-7)
Final: UTEP 35, Akron 6

This year's Akron team reminds me a lot of UTEP's 2005 team. Really bad. With that being said, this wasn't much of a game. I'm glad our guys got up and played against an inferior team. Nothing gives a coach more of a headache than let downs against less talented opponents.

Some key players from today's game:
QB Dawson - 17/27, 228 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
RB Lyles - 33 carries, 180 yards, 2 TD
TE Harvey - 8 catches, 87 yards, 2 TD
OLB Owens - 7 tackles, 2 sacks

Week 6 - Louisiana Tech (1-2) @ UTEP (2-1) (-15)
Final: UTEP 28, Louisiana Tech 21

The game plan was pretty simple: run it down their throats. We accomplished that as you can see from the time of possession stat:

UTEP - 41:18
Louisiana Tech - 18:42

QB Dawson threw 3 picks which really helped La Tech stay in the game. Other than that, we were dominant throughout the game. Our defense is most definitely the game MVP. While our quarterback was trying to give this one away, our defense wasn't having any part of that.

Hats off to these guys leading the defense:
S Tucker - 6 tackles, 1 INT
ILB Schwartz - 5 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT

Recoil · 01-26-2010, 03:07 PM

Week 7 - UTEP (3-1) (-20) @ Nevada (0-4)
Final: UTEP 41, Nevada 0

This one went about how I expected it to go.

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Team Statistics          TXEP          NEVA  
  
First Downs              28            11  
  
Total Rushes             47            34  
Net Rushing Yards        275           113  
Yards Per Carry          5.8           3.3  
Rushing Yards            305           150  
Tckld Loss/Yards         5-9           4-10  
Sacked/Yards Lost        3-21          4-27  
  
Pass Attempts            24            28  
Completions              12            10  
Passing Yards            158           79  
Yards Per Attempt        6.5           2.8  
Interceptions            2             2  
Fumbles/Lost             1/0           1/0  
  
Total Plays              71            62  
Total Yards              433           192  
Yards Per Play           6.0           3.0  
  
3rd Down Plays           5/11          3/16  
  
Penalties                5             8  
Penalty Yards            33            73  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 42        OWN 24  
Time Of Possession       30:08         29:52  
  
Texas-El Paso Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
31 Lyles                 29     162    5.5    40     3      8      0  
37 Alcott                9      57     6.3    21     0      0      0  
19 Dawson                5      -11    -2.2   7      0      0      3  
21 Heney                 2      21     10.5   15     0      0      0  
89 Whitfield             1      0      0.0    0      0      1      0  
87 Casares               1      46     46.0   46     1      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
19 Dawson                24     12     158    6.5    34     2      2

Week 8 - Tulsa (2-4) @ UTEP (4-1) (-21)
Final: UTEP 27, Tulsa 24

Tulsa surprised me today. The run that dreaded wishbone attack. The same formation that certain WAC teams have run in the past that have killed my UTEP teams over the years. They came out and were ready to attack in the first half - leading us 24-10 going into halftime.

I absolutely laid into my guys at the half. I think they got the message because we scored 17 unanswered and Tulsa never scored again.

We're going into the "heart" of the WAC the rest of the way with games against Boise State, Rice, SMU, San Jose State and Hawaii coming up.

Here's a look at the current WAC standings:

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  School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Texas-El Paso            5  1  0  .833  169 88  3  0  0  1.000 96  45  Won 5       
Southern Methodist       3  2  0  .600  112 95  3  0  0  1.000 92  40  Won 3       
Hawaii                   3  4  0  .428  128 164 3  1  0  .750  94  65  Won 1       
Fresno State             4  2  0  .666  185 113 2  1  0  .666  103 51  Won 1       
Boise State              4  2  0  .666  160 106 2  2  0  .500  81  78  Won 1       
San Jose State           4  3  0  .571  198 139 2  2  0  .500  129 91  Won 1       
Rice                     2  4  0  .333  120 147 1  2  0  .333  78  89  Lost 1      
Louisiana Tech           2  4  0  .333  92  149 1  3  0  .250  62  97  Lost 1      
Tulsa                    2  5  0  .285  121 202 1  3  0  .250  72  114 Lost 2      
Nevada                   0  6  0  .000  19  238 0  4  0  .000  16  153 Lost 12

Recoil · 01-26-2010, 03:24 PM

Week 9 - UTEP (5-1) @ #25 Boise State (4-2) (-7)
Final: Boise 41, UTEP 14

The Boise curse continues.

If today taught us anything, it's that we're still not a top tier WAC team quite yet.

Week 10 - Rice (3-4) @ UTEP (5-2) (-16)
UTEP 26, Rice 23 (OT)

Well, atleast the Rice curse is broken as we get our first win against them in my tenure here at UTEP.

Rice is a really tricky team. In the first game of the season, SCE team Galveston, a team that's in the lower tier of the country, traveled to Rice and upset them 23-17. A few weeks later, Rice heads into Austin, TX to face the #11 Longhorns and they knock them off by a score of 14-11. Rice is a bipolar team, to say the least and I wasn't sure what to expect.

They're another team that runs out of the wishbone formation, which added to my uncertainty. To my surprise, neither team really got anything going offensively all day. Both D's were tough and this was definitely a defensive battle.

Fortunately, our defense proved to be tougher at the end as we made them settle for a field goal in overtime. Our offensive takes the field and we just give it to true freshman RB Lyles to turn it up the field to win the game.

Recoil · 01-26-2010, 03:33 PM

Week 11 - SMU (4-3) @ UTEP (6-2) (-6)
Final: SMU 35, UTEP 27

The wishbone, when ran the right players and personnel, can be awfully scary. We had no answer today. On top of that, the loss today drops us out of the race for the WAC championship.

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Team Statistics          SMTH          TXEP  
  
First Downs              19            21  
  
Total Rushes             48            26  
Net Rushing Yards        211           97  
Yards Per Carry          4.3           3.7  
Rushing Yards            249           114  
Tckld Loss/Yards         12-30         3-5  
Sacked/Yards Lost        1-8           2-12  
  
Pass Attempts            26            35  
Completions              14            13  
Passing Yards            183           220  
Yards Per Attempt        7.0           6.2  
Interceptions            0             2  
Fumbles/Lost             1/0           0/0  
  
Total Plays              74            61  
Total Yards              394           317  
Yards Per Play           5.3           5.1  
  
3rd Down Plays           9/20          2/12  
  
Penalties                13            9  
Penalty Yards            112           64  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 33        OWN 29  
Time Of Possession       34:14         25:46

Week 12 - UTEP (6-3) @ San Jose State (5-4) (-11)
Final: San Jose State 41, UTEP 14

Welp. I hope our team decides to show up against Hawaii next week.

Recoil · 01-26-2010, 03:42 PM

Week 13 - UTEP (6-4) (-1) @ Hawaii (5-5)
Final: Hawaii 42, UTEP 3

The late season collapses are getting old. Here are some stats to humor you:

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Team Statistics          TXEP          HAWI  
  
First Downs              8             26  
  
Total Rushes             26            49  
Net Rushing Yards        48            216  
Yards Per Carry          1.8           4.4  
Rushing Yards            72            234  
Tckld Loss/Yards         5-9           4-12  
Sacked/Yards Lost        3-15          1-6  
  
Pass Attempts            29            18  
Completions              12            15  
Passing Yards            107           255  
Yards Per Attempt        3.6           14.1  
Interceptions            2             0  
Fumbles/Lost             0/0           2/1  
  
Total Plays              55            67  
Total Yards              155           471  
Yards Per Play           2.8           7.0  
  
3rd Down Plays           4/14          6/11  
  
Penalties                5             12  
Penalty Yards            55            85  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 30        OWN 34  
Time Of Possession       26:36         33:24

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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK - WEEK 15, 2008

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Big 12 - #18 Missouri 26, #6 Texas A&M 14
SEC - #8 Tennessee 34, #10 LSU 10

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WAC STANDINGS

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  School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Boise State              9  2  0  .818  421 182 6  2  0  .750  321 143 Won 6       
Hawaii                   6  5  0  .545  249 220 6  2  0  .750  215 121 Won 2       
Southern Methodist       6  5  0  .545  268 273 6  2  0  .750  241 169 Lost 1      
San Jose State           7  4  0  .636  343 195 5  3  0  .625  274 147 Won 3       
Fresno State             7  4  0  .636  342 290 5  3  0  .625  260 228 Lost 1      
Texas-El Paso            6  5  0  .545  253 270 4  4  0  .500  180 227 Lost 3      
Louisiana Tech           5  6  0  .454  220 271 4  4  0  .500  190 191 Won 1       
Rice                     4  7  0  .363  259 280 3  5  0  .375  217 222 Lost 2      
Tulsa                    2  9  0  .181  158 363 1  7  0  .125  109 275 Lost 6      
Nevada                   0  11 0  .000  33  443 0  8  0  .000  30  314 Lost 17

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BCS TOP 10

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 School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Notre Dame              11-0    IND   2.25  1.00  0.00  1.28  4.53  1       
Georgia Tech            11-0    ACC   1.00  2.00  0.00  3.32  6.32  2       
Tennessee               10-2    SEC   4.00  4.50  2.00  0.16  10.66 3       
Wisconsin               10-1    B10   3.00  5.50  1.00  1.64  11.14 4       
Southern California     10-1    P10   7.00  3.50  1.00  3.12  14.62 5       
Florida                 9-2     SEC   9.25  4.50  2.00  2.84  18.59 6       
Texas A&M               10-2    B12   9.00  8.50  2.00  3.16  22.66 7       
Washington              10-1    P10   10.25 8.50  1.00  4.44  24.19 8       
Louisiana State         10-2    SEC   7.00  15.00 2.00  1.88  25.88 9       
Miami of Florida        8-3     ACC   11.25 13.00 3.00  0.36  27.61 10

Recoil · 01-26-2010, 03:44 PM

This will probably be our most highly ranked recruiting class yet:

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  Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank ByPos  StRank ByPos
**Hopper, Tyrell          RB    5-9  189  TX   313   23     22     2        
**Holliman, Rick          FB    6-0  228  CO   399   12     9      1        
$$Silverstone, Daryl      QB    6-6  209  AZ   506   47     6      1        
**Kimbrell, Gerald        ILB   5-11 208  TX   530   35     34     1        
**Falk, Joel              C     6-0  243  TX   595   32     38     3        
**Poole, Jake             DE    6-6  260  AZ   613   71     9      3        
$$Lincoln, Nolan          T     6-4  285  TX   705   69     45     8        
$$Heubeck, Donovan        G     6-3  269  TX   794   57     52     6        
**Rausche, Moe            WR    6-0  177  TX   844   69     60     6        
$$Torres, Emmitt          RB    5-8  186  TX   896   65     63     7        
$$Battaglia, Orlando      CB    6-2  179  NM   917   70     4      1        
$$Pace, Quentin           T     6-4  270  TX   924   92     65     11       
$$Swanson, Timothy        TE    6-5  258  TX   947   39     68     5        
$$Uzzell, Jesse           OLB   6-0  226  TX   ---   76     88     6        
##Midget, Ethan           CB    6-0  177  WV   ---   89     14     1        
$$Sousa, Bernie           DT    6-1  245  TX   ---   87     ---    7        
   
  Player                  All-St All-US Status
**Hopper, Tyrell          No     No     Committed *      
**Holliman, Rick          No     No     Committed *      
$$Silverstone, Daryl      No     No     Committed *      
**Kimbrell, Gerald        Yes    No     Committed *      
**Falk, Joel              Yes    No     Committed *      
**Poole, Jake             No     No     Committed *      
$$Lincoln, Nolan          No     No     Committed *      
$$Heubeck, Donovan        No     No     Committed *      
**Rausche, Moe            No     No     Committed *      
$$Torres, Emmitt          No     No     Committed *      
$$Battaglia, Orlando      Yes    No     Committed *      
$$Pace, Quentin           No     No     Committed *      
$$Swanson, Timothy        No     No     Committed *      
$$Uzzell, Jesse           No     No     Committed *      
##Midget, Ethan           Yes    No     Committed *      
$$Sousa, Bernie           No     No     Committed *      
   
Rough Estimate of Player Interest: No Prefix - player unlikely to be  
interested, ** - a bit of a stretch for your school, $$ - likely interest,  
## - almost certain interest.

Recoil · 01-26-2010, 03:56 PM

WAC representatives in bowl games:

Houston Bowl - Iowa (6-5) 7, #11 Boise State (9-2) 56

Boise State breaks their curse and gets a bowl win.

BCS GAMES

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National Championship - Georgia Tech (12-0) 21, Notre Dame (11-1) 14
Sugar Bowl - USC (11-1) 45, Tennessee(10-3) 32
Orange Bowl - Wisconsin (11-1) 27, Missouri (11-2) 10
Rose Bowl - Florida (10-2) 38, Colorado State (9-3) 6

2008 AWARDS

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WAC Top Offensive Freshman of the Year

RB Broderick Lyles

WAC First Team

TE Matthew Harvey
C Darrin Mahoney
DE Kim Haworth

WAC Second Team

OG Jonathan Rivera
OT Otis Terry

WAC All-Academic Team

WR Steven Carsares
OG Horace Giles
OLB Travis Robey
S Antonio Buchans

2008 END OF YEAR SUMMARY

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2008 Summary for Texas-El Paso
   
Record: 6-5
Rank: 46
   
Texas-El Paso           Team      Rank  
Rushes                  404       65          
Rushing Yards           1506      62          
Yards Per Carry         3.72      53 (T)      
Pass Attempts           322       65          
Completions             156       80 (T)      
Passing Yards           1961      84          
Yards Per Attempt       6.09      98          
3rd Down Conversions    41.2      15          
Points Per Game         23.0      61 (T)      
Turnovers               19        48 (T)      
Turnover Margin         -3        79 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  384       43          
Rushing Yards           1512      77 (T)      
Yards Per Carry         3.93      86          
Pass Attempts           297       25          
Completions             174       50 (T)      
Passing Yards           2144      35 (T)      
Yards Per Attempt       7.21      61          
3rd Down Conversions    36.4      75 (T)      
Points Per Game         24.5      61 (T)      
Turnovers               16        95 (T)      
   
Primary Formation: Pro Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
2     14    at TXTC (52)  20      
3     24    LALF (119)    17      
4     35    AKRN (111)    6       
6     28    LATC (84)     21      
7     41    at NEVA (124) 0       
8     27    TLSA (116)    24      
9     14    at BOIS (10)  41      
10    26    RICE (83)     23      
11    27    SMTH (57)     35      
12    14    at SJST (39)  41      
13    3     at HAWI (54)  42

bbgunn · 01-26-2010, 07:42 PM

How about that. Boise State finally beat someone in a bowl.

Damn, from 5-1 to 6-5. I feel your pain.

Recoil · 02-01-2010, 06:20 PM

2008 SEASON REVIEW

A lot of highs and lows this season. Just when I think we've turned a corner, somebody drills us back to Earth. It's disheartening, but I think we've done some really great things here the past four seasons. UTEP is no longer in the WAC cellar and my staff and I have managed to recruit some great players so far. Ofcourse, I still can't help but think we're still a middle-of-the-road WAC team as of right now, though. I have many high expectations going into the 2099 season as I'm hoping we can finally breakthrough to the top tier of the conference. Time will tell.

2008 END OF SEASON GRADES

Code:

Team Performance 46/100 
Academic Performance 55/100 
Recruiting Performance 18/100 
Television Revenue 20/100 
Alumni Donations 0/100 
Attendance/Stadium 38/100 
Final Grade 33/100

Recoil · 02-01-2010, 06:24 PM

2009

UTEP School and Stadium
Prestige: 70 (No change)
Academic Reputation: 45 (+4)

Stadium: Sun Bowl Stadium (51,500)
2009 Season Tickets: 40,000 (+3,600)
City Economics: Terrible
Community Loyalty: Very Good
Alumni Loyalty: Decent
Student Goodwill: Terrible

Recoil · 02-01-2010, 06:26 PM

Meet the Staff
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Head Coach
Harrison Daniels

Playing Career
Georgia Tech, Inside Linebacker (1987-1991)

Coaching Carrer
Georgia Tech, 1992-93 (GA)
Eastern Kentucky, 1993-96 (LB)
Georgia Southern, 1997-2000 (LB)
Valdosta State, 2000-2003 (DC)
UTEP, 2004- (HC)

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Offensive Coordinator
Barry Thompson, 47
5th year

Play Calling: Very Good
Injury Avoidance: Pretty Good
Rehabilitation: Pretty Good
Congeniality: Pretty Good
QB Development: Pretty Good
RB Development: Terrific
WR Development: Excellent
OL Development: Excellent
K Development: Terrible

Formation: Pro formation
Experience: 5 years

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Defensive Coordinator
Terrell Collons, 55
2nd year

Play Calling: Lousy
Injury Avoidance: Terrible
Rehabilitation: Decent
Congeniality: Good
DL Development: Very Good
LB Development: Decent
DB Development: Terrific

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Syndicate Coordinator
Brock Temple, 40
2nd year

Academic Eligibility: Good
Syndicate Investigation: Lousy
Solicit Donations: Pretty Good

Recoil · 02-01-2010, 06:31 PM

Meet the Team

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UTEP OFFENSE

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Dawson, Joseph          19   QB   Sr    26                38                  
Stevens, Randy          18   QB   So*   29                62                  
Silverstone, Daryl      17   QB   Fr    16                49                  
Alcott, Ronald          37   RB   Jr*   30                46                  
Lyles, Broderick        31   RB   So    61                64                  
Hopper, Tyrell          21   RB   Fr    34                67                  
Torres, Emmitt          35   RB   Fr    18                33                  
Clark, Thurman          39   FB   Sr*   36                50                  
Holliman, Rick          46   FB   Fr    23                88                  
Joyner, Shawn           27   FB*  Jr    0                 0                   
Chasser, Bert           81   TE   Sr    54                63                  
Chavez, J.T.            83   TE   Jr*   37                54                  
Anderson, Everett       84   TE   So*   41                86                  
Swanson, Timothy        86   TE   Fr    29                71                  
Kemp, Irv               3    WR   Sr    40                74                  
Rohlfing, Lone Wolf     4    WR   Sr    29                40                  
Farmer, Jorge           1    WR   Sr*   39                58                  
Casares, Steven         87   WR   Jr*   46                64                  
Turnbull, Norbert       88   WR   Jr*   31                48                  
Patterson, Andre        6    WR   So*   34                80                  
Rausche, Moe            89   WR   Fr    25                58                  
Carranza, Lee           53   C    Sr    14                14                  
Mahoney, Darrin         50   C    Sr*   60                60                  
Money, C.J.             51   C    Jr*   14                23                  
Falk, Joel              52   C    Fr    19                85                  
Tyler, Byron            54   C*   So*   17                61                  
Rodriguez, Scott        59   G    Sr    35                35                  
Giles, Horace           70   G    Sr    36                36                  
Freeman, Jared          79   G    Sr    19                44                  
Wible, Nick             68   G    Sr*   27                30                  
Schultz, Monty          75   G    Jr*   33                33                  
Rivera, Jonathan        69   G    Jr*   47                51                  
Monroe, Clyde           62   G    So*   35                67                  
Heubeck, Donovan        61   G    Fr    15                48                  
Terry, Otis             76   T    Sr    45                45                  
Burke, Brett            73   T    Sr*   31                41                  
Glover, Gary            64   T    Jr*   24                76                  
Moss, Everett           66   T    So*   16                57                  
Lincoln, Nolan          60   T    Fr    6                 57                  
Pace, Quentin           77   T    Fr    12                41

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UTEP SPECIAL TEAMS

Haass, Ronald           9    P    Sr    51                62                  
Purrington, Lorenzo     10   K    So    17                42

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UTEP DEFENSE

Came, Leroy             92   DE   Sr    22                30                  
Haworth, Kim            72   DE   Sr*   49                49                  
Fox, Johnnie            74   DE   Jr*   19                23                  
Shields, Marlon         71   DE   Jr*   26                56                  
Thomas, Bubba           99   DE   So*   27                53                  
Poole, Jake             94   DE   Fr    14                60                  
Strong, Leland          78   DT   Sr    51                55                  
Shepard, Lee            98   DT   Jr*   45                61                  
McCrory, Glen           93   DT   Jr*   20                56                  
Paine, Jeffrey          90   DT   So*   34                67                  
Sousa, Bernie           97   DT   Fr    15                40                  
Jeffries, Blaine        48   ILB  Sr    28                28                  
Stevens, Duane          42   ILB  Sr    24                24                  
Schwartz, Tim           44   ILB  Sr*   28                39                  
Wilson, Steven          56   ILB  So*   44                54                  
Kimbrell, Gerald        45   ILB  Fr    9                 59                  
Benson, Toby            57   OLB  Sr    24                24                  
Robey, Travis           43   OLB  Sr*   51                57                  
Owens, Willie           47   OLB  Sr*   43                61                  
Vaughn, Lee             49   OLB  Jr*   26                40                  
Uzzell, Jesse           95   OLB  Fr    10                44                  
Isley, Greg             58   OLB* Sr    12                16                  
Elliott, Shawn          28   CB   Sr    30                33                  
Boyd, Hugh              23   CB   Sr*   48                48                  
Lindsay, Gino           24   CB   Jr*   45                45                  
Snyder, Sammie          25   CB   Jr*   38                55                  
Lake, Desmond           26   CB   So*   34                47                  
Battaglia, Orlando      40   CB   Fr    17                37                  
Midget, Ethan           34   CB   Fr    19                42                  
Buchans, Antonio        32   S    Sr    39                39                  
Tucker, Jake            38   S    Jr*   31                53

Recoil · 02-01-2010, 06:34 PM

Preseason Top 25 + WAC Teams

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School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Florida                 0-0     SEC   1.00  1.00  0.00  2.04  4.04  1       
Tennessee               0-0     SEC   4.00  3.00  0.00  2.20  9.20  2       
UCLA                    0-0     P10   3.00  5.00  0.00  1.92  9.92  3       
Notre Dame              0-0     IND   2.00  3.50  0.00  4.56  10.06 4       
Texas                   0-0     B12   5.00  4.00  0.00  1.20  10.20 5       
Southern California     0-0     P10   7.00  5.50  0.00  1.88  14.38 6       
Georgia Tech            0-0     ACC   6.00  8.50  0.00  0.16  14.66 7       
Michigan                0-0     B10   8.00  8.00  0.00  0.52  16.52 8       
Ohio State              0-0     B10   9.00  7.50  0.00  0.68  17.18 9       
Wisconsin               0-0     B10   10.00 10.00 0.00  0.80  20.80 10      
Miami of Florida        0-0     ACC   11.00 10.00 0.00  1.36  22.36 11      
Texas A&M               0-0     B12   12.00 12.00 0.00  1.24  25.24 12      
Boise State             0-0     WAC   13.00 13.50 0.00  3.24  29.74 13      
Washington              0-0     P10   14.00 16.00 0.00  1.96  31.96 14      
Texas Christian         0-0     USA   16.00 14.50 0.00  3.16  33.66 15      
Louisiana State         0-0     SEC   15.00 17.00 0.00  2.40  34.40 16      
Oklahoma                0-0     B12   18.00 16.50 0.00  1.12  35.62 17      
Toledo                  0-0     MID   17.00 16.50 0.00  4.08  37.58 18      
California              0-0     P10   21.00 19.00 0.00  1.72  41.72 19      
Colorado State          0-0     MNW   22.00 21.50 0.00  2.60  46.10 20      
Minnesota               0-0     B10   23.00 25.00 0.00  0.60  48.60 21      
Boston College          0-0     BEC   19.00 30.50 0.00  1.32  50.82 22      
Arkansas                0-0     SEC   26.00 24.00 0.00  2.32  52.32 23      
Pittsburgh              0-0     BEC   20.00 32.00 0.00  1.40  53.40 24      
Georgia                 0-0     SEC   24.00 28.00 0.00  2.08  54.08 25   

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Fresno State            0-0     WAC   39.00 34.00 0.00  3.28  76.28 37       
San Jose State          0-0     WAC   54.00 65.00 0.00  3.48  122.4860      
Texas-El Paso           0-0     WAC   63.00 57.00 0.00  3.56  123.5661      
Southern Methodist      0-0     WAC   62.00 65.50 0.00  3.52  131.0263      
Rice                    0-0     WAC   68.00 63.00 0.00  3.44  134.4464       
Hawaii                  0-0     WAC   81.00 81.50 0.00  3.32  165.8281      
Louisiana Tech          0-0     WAC   89.00 95.00 0.00  3.36  187.3691       
Tulsa                   0-0     WAC   120.00117.000.00  3.60  240.60120     
Nevada                  0-0     WAC   124.00117.500.00  3.40  244.90121

Recoil · 02-01-2010, 06:36 PM

Here's a look at the UTEP 2009 schedule:

Code:

2009 Texas-El Paso Schedule
   
Rival: Hawaii
Stadium Capacity: 51,500
Season Tickets Sold: 40,000
   
  Week  Opponent                   Result    Attendance  Weather     Television  
2       at (43) Texas Tech                                              
3       BEAUMONT                                                        
4       MCALLEN                                                         
5       LOUISIANA TECH                                                  
6       at (39) Fresno State                                            
7       NEVADA                                                          
8       RICE                                                            
10      at (13) Boise State                                             
11      at Southern Methodist                                           
12      at San Jose State                                               
13      HAWAII

Recoil · 02-01-2010, 07:05 PM

Week 2 - UTEP (0-0) @ Texas Tech (0-0) (-15)
Final: UTEP 22, Texas Tech 10

In front of a sold out crowd in Lubbock, Texas and on regional television, we shock the college football world by upsetting the Red Raiders. Texas Tech had no answer for Broderick Lyles (131 yards, 1 TD) and our running game (200 total yards). We controlled the time of possession, which was absolutely key.

We committed 3 turnovers (2 INT's, 1 fumble) and the Red Raiders helped us out with their starting QB throwing 4 INT's. Our defense was brilliant today, allowing Texas Tech to only 241 yards of total offense.

This is a win our program will remember for a long time.

Week 3 - Beaumont (0-0) @ UTEP (1-0) (-5)
Final: UTEP 35, Beaumont 31

It took a fourth quarter comeback for us to knock off in-state school Beaumont. They're one of the tougher SCE teams and I always like playing state competition. They have one hell of a team. Actually, they were much better than I was expecting.

They run their offense out of the veer formation. Our defense over the years has been notorious for not being able to stop the option. Today we did an alright job as we held them to just 152 yards on the ground. Offensively, here's some key performances:

QB Stevens - 15/25, 203 yards, 3 TD
RB Lyles - 23 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD
WR Casares - 4 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD

This win didn't come without a few losses. Our best DE will be out the rest of the year and another starting DE will miss 5 weeks of action:

Kim Haworth - 48 weeks (degenerative hip condition)
Bubba Thomas - 5 weeks (hyperextended knee)

Recoil · 02-01-2010, 07:23 PM

Week 4 - McAllen (1-1) @ UTEP (2-0) (-4)
Final: UTEP 38. McAllen 10

McAllen was never in this game. We win this one easily. The injury bug continues to strike as we lose starting flanker Casares for 9 weeks with arthroscopic knee surgery.

Code:

Team Statistics          MCAL          TXEP  
  
First Downs              10            28  
  
Total Rushes             25            44  
Net Rushing Yards        61            207  
Yards Per Carry          2.4           4.7  
Rushing Yards            100           222  
Tckld Loss/Yards         2-4           1-3  
Sacked/Yards Lost        5-35          2-12  
  
Pass Attempts            29            33  
Completions              9             21  
Passing Yards            104           232  
Yards Per Attempt        3.5           7.0  
Interceptions            1             2  
Fumbles/Lost             3/1           2/0  
  
Total Plays              54            77  
Total Yards              165           439  
Yards Per Play           3.0           5.7  
  
3rd Down Plays           4/15          6/13  
  
Penalties                9             4  
Penalty Yards            69            20  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 30        OWN 36  
Time Of Possession       24:59         35:01  
 
Texas-El Paso Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
31 Lyles                 30     161    5.3    16     1      2      0  
37 Alcott                7      33     4.7    10     0      0      0  
18 Stevens               7      13     1.8    19     0      1      2  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
18 Stevens               32     20     222    6.9    57     4      2

Week 5 - Louisiana Tech (1-2) @ UTEP (3-0) (-11)
Final: UTEP 34, Louisiana Tech 3

The score may indicate that we had a good day offensively, but La Tech's offensive was generous enough to allow our defense to score 14 of those 34 points on the day. Our defense was the game MVP as we shut them out both on the ground and through the air. The Bulldogs only managed a measly 2.7 yards per play.

Injuries continue to kill us as we lose starting fullback Thurman Clark for the season due to a torn knee ligament. With the injury, I've taken the redshirt off freshman Rick Holliman.

We travel to Fresno to take on the Fresno State Bulldogs (0-3) next week. Don't let their record fool you. They're one of the better teams in the WAC. They've just had a brutal OOC schedule so far as they've faced #7 Texas A&M, #23 Ohio State and unranked Oregon State.

bbgunn · 02-01-2010, 08:07 PM

Nice start!

Recoil · 02-01-2010, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbgunn

Nice start!

Thanks. I'm definitely concerned about Fresno, though. They have a solid team this year.

Recoil · 02-02-2010, 04:08 PM

Week 6 - UTEP (4-0) @ Fresno State (0-3) (-5)
Final: Fresno State 35, UTEP 31

This one was closer than I expected. Fresno, with their tough OOC schedule, is one of the better WAC teams even with their 0-3 record coming into today's game. This was also the first time this season that a defense has held Broderick Lyles to under 100 yards rushing. Defensively, we had no answer. They over-powered us on the line and ran it down our throats.

Code:

Team Statistics          TXEP          FRST  
  
First Downs              20            23  
  
Total Rushes             38            29  
Net Rushing Yards        109           206  
Yards Per Carry          2.8           7.1  
Rushing Yards            131           227  
Tckld Loss/Yards         5-9           5-15  
Sacked/Yards Lost        2-13          1-6  
  
Pass Attempts            33            35  
Completions              21            22  
Passing Yards            209           250  
Yards Per Attempt        6.3           7.1  
Interceptions            1             3  
Fumbles/Lost             2/1           0/0  
  
Total Plays              71            64  
Total Yards              318           456  
Yards Per Play           4.4           7.1  
  
3rd Down Plays           6/15          2/9  
  
Penalties                4             9  
Penalty Yards            30            65  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 44        OWN 29  
Time Of Possession       32:05         27:55

Week 7 - Nevada (0-3) @ UTEP (4-1) (-10)
Nevada 24, UTEP 17 (OT)

Ugh. This one hurts.

Today we also said goodbye to these starters:

ILB Schwartz - 15 weeks (torn knee ligament)
DE Thomas - 49 weeks (ACL damage)

Recoil · 02-02-2010, 04:19 PM

Week 8 - Rice (3-1) @ UTEP (4-2) (E)
Final: Rice 54, UTEP 28

I slowly feel this season slipping away. Injuries on the defensive side of the ball have devastated us.

Week 10 - UTEP (4-3) @ #5 Boise State (6-0) (-25)
Final: Boise State 35, UTEP 7

From 4-0 to 4-4. Unbelievable.

Code:

Team Statistics          TXEP          BOIS  
  
First Downs              11            25  
  
Total Rushes             33            40  
Net Rushing Yards        80            181  
Yards Per Carry          2.4           4.5  
Rushing Yards            125           216  
Tckld Loss/Yards         3-12          6-11  
Sacked/Yards Lost        5-33          4-24  
  
Pass Attempts            26            29  
Completions              7             19  
Passing Yards            63            232  
Yards Per Attempt        2.4           8.0  
Interceptions            1             2  
Fumbles/Lost             1/1           3/0  
  
Total Plays              59            69  
Total Yards              143           413  
Yards Per Play           2.4           5.9  
  
3rd Down Plays           2/14          5/12  
  
Penalties                6             7  
Penalty Yards            60            53  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 31        OWN 36  
Time Of Possession       26:53         33:07

Recoil · 02-02-2010, 04:34 PM

Disappointed in how things have gone since the beginning of the season, I decided to quickly sim out the rest of the year. We finish at 6-5, but it sure feels like a losing season.

Week 11- UTEP (4-4) @ SMU (4-3) (-7)
Final: SMU 35, UTEP 6

Week 12 - UTEP (4-5) @ San Jose State (5-4) (-13)
Final: UTEP 31, San Jose State 21

Week 13 - Hawaii (2-8) @ UTEP (5-5) (-17)
Final: UTEP 51, Hawaii 7

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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK - WEEK 15, 2009

Code:

Big 12 - Iowa State 21, #3 Texas A&M 26
SEC - #1 Florida 49, #18 Arkansas 23

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WAC STANDINGS

Code:

  School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Boise State              11 0  0  1.000 446 123 8  0  0  1.000 331 86  Won 18      
Rice                     7  4  0  .636  243 242 6  2  0  .750  196 153 Lost 1      
Southern Methodist       6  5  0  .545  249 232 5  3  0  .625  215 146 Lost 2      
San Jose State           6  5  0  .545  306 277 5  3  0  .625  253 177 Won 1       
Fresno State             5  6  0  .454  269 318 5  3  0  .625  206 215 Lost 1      
Texas-El Paso            6  5  0  .545  300 265 3  5  0  .375  205 214 Won 2       
Louisiana Tech           4  7  0  .363  207 305 3  5  0  .375  150 234 Won 1       
Nevada                   3  8  0  .272  161 305 3  5  0  .375  118 227 Lost 4      
Hawaii                   2  9  0  .181  239 306 1  7  0  .125  150 223 Lost 3      
Tulsa                    2  9  0  .181  126 293 1  7  0  .125  78  227 Lost 5

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BCS TOP 10

Code:

  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Boise State             11-0    WAC   1.50  3.50  0.00  2.36  7.36  1       
Texas A&M               12-0    B12   3.00  2.50  0.00  4.08  9.58  2       
Florida                 12-0    SEC   7.25  1.00  0.00  3.48  11.73 3       
Texas Christian         10-1    USA   1.75  7.00  1.00  2.48  12.23 4       
Notre Dame              10-1    IND   5.75  3.00  1.00  3.68  13.43 5       
UCLA                    10-1    P10   6.75  5.00  1.00  2.60  15.35 6       
Wisconsin               10-1    B10   6.25  6.00  1.00  3.80  17.05 7       
Michigan                9-2     B10   6.25  9.50  2.00  1.00  18.75 8       
Stanford                10-1    P10   7.75  11.50 1.00  3.56  23.81 9       
Georgia Tech            9-2     ACC   10.25 10.50 2.00  3.72  26.47 10

Recoil · 02-02-2010, 04:35 PM

2009 recruiting class:

Code:

  Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank ByPos  StRank ByPos
**Young, Joseph           FB    6-1  225  NM   149   3      2      1        
**Nelson, Chester         T     6-5  295  NM   206   27     3      1        
**Wolf, Pete              QB    6-1  190  TX   377   28     29     4        
**Bustos, Nolan           G     6-4  295  TX   469   43     34     5        
**Woodson, Roman          DE    6-2  230  NM   596   52     5      1        
**Leary, Chris            OLB   5-10 193  CO   674   39     13     1        
$$Hembree, Mark           OLB   5-11 200  TX   681   40     53     3        
$$Barth, Jerry            S     6-0  166  TX   828   42     64     4        
**Finley, Courtney        ILB   6-3  198  PA   836   47     33     5        
$$Sheldon, Jermaine       DT    6-4  279  TX   875   51     72     4        
$$Farrell, Tim            S     6-0  178  VT   918   50     1      1        
**St. Louis, Dana         ILB   6-4  222  TX   980   60     77     2        
$$Fulton, Eric            G     6-3  262  VA   ---   88     29     2        
##Andrews, Dennis         WR    6-2  176  OH   ---   ---    63     6        
##Boone, Al               TE    6-3  241  TX   ---   82     ---    5        
##Frederick, Harris       P     6-0  177  TX   ---   55     ---    3        
   
  Player                  All-St All-US Status
**Young, Joseph           Yes    No     Committed *      
**Nelson, Chester         Yes    No     Committed *      
**Wolf, Pete              No     No     Committed *      
**Bustos, Nolan           No     No     Committed *      
**Woodson, Roman          Yes    No     Committed *      
**Leary, Chris            Yes    No     Committed *      
$$Hembree, Mark           No     No     Committed *      
$$Barth, Jerry            Yes    No     Committed *      
**Finley, Courtney        Yes    No     Committed *      
$$Sheldon, Jermaine       No     No     Committed *      
$$Farrell, Tim            Yes    No     Committed *      
**St. Louis, Dana         Yes    No     Committed *      
$$Fulton, Eric            Yes    No     Committed *      
##Andrews, Dennis         No     No     Committed *      
##Boone, Al               No     No     Committed *      
##Frederick, Harris       No     No     Committed *      
   
Rough Estimate of Player Interest: No Prefix - player unlikely to be  
interested, ** - a bit of a stretch for your school, $$ - likely interest,  
## - almost certain interest.

Recoil · 02-02-2010, 04:50 PM

WAC representatives in bowl games:

BCS National Championship - Texas A&M (12-1) 21, Boise State (12-0) 24
Houston Bowl - Rice (7-5) 17, Northern Illinois (9-4) 24

Boise State makes the WAC proud by edging Texas A&M in the national championship game.

BCS GAMES

Code:

National Championship - Texas A&M (12-1) 21, Boise State (12-0) 24
Sugar Bowl - Wisconsin (11-1) 37, Florida (12-1) 33
Orange Bowl - TCU (11-1) 22, Utah (10-2) 7
Rose Bowl - Stanford (11-1) 38, Virginia (10-2) 10

2009 AWARDS

Code:

WAC First Team

OT Otis Terry
OLB Willie Owens

WAC Second Team

OG Jonathan Rivera
DT Leland Strong

WAC All-Academic Team

RB Broderick Lyles
TE Bert Chasser
WR Norbert Turnbull
OLB Travis Robey
S Antonio Buchans

2009 END OF YEAR SUMMARY

Code:

2009 Summary for Texas-El Paso
   
Record: 6-5
Rank: 53
   
Texas-El Paso           Team      Rank  
Rushes                  441       41          
Rushing Yards           1684      41          
Yards Per Carry         3.81      40          
Pass Attempts           320       61 (T)      
Completions             170       67 (T)      
Passing Yards           1877      93          
Yards Per Attempt       5.86      100         
3rd Down Conversions    41.9      16          
Points Per Game         27.2      35          
Turnovers               22        70 (T)      
Turnover Margin         +5        33 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  371       26 (T)      
Rushing Yards           1497      68          
Yards Per Carry         4.03      93 (T)      
Pass Attempts           310       32 (T)      
Completions             163       22 (T)      
Passing Yards           1966      18          
Yards Per Attempt       6.34      31          
3rd Down Conversions    38.0      89 (T)      
Points Per Game         24.0      65          
Turnovers               27        22 (T)      
   
Primary Formation: Pro Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
2     22    at TXTC (102) 10      
3     35    BEAU (94)     31      
4     38    MCAL (76)     10      
5     34    LATC (89)     3       
6     31    at FRST (59)  35      
7     17    NEVA (115)    24      
8     28    RICE (44)     54      
10    7     at BOIS (3)   35      
11    6     at SMTH (52)  35      
12    31    at SJST (47)  21      
13    51    HAWI (113)    7

Recoil · 02-02-2010, 05:19 PM

Sources: UTEP's Harrison Daniels headed to Florida State?
January 13, 2009

After the dismissal of head football coach Damon Giannetti, Florida State athletic director Randy Spetman has reportedly approached UTEP coach Harrison Daniels, sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN.com on Tuesday.

On December 27, Florida State fired Damon Giannetti after compiling an unimpressive 6-27 record over the past three seasons at FSU.

A source familiar with the situation told ESPN.com that "Mr. Daniels has always been the #1 choice since the firing of Giannetti." The source also stated that "Coach Daniels is eager to return to the southeast after the past six years in El Paso."

UTEP officials have declined to comment on the situation. Harrison Daniels, if he chooses to remain at UTEP, will be in the final year of his contract.

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 12:58 PM

Daniels turns down Seminole coaching job
January 16, 2009

El Paso -- More money and a chance to coach in a BCS conference apparently wasn't enough to convince UTEP head coach Harrison Daniels to leave the UTEP Miners.

Daniels, who recently completed his sixth season as head coach of the Miners, met with Florida State officials Thursday night and turned down an offer to become the next Seminoles head coach Friday morning.

UTEP athletic director Bob Stull refused to speak specifically about the Florida State job but said he was thrilled to have Daniels as his head football coach.

"I really don't comment on any specific jobs but from time to time people are going to come after Harrison and he has done a wonderful job turning the football program around here at UTEP," he said. "I'm really happy and excited he is our coach. I'm hopeful that we can sign him to another long-term deal in the near future. That's one of my top priorities."

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 01:27 PM

2009 SEASON REVIEW
To fall from 4-0 to 4-5 was quite disheartening. As I said previously, we had a winning season, but it certainly doesn't feel like it. The Nevada game really took the wind out of our sails and we never really bounced back from that tough loss. I could blame it on the excessive amount of injuries we had on the defensive side of the ball, but that's not me. Great coaching wouldn't have allowed such a letdown during the second half of the season. My staff and I will have a lot to improve on during the off-season if we ever want to take UTEP to a level higher than just a middle-of-the-pack WAC team.

2009 END OF SEASON GRADES

Code:

Team Performance 65/100 
Academic Performance 42/100 
Recruiting Performance 42/100 
Television Revenue 7/100 
Alumni Donations 65/100 
Attendance/Stadium 46/100 
Final Grade 49/100

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 01:31 PM

2010

UTEP School and Stadium
Prestige: 71 (+1)
Academic Reputation: 48 (+3)

Stadium: Sun Bowl Stadium (51,500)
2010 Season Tickets: 43,900 (+3,900)
City Economics: Terrible
Community Loyalty: Terrific
Alumni Loyalty: Decent
Student Goodwill: Terrible

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 01:33 PM

Meet the Staff
------------

Head Coach
Harrison Daniels

Playing Career
Georgia Tech, Inside Linebacker (1987-1991)

Coaching Carrer
Georgia Tech, 1992-93 (GA)
Eastern Kentucky, 1993-96 (LB)
Georgia Southern, 1997-2000 (LB)
Valdosta State, 2000-2003 (DC)
UTEP, 2004- (HC)

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Offensive Coordinator
Barry Thompson, 48
6th year

Play Calling: Very Good
Injury Avoidance: Very Good
Rehabilitation: Pretty Good
Congeniality: Pretty Good
QB Development: Good
RB Development: Terrific
WR Development: Excellent
OL Development: Excellent
K Development: Terrible

Formation: Pro formation
Experience: 6 years

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Defensive Coordinator
Terrell Collons, 56
3rd year

Play Calling: Lousy
Injury Avoidance: Terrible
Rehabilitation: Decent
Congeniality: Decent
DL Development: Very Good
LB Development: Decent
DB Development: Terrific

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Syndicate Coordinator
Brock Temple, 41
3rd year

Academic Eligibility: Good
Syndicate Investigation: Lousy
Solicit Donations: Pretty Good

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 01:38 PM

Meet the Team

Code:

UTEP OFFENSE

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Stevens, Randy          18   QB   Jr*   55                61                  
Silverstone, Daryl      17   QB   So*   29                49                  
Wolf, Pete              14   QB   Fr    19                71                  
Ewart, Kenneth          7    QB*  So*   7                 7                   
Lyles, Broderick        31   RB   Jr    77                77                  
Hopper, Tyrell          21   RB   So*   40                67                  
Alcott, Ronald          37   RB   Sr*   32                47                  
Torres, Emmitt          35   RB   So    27                33                  
Holliman, Rick          46   FB   So    43                88                  
Young, Joseph           33   FB   Fr    37                57                  
Clark, Thurman          39   FB   Sr    36                50                  
Joyner, Shawn           27   FB*  Sr    1                 1                   
Anderson, Everett       84   TE   Jr*   52                86                  
Chavez, J.T.            83   TE   Sr*   43                54                  
Swanson, Timothy        86   TE   So*   38                71                  
Boone, Al               85   TE   Fr    15                33                  
Patterson, Andre        6    WR   Jr*   59                80                  
Casares, Steven         87   WR   Sr*   54                64                  
Turnbull, Norbert       88   WR   Sr*   41                48                  
Farmer, Jorge           1    WR   Sr    39                58                  
Rausche, Moe            89   WR   So*   38                58                  
Andrews, Dennis         5    WR   Fr    10                61                  
Mahoney, Darrin         50   C    Sr    60                60                  
Falk, Joel              52   C    So*   21                85                  
Money, C.J.             51   C    Sr*   18                23                  
Tyler, Byron            54   C*   Jr*   23                61                  
Rivera, Jonathan        69   G    Sr*   57                57                  
Monroe, Clyde           62   G    Jr*   53                67                  
Heubeck, Donovan        61   G    So*   29                48                  
Wible, Nick             68   G    Sr    24                30                  
Bustos, Nolan           70   G    Fr    15                51                  
Fulton, Eric            78   G    Fr    12                58                  
Lincoln, Nolan          60   T    So*   30                57                  
Burke, Brett            73   T    Sr    28                41                  
Moss, Everett           66   T    Jr*   28                57                  
Pace, Quentin           77   T    So*   27                41                  
Glover, Gary            64   T    Sr*   18                76                  
Nelson, Chester         67   T    Fr    14                61

Code:

UTEP SPECIAL TEAMS

Frederick, Harris       16   P    Fr    18                28                  
Robinson, Mickey        15   P*   So*   2                 23                  
Purrington, Lorenzo     10   K    Jr    25                42                  
Contois, Eric           8    K*   So*   1                 11

Code:

UTEP DEFENSE

Haworth, Kim            72   DE   Sr    48                48                  
Shields, Marlon         71   DE   Sr*   43                56                  
Thomas, Bubba           99   DE   Jr*   28                53                  
Poole, Jake             94   DE   So*   27                60                  
Fox, Johnnie            74   DE   Sr*   22                23                  
Woodson, Roman          79   DE   Fr    22                45                  
Godfrey, Fernando       76   DE*  Fr    9                 9                   
Shepard, Lee            98   DT   Sr*   44                61                  
Paine, Jeffrey          90   DT   Jr*   32                67                  
McCrory, Glen           93   DT   Sr*   30                56                  
Sousa, Bernie           97   DT   So*   29                40                  
Sheldon, Jermaine       92   DT   Fr    15                55                  
Wilson, Steven          56   ILB  Jr*   53                54                  
Kimbrell, Gerald        45   ILB  So*   33                59                  
Stevens, Duane          42   ILB  Sr    33                33                  
Schwartz, Tim           44   ILB  Sr    21                26                  
St. Louis, Dana         96   ILB  Fr    14                35                  
Finley, Courtney        57   ILB  Fr    11                52                  
Robey, Travis           43   OLB  Sr    52                57                  
Owens, Willie           47   OLB  Sr    42                61                  
Vaughn, Lee             49   OLB  Sr*   27                40                  
Uzzell, Jesse           95   OLB  So*   26                44                  
Hembree, Mark           58   OLB  Fr    15                71                  
Leary, Chris            91   OLB  Fr    11                66                  
Lake, Desmond           26   CB   Jr*   52                52                  
Lindsay, Gino           24   CB   Sr*   52                52                  
Boyd, Hugh              23   CB   Sr    48                48                  
Snyder, Sammie          25   CB   Sr*   47                55                  
Battaglia, Orlando      40   CB   So*   38                38                  
Midget, Ethan           34   CB   So*   30                42                  
Tucker, Jake            38   S    Sr*   33                53                  
Farrell, Tim            48   S    Fr    31                52                  
Barth, Jerry            28   S    Fr    23                73                  
Stevenson, Paul         30   S*   So    7                 7                   
Floyd, Brad             29   S*   So    6                 6

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 01:41 PM

Preseason Top 25 + WAC Teams

Code:

School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
UCLA                    0-0     P10   2.00  2.00  0.00  1.92  5.92  1       
Florida                 0-0     SEC   3.00  2.00  0.00  2.04  7.04  2       
Notre Dame              0-0     IND   1.00  2.50  0.00  4.56  8.06  3       
Texas                   0-0     B12   4.00  3.50  0.00  1.20  8.70  4       
Wisconsin               0-0     B10   5.00  7.00  0.00  0.80  12.80 5       
Michigan                0-0     B10   6.00  7.00  0.00  0.52  13.52 6       
Tennessee               0-0     SEC   8.00  6.50  0.00  2.20  16.70 7       
Texas A&M               0-0     B12   7.00  8.50  0.00  1.24  16.74 8       
Southern California     0-0     P10   11.00 8.50  0.00  1.88  21.38 9       
Georgia Tech            0-0     ACC   10.00 12.00 0.00  0.16  22.16 10      
Boise State             0-0     WAC   9.00  10.00 0.00  3.24  22.24 11      
Texas Christian         0-0     USA   12.00 9.50  0.00  3.16  24.66 12      
Ohio State              0-0     B10   13.00 12.50 0.00  0.68  26.18 13      
Miami of Florida        0-0     ACC   14.00 13.50 0.00  1.36  28.86 14      
Washington              0-0     P10   16.00 17.50 0.00  1.96  35.46 15      
Pittsburgh              0-0     BEC   15.00 21.50 0.00  1.40  37.90 16      
Syracuse                0-0     BEC   19.00 17.50 0.00  1.48  37.98 17      
Minnesota               0-0     B10   18.00 19.50 0.00  0.60  38.10 18      
Troy                    0-0     SUN   17.00 23.00 0.00  4.64  44.64 19      
Colorado State          0-0     MNW   22.00 21.00 0.00  2.60  45.60 20      
Utah                    0-0     MNW   20.00 23.00 0.00  2.76  45.76 21      
Penn State              0-0     B10   24.00 24.50 0.00  0.72  49.22 22      
California              0-0     P10   26.00 21.50 0.00  1.72  49.22 23      
Stanford                0-0     P10   27.00 21.00 0.00  1.84  49.84 24      
Toledo                  0-0     MID   23.00 23.00 0.00  4.08  50.08 25    

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Rice                    0-0     WAC   48.00 44.50 0.00  3.44  95.94 43       
Fresno State            0-0     WAC   54.00 48.00 0.00  3.28  105.28 52       
Southern Methodist      0-0     WAC   50.00 54.50 0.00  3.52  108.02 54       
San Jose State          0-0     WAC   49.00 56.50 0.00  3.48  108.98 56      
Texas-El Paso           0-0     WAC   59.00 48.00 0.00  3.56  110.56 57      
Hawaii                  0-0     WAC   103.00101.000.00  3.32  207.32 102     
Louisiana Tech          0-0     WAC   104.00107.500.00  3.36  214.86 106      
Nevada                  0-0     WAC   122.00111.500.00  3.40  236.90 118     
Tulsa                   0-0     WAC   120.00116.500.00  3.60  240.10 120

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 01:43 PM

Here's a look at the UTEP 2010 schedule:

Code:

2010 Texas-El Paso Schedule
   
Rival: Hawaii
Stadium Capacity: 51,500
Season Tickets Sold: 43,900
   
  Week  Opponent                   Result    Attendance  Weather     Television  
2       KILLEEN                                                         
3       TEXAS TECH                                                      
5       (9) BOISE STATE                                                 
6       at Fresno State                                                 
7       (50) SOUTHERN METHODIST                                         
8       (49) SAN JOSE STATE                                             
9       at (48) Rice                                                    
11      at Nevada                                                       
12      at Tulsa                                                        
13      HAWAII                                                          
15      RUTGERS   

Conference games in bold

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 02:00 PM

Week 2 - Killeen (0-0) @ UTEP (0-0) (-7)
Final: Killeen 41, UTEP 24

Well, you're not going to win many games when you commit 5 turnovers. This one is a real head-scratcher. We were dominant in the first half and I'm not sure what team came out after halftime. This was the worst case scenario for the start of the new season. Hopefully this game isn't a preview of what's to come.

Week 3 - Texas Tech (0-1) @ UTEP (0-1) (-5)
Final: UTEP 24, Texas Tech 17

It wasn't pretty, but a win is a win and more importantly, saves us from being 0-2 to start the season. This is the second year in a row we've beaten a stronger Texas Tech team. I wish we could go back and play that Killeen game again. A few things of concern after 2 games:

- Offensively, we're not converting as well as I'd like on 3rd down. Way too many three and outs.
- Defensively, where to begin? It seems like teams are having no trouble moving the ball against us.

Code:

Team Statistics          TXTC          TXEP  
  
First Downs              17            23  
  
Total Rushes             31            46  
Net Rushing Yards        114           228  
Yards Per Carry          3.6           4.9  
Rushing Yards            126           251  
Tckld Loss/Yards         3-4           6-8  
Sacked/Yards Lost        1-8           2-15  
  
Pass Attempts            25            22  
Completions              16            15  
Passing Yards            240           167  
Yards Per Attempt        9.6           7.5  
Interceptions            1             0  
Fumbles/Lost             0/0           0/0  
  
Total Plays              56            68  
Total Yards              354           395  
Yards Per Play           6.3           5.8  
  
3rd Down Plays           5/12          4/12  
  
Penalties                6             3  
Penalty Yards            70            15  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 32        OWN 31  
Time Of Possession       28:09         31:51  
  
Texas-El Paso Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
31 Lyles                 28     117    4.1    21     1      7      0  
18 Stevens               10     4      0.4    12     0      4      2  
21 Hopper                6      96     16.0   54     1      0      0  
46 Holliman              2      11     5.5    10     0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
18 Stevens               22     15     167    7.5    21     1      0

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 02:19 PM

Week 5 - Boise State (1-1) (-15) @ UTEP (1-1)
Final: Boise State 62, UTEP 0

Coming off a close loss at South Carolina, the Broncos came in and hammered us at home. Adding insult to injury - we lose starting left tackle Nolan Lincoln for the rest of the year due to a severe hamstring pull.

Really no use talking about this one, right? 62-0. That's pretty much all you need to know.

Week 6 - UTEP (1-2) @ Fresno State (3-1) (-33)
Fresno State 44, UTEP 24

33 point underdog? Really? Well, you wouldn't guess by the final, but we were winning heading into the fourth quarter by a touchdown. The Bulldogs scored 27 points in the fourth to come back and take this one. After the game, I informed defensive coordinator Terrell Collons that considerable improvement needs to be made by the end of the season if he'd like to keep his job here in El Paso.

Code:

Team Statistics          TXEP          FRST  
  
First Downs              20            27  
  
Total Rushes             38            33  
Net Rushing Yards        128           151  
Yards Per Carry          3.3           4.5  
Rushing Yards            159           176  
Tckld Loss/Yards         5-10          5-14  
Sacked/Yards Lost        3-21          2-11  
  
Pass Attempts            26            25  
Completions              15            19  
Passing Yards            247           252  
Yards Per Attempt        9.5           10.0  
Interceptions            2             0  
Fumbles/Lost             1/1           1/0  
  
Total Plays              64            58  
Total Yards              375           403  
Yards Per Play           5.8           6.9  
  
3rd Down Plays           10/14         1/8  
  
Penalties                4             8  
Penalty Yards            30            70  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 23        OWN 37  
Time Of Possession       31:03         28:57

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 02:41 PM

Week 7 - SMU (0-4) @ UTEP (1-3) (-5)
Final: UTEP 35, SMU 7

This game went about as expected. SMU isn't a very good team, but I'm glad we took care of business. We're only a few loses away from heading into the direction of a losing season.

Good news:
- RB Lyles got back in nice form today with 29 carries for 203 yards with 2 TD. He's been struggling in the earlier part of the year. I'm hoping he can regain the ability he's showed the past two years.
- Starting QB Stevens only threw 2 picks today. I'm not sure what's wrong with the kid, but he isn't playing as well as he did last season for us. He's at 9 INT's already and he only threw 10 all of last season.

Bad news:
- Defense continues to give me many headaches. SMU only had 7 points, but due to their weak offense, they gave the ball back to us on some key drives.
- Injuries. DT McCrory done for the season (severe hamstring pull). Starting OLB Willie Owens is also done for the year due to a dislocated knee. Owens was All-WAC 1st Team in 2009. He'll be missed.

Week 8 - San Jose State (1-4) @ UTEP (2-3) (-5)
Final: UTEP 30, San Jose State 0

They had no answer for our running attack, so we ran it down their throats all day with Lyles leading the way. The game was relatively close (13-0) heading into the fourth, but our offense exploded for 17 unanswered points to put this one out of reach for the Spartans.

Starting split end Steven Casaras will miss the remainder of the season due to, ummm, tobacco withdrawal syndrome. He'll spend the next 21 weeks in a rehabilitation center.

Now that we've got back to .500, we get to head on the road the next three games of the year against Rice, Nevada and Tulsa. Tulsa, sitting at 3-3 currently, is the surprise team of the WAC this season.

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 02:55 PM

Week 9 - UTEP (3-3) @ Rice (4-2) (-10)
Final: Rice 13, UTEP 10

A defensive battle? This is my seventh year at UTEP and I've rarely seen games of this nature. Hats off to Rice's defensive for holding Lyles to 32 yards on 28 carries (that's a 1.1 YPC average, if you're paying attention). QB Randy Stevens continues to make me pull my hair out. He was 17/40 for 306 yards on the day with 3 picks and 1 TD. I have no idea what to do with him. We really don't have a better choice at the moment.

We'll take next week off and then head to Nevada in week 11.

Week 10 - UTEP (3-4) (-6) @ Nevada (0-7)
Final: UTEP 59, Nevada 24

Injuries hurt. Adding to our list:

QB Stevens - dislocated elbow (season)
C Mahoney - broken ribs (season)
OT Pace - torn knee cartilage (season)

The first two were starters. I'm not sure how we'll fare the rest of the way with these key injuries.

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 03:05 PM

Lost my recaps for these. You didn't miss much, trust me. Just more and more injuries. It's really quite unbelievable that we went 2-1 in these last 3 games.

Week 12 - UTEP (4-4) (-2) @ Tulsa (4-5)
Final: UTEP 45, Tulsa 7

Week 13 - Hawaii (2-8) @ UTEP (5-4) (-15)
Final: Hawaii 52, UTEP 7

Week 15 - Rutgers (4-6) (-2) @ UTEP (5-5)
Final: UTEP 29, Rutgers 19

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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK - WEEK 15, 2010

Code:

Big 12 - #23 Iowa State 7, #2 Texas 45
SEC - #1 Florida 35, Arkansas 42

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WAC STANDINGS

Code:

  School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Rice                     9  2  0  .818  264 156 6  2  0  .750  195 130 Won 7       
Boise State              8  3  0  .727  464 147 6  2  0  .750  360 115 Won 3       
San Jose State           5  6  0  .454  268 271 5  3  0  .625  224 169 Won 1       
Fresno State             7  4  0  .636  357 302 5  3  0  .625  277 244 Lost 2      
Louisiana Tech           6  5  0  .545  339 290 4  4  0  .500  251 238 Won 2       
Texas-El Paso            6  5  0  .545  287 286 4  4  0  .500  210 209 Won 1       
Southern Methodist       4  7  0  .363  211 289 4  4  0  .500  191 198 Lost 1      
Tulsa                    4  7  0  .363  218 368 3  5  0  .375  151 291 Lost 3      
Hawaii                   3  8  0  .272  231 354 3  5  0  .375  179 227 Won 1       
Nevada                   0  11 0  .000  153 420 0  8  0  .000  133 350 Lost 15

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BCS TOP 10

Code:

  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Miami of Florida        10-1    ACC   1.50  3.50  1.00  1.84  7.84  1       
Georgia Tech            10-1    ACC   3.50  3.00  1.00  3.20  10.70 2       
Texas                   11-1    B12   6.25  1.00  1.00  2.92  11.17 3       
Penn State              10-1    B10   2.25  9.50  1.00  0.20  12.95 4       
Michigan                9-2     B10   3.75  7.50  2.00  0.28  13.53 5       
Florida                 10-2    SEC   7.75  3.00  2.00  2.08  14.83 6       
Wisconsin               9-2     B10   9.25  7.50  2.00  1.64  20.39 7       
Southern California     9-2     P10   11.25 7.50  2.00  0.76  21.51 8       
Notre Dame              8-3     IND   10.75 11.00 3.00  1.24  25.99 9       
UCLA                    9-2     P10   17.25 4.50  2.00  2.84  26.59 10

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 03:06 PM

2010 recruiting class:

Code:

Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank ByPos  StRank ByPos
**McGregor, Darren        WR    6-2  196  TX   111   7      7      2        
**Gordon, Ernie           T     6-4  259  TX   131   17     10     4        
**Tyler, Rickey           DE    6-3  231  TX   252   36     17     2        
**Nall, Jake              DE    6-2  227  TX   276   38     18     3        
**Norris, Ty              C     6-4  293  TX   305   19     22     1        
**Dimcheff, Gino          QB    6-0  190  TX   480   36     38     3        
$$Canada, Adam            FB    5-11 203  TX   544   13     44     2        
**Garrett, Edwin          S     6-0  194  CO   591   48     7      1        
**Roca, Victor            WR    6-2  188  NM   677   48     3      1        
**Blackston, Daryl        CB    6-1  179  TX   716   55     56     6        
$$Kell, Andre             RB    6-3  223  AZ   719   45     15     2        
**Claire, Ryan            OLB   6-0  206  NM   757   40     6      1        
$$Cowgill, Thomas         G     6-6  296  TX   797   67     60     5        
$$Sera, Bill              ILB   6-3  210  TX   ---   69     87     3        
##Hartsfield, Gabe        DT    6-4  264  TX   ---   ---    ---    14       
##Weaver, Teddy           OLB   5-10 190  TX   ---   ---    ---    13       
   
  Player                  All-St All-US Status
**McGregor, Darren        Yes    No     Committed *      
**Gordon, Ernie           Yes    Yes    Committed *      
**Tyler, Rickey           Yes    No     Committed *      
**Nall, Jake              No     No     Committed *      
**Norris, Ty              No     No     Committed *      
**Dimcheff, Gino          No     No     Committed *      
$$Canada, Adam            Yes    No     Committed *      
**Garrett, Edwin          Yes    No     Committed *      
**Roca, Victor            Yes    No     Committed *      
**Blackston, Daryl        No     No     Committed *      
$$Kell, Andre             No     No     Committed *      
**Claire, Ryan            Yes    No     Committed *      
$$Cowgill, Thomas         No     No     Committed *      
$$Sera, Bill              Yes    No     Committed *      
##Hartsfield, Gabe        No     No     Committed *      
##Weaver, Teddy           No     No     Committed *      
   
Rough Estimate of Player Interest: No Prefix - player unlikely to be  
interested, ** - a bit of a stretch for your school, $$ - likely interest,  
## - almost certain interest.

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 03:15 PM

WAC representatives in bowl games:

Houston Bowl - Rice (10-2) 38, Minnesota (6-6) 10
Las Vegas Bowl - Boise State (9-3) 16, West Virginia (6-6) 10

BCS GAMES

Code:

National Championship - Miami (Fla.) (11-1) 37, Georgia Tech (10-2) 13
Sugar Bowl - Michigan (10-2) 37, Texas(11-2) 33
Orange Bowl - Penn State (11-1) 22, Arkansas (9-4) 7
Rose Bowl - UCLA (10-2) 38, New Mexico (7-5) 10

2010 AWARDS

Code:

WAC First Team

OG Clyde Monroe

WAC Second Team

FB Rick Holliman

WAC All-Academic Team

WR Norbert Turnbull
WR Andre Patterson
OLB Travis Robey
CB Desmond Lake

2010 END OF YEAR SUMMARY

Code:

2010 Summary for Texas-El Paso
   
Record: 6-5
Rank: 54
   
Texas-El Paso           Team      Rank  
Rushes                  415       56 (T)      
Rushing Yards           1585      44 (T)      
Yards Per Carry         3.81      43 (T)      
Pass Attempts           336       49 (T)      
Completions             175       56 (T)      
Passing Yards           2307      54          
Yards Per Attempt       6.86      56 (T)      
3rd Down Conversions    41.8      16          
Points Per Game         26.0      45 (T)      
Turnovers               31        118 (T)     
Turnover Margin         -12       110 (T)     
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  361       12 (T)      
Rushing Yards           1320      49          
Yards Per Carry         3.65      67 (T)      
Pass Attempts           308       33 (T)      
Completions             176       60 (T)      
Passing Yards           2224      58          
Yards Per Attempt       7.22      90 (T)      
3rd Down Conversions    34.4      65 (T)      
Points Per Game         26.0      79          
Turnovers               19        74 (T)      
   
Primary Formation: Pro Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
2     24    KILL (123)    41      
3     24    TXTC (116)    17      
5     0     BOIS (15)     62      
6     24    at FRST (37)  44      
7     35    SMTH (81)     7       
8     30    SJST (64)     0       
9     10    at RICE (18)  13      
11    59    at NEVA (125) 24      
12    45    at TLSA (98)  7       
13    7     HAWI (104)    52      
15    29    RUTG (96)     19

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 03:16 PM

Year end injury report:

Code:

  Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Lincoln, Nolan          60   T    So*   Out          Severe Hamstring  15 Weeks   
Lindsay, Gino           24   CB   Sr*   Out          Torn Knee Ligamen 14 Weeks   
McCrory, Glen           93   DT   Sr*   Out          Severe Hamstring  11 Weeks   
Rivera, Jonathan        69   G    Sr*   Out          Repetitive Concus 76 Weeks   
Shepard, Lee            98   DT   Sr*   Out          Torn Knee Ligamen 12 Weeks   
Thomas, Bubba           99   DE   Jr*   Out          ACL Damage to the 34 Weeks   
Casares, Steven         87   WR   Sr*   Doubtful     Tobacco Withdrawa 9 Weeks    
Hopper, Tyrell          21   RB   So*   Questionable Separated Shoulde 3 Weeks    
Mahoney, Darrin         50   C    Sr    Questionable Broken Ribs       4 Weeks    
Owens, Willie           47   OLB  Sr    Questionable Dislocated Knee   3 Weeks    
Haworth, Kim            72   DE   Sr    Probable     Stretched Knee Li 1 Week     
Kimbrell, Gerald        45   ILB  So*   Probable     Shoulder Tendonit 3 Weeks

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 08:06 PM

Terrell Collons out as UTEP's defensive coordinator
January 7, 2011

El Paso -- UTEP's defensive coordinator Terrell Collons will not return for the 2011 season, Miner head coach Harrison Daniels said today.

“Terrell is a good football coach and an even better man,” Daniels said. “But after talking to him earlier this week, we both agreed that it was time for a change.”

The move comes as somewhat of a surprise, but Daniels hinted earlier in the season that he would take action to improve the defense.

"The players have to be accountable, as well as the coaches. " Daniels said. "Coach Collons was a valuable asset on the coaching staff in his three years here at the university, but sometimes a change of pace is necessary. I wish him nothing but the best."

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 08:30 PM

UTEP: Harrison Daniels contract extension and 2 players suspended for 2011 season
January 11, 2011

El Paso -- The Miners have awarded coach Harrison Daniels a contract extension that runs through the 2014 season, according to a pair of reports.

"I'm very excited about it," Daniels said to the Times. "Athletic director Bob Stull has always been very good to me. I respect him a great deal. I'm glad he's got the confidence in me to finish what we started when I came here to El Paso. We've got an amazing opportunity to have something real special in the future."

Daniels has led the Miners to four straight winning seasons with a total combined record of 40-37.

In other related UTEP news, two players have been suspended for the 2011 season. Two year starting fullback Rick Holliman has been suspended for violating team rules, according to head coach Daniels. Starting cornerback Sammie Snyder has also been suspended for the season. This past weekend, security cameras captured Sammie stealing books from the campus bookstore. He has been charged with misdemeanor theft.

"It's been awhile since I've had to deal with problems outside of the football field. I'm never happy about dealing with situations such as these. These are two smart young men who made some careless mistakes. It's unfortunate for the football team and the university that these incidents have occurred."

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 08:53 PM

2010 SEASON REVIEW
Three straight 6-5 seasons. I'm happy to have a winning record, but I'd like to see more progress made. Injuries for the past two years have been brutal. I'm not one to make excuses, but they've really decimated our defense and the ability to stop average to above average offenses. Even so, I've seen our talent grow ten-fold since I took over UTEP in 2004. Athletic directors across the country continue to call each off-season. I'm not interested in making a lateral move, so I'm here in El Paso for the time being.

2010 END OF SEASON GRADES

Code:

Team Performance 31/100 
Academic Performance 49/100 
Recruiting Performance 73/100 
Television Revenue 0/100 
Alumni Donations 4/100 
Attendance/Stadium 52/100 
Final Grade 32/100

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 08:56 PM

2011

UTEP School and Stadium
Prestige: 69 (-2)
Academic Reputation: 52 (+4)

Stadium: Sun Bowl Stadium (51,500)
2011 Season Tickets: 43,100 (-800)
City Economics: Terrible
Community Loyalty: Very Good
Alumni Loyalty: Decent
Student Goodwill: Terrible

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 08:59 PM

Meet the Staff
------------

Head Coach
Harrison Daniels

Playing Career
Georgia Tech, Inside Linebacker (1987-1991)

Coaching Carrer
Georgia Tech, 1992-93 (GA)
Eastern Kentucky, 1993-96 (LB)
Georgia Southern, 1997-2000 (LB)
Valdosta State, 2000-2003 (DC)
UTEP, 2004- (HC)

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Offensive Coordinator
Barry Thompson, 49
7th year

Play Calling: Very Good
Injury Avoidance: Very Good
Rehabilitation: Good
Congeniality: Pretty Good
QB Development: Good
RB Development: Terrific
WR Development: Excellent
OL Development: Excellent
K Development: Terrible

Formation: Pro formation
Experience: 7 years

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Defensive Coordinator
Michael Stargell, 65
1st year

Play Calling: Decent
Injury Avoidance: Very Good
Rehabilitation: Terrific
Congeniality: Very Good
DL Development: Pretty Good
LB Development: Very Good
DB Development: Terrible

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Syndicate Coordinator
Brock Temple, 42
4th year

Academic Eligibility: Good
Syndicate Investigation: Lousy
Solicit Donations: Pretty Good

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 09:03 PM

Meet the Team

Code:

 UTEP OFFENSE

 Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Stevens, Randy          18   QB   Sr*   66                66                  
Silverstone, Daryl      17   QB   Jr*   32                48                  
Wolf, Pete              14   QB   So*   36                71                  
Dimcheff, Gino          19   QB   Fr    13                36                  
Alcott, Ronald          37   RB   Sr    33                47                  
Lyles, Broderick        31   RB   Sr    79                79                  
Torres, Emmitt          35   RB   Jr    26                33                  
Hopper, Tyrell          21   RB   Jr*   42                67                  
Kell, Andre             36   RB   Fr    26                33                  
Holliman, Rick          46   FB   Jr    61                88                  
Young, Joseph           33   FB   So*   58                58                  
Canada, Adam            22   FB   Fr    19                59                  
Joyner, Shawn           27   FB*  Sr    1                 1                   
Chavez, J.T.            83   TE   Sr    45                54                  
Anderson, Everett       84   TE   Sr*   56                86                  
Swanson, Timothy        86   TE   Jr*   54                71                  
Boone, Al               85   TE   So*   25                33                  
Casares, Steven         87   WR   Sr    53                64                  
Turnbull, Norbert       88   WR   Sr    44                48                  
Patterson, Andre        6    WR   Sr*   63                80                  
Rausche, Moe            89   WR   Jr*   47                58                  
Andrews, Dennis         5    WR   So*   24                61                  
McGregor, Darren        9    WR   Fr    33                73                  
Roca, Victor            1    WR   Fr    22                58                  
Money, C.J.             51   C    Sr    23                23                  
Falk, Joel              52   C    Jr*   31                85                  
Norris, Ty              53   C    Fr    27                77                  
Tyler, Byron            54   C*   Sr*   24                61                  
Monroe, Clyde           62   G    Sr*   57                67                  
Heubeck, Donovan        61   G    Jr*   42                48                  
Bustos, Nolan           70   G    So*   44                51                  
Fulton, Eric            78   G    So*   28                58                  
Cowgill, Thomas         65   G    Fr    14                71                  
Corbett, Jared          75   G*   So    6                 14                  
Glover, Gary            64   T    Sr    25                77                  
Moss, Everett           66   T    Sr*   38                57                  
Lincoln, Nolan          60   T    Jr*   32                57                  
Pace, Quentin           77   T    Jr*   25                41                  
Nelson, Chester         67   T    So*   39                61                  
Gordon, Ernie           68   T    Fr    12                72                  
Brandon, Leo            63   T*   So    3                 15

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UTEP SPECIAL TEAMS

Frederick, Harris       16   P    So    36                36                  
Robinson, Mickey        15   P*   Jr*   3                 23                  
Purrington, Lorenzo     10   K    Sr    26                42                  
Contois, Eric           8    K*   Jr*   2                 11

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UTEP DEFENSE

Shields, Marlon         71   DE   Sr    49                57                  
Fox, Johnnie            74   DE   Sr    25                25                  
Thomas, Bubba           99   DE   Sr*   33                53                  
Poole, Jake             94   DE   Jr*   41                61                  
Woodson, Roman          79   DE   So*   28                44                  
Tyler, Rickey           73   DE   Fr    27                81                  
Nall, Jake              72   DE   Fr    14                73                  
Godfrey, Fernando       76   DE*  So    11                11                  
Shepard, Lee            98   DT   Sr    39                61                  
McCrory, Glen           93   DT   Sr    31                56                  
Paine, Jeffrey          90   DT   Sr*   45                68                  
Sousa, Bernie           97   DT   Jr*   29                39                  
Sheldon, Jermaine       92   DT   So*   31                56                  
Hartsfield, Gabe        55   DT   Fr    4                 42                  
Wilson, Steven          56   ILB  Sr*   60                60                  
Kimbrell, Gerald        45   ILB  Jr*   55                59                  
Finley, Courtney        57   ILB  So*   32                52                  
St. Louis, Dana         96   ILB  So*   21                35                  
Sera, Bill              50   ILB  Fr    5                 43                  
Vaughn, Lee             49   OLB  Sr    35                40                  
Uzzell, Jesse           95   OLB  Jr*   40                44                  
Hembree, Mark           58   OLB  So*   33                71                  
Leary, Chris            91   OLB  So*   23                66                  
Claire, Ryan            44   OLB  Fr    12                39                  
Weaver, Teddy           47   OLB  Fr    9                 46                  
Lindsay, Gino           24   CB   Sr    52                52                  
Snyder, Sammie          25   CB   Sr    48                55                  
Lake, Desmond           26   CB   Sr*   60                60                  
Midget, Ethan           34   CB   Jr*   46                46                 
Battaglia, Orlando      40   CB   Jr*   44                44                  
Blackston, Daryl        42   CB   Fr    23                50                  
Tucker, Jake            38   S    Sr    32                53                  
Farrell, Tim            48   S    So    46                52                  
Barth, Jerry            28   S    So*   40                73                  
Garrett, Edwin          20   S    Fr    19                63                  
Floyd, Brad             29   S*   Jr    8                 8                   
Stevenson, Paul         30   S*   Jr    8                 8

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 09:06 PM

Preseason Top 25 + WAC Teams

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School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Florida                 0-0     SEC   1.00  1.00  0.00  2.04  4.04  1       
Michigan                0-0     B10   4.00  3.00  0.00  0.52  7.52  2       
UCLA                    0-0     P10   3.00  4.00  0.00  1.92  8.92  3       
Texas                   0-0     B12   5.00  4.00  0.00  1.20  10.20 4       
Notre Dame              0-0     IND   2.00  4.00  0.00  4.56  10.56 5       
Southern California     0-0     P10   6.00  5.00  0.00  1.88  12.88 6       
Wisconsin               0-0     B10   7.00  7.50  0.00  0.80  15.30 7       
Miami of Florida        0-0     ACC   8.00  7.50  0.00  1.36  16.86 8       
Georgia Tech            0-0     ACC   9.00  11.50 0.00  0.16  20.66 9       
Ohio State              0-0     B10   12.00 10.50 0.00  0.68  23.18 10      
Texas A&M               0-0     B12   11.00 12.00 0.00  1.24  24.24 11      
Boise State             0-0     WAC   10.00 11.00 0.00  3.24  24.24 12      
Texas Christian         0-0     USA   13.00 12.00 0.00  3.16  28.16 13      
Tennessee               0-0     SEC   14.00 12.00 0.00  2.20  28.20 14      
Penn State              0-0     B10   15.00 16.00 0.00  0.72  31.72 15      
Washington              0-0     P10   16.00 17.00 0.00  1.96  34.96 16      
Syracuse                0-0     BEC   18.00 17.00 0.00  1.48  36.48 17      
Stanford                0-0     P10   19.00 17.00 0.00  1.84  37.84 18      
Troy                    0-0     SUN   17.00 19.00 0.00  4.64  40.64 19      
Arkansas                0-0     SEC   21.00 21.50 0.00  2.32  44.82 20      
Rice                    0-0     WAC   24.00 22.00 0.00  3.44  49.44 21      
Brownsville             0-0     SCE   20.00 25.00 0.00  4.76  49.76 22      
California              0-0     P10   26.00 22.50 0.00  1.72  50.22 23      
Minnesota               0-0     B10   25.00 26.50 0.00  0.60  52.10 24      
Pittsburgh              0-0     BEC   23.00 30.00 0.00  1.40  54.40 25    

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Fresno State            0-0     WAC   44.00 34.00 0.00  3.28  81.28 38       
Texas-El Paso           0-0     WAC   61.00 51.00 0.00  3.56  115.56 55      
San Jose State          0-0     WAC   57.00 66.00 0.00  3.48  126.48 59       
Southern Methodist      0-0     WAC   69.00 74.50 0.00  3.52  147.02 74     
Louisiana Tech          0-0     WAC   75.00 84.50 0.00  3.36  162.86 81      
Hawaii                  0-0     WAC   113.00107.000.00  3.32  223.32 111      
Tulsa                   0-0     WAC   114.00110.000.00  3.60  227.60 115      
Nevada                  0-0     WAC   123.00117.000.00  3.40  243.40 123

Recoil · 02-03-2010, 09:07 PM

Here's a look at the UTEP 2011 schedule:

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2011 Texas-El Paso Schedule
   
Rival: Hawaii
Stadium Capacity: 51,500
Season Tickets Sold: 43,100
   
  Week  Opponent                   Result    Attendance  Weather     Television  
2       NORTH TEXAS                                                     
3       TEXAS TECH                                                      
5       LOUISIANA TECH                                                  
6       (24) RICE                                                       
7       at Southern Methodist                                           
8       (10) BOISE STATE                                                
9       at Tulsa                                                        
11      at Nevada                                                       
12      at (44) Fresno State                                            
13      HAWAII                                                          
14      CORPUS CHRISTI 

Conference games in bold

Recoil · 02-04-2010, 06:01 PM

Week 2 - North Texas (0-0) @ UTEP (0-0) (-7)
Final: North Texas 30, UTEP 13

Not the way you typically want to start a season. Just a really careless game from our offense. QB Stevens had two picks and then backup Wolf came in and throw one of his own. So the quarterback situation from last year looks to be continuing. If Stevens can't provide the offense with some stability and leadership, I'll be forced to look in a different direction. Hopefully he can turn things around.

North Texas was pretty balanced offensively, as most pro-formation teams are. If Stevens doesn't throw two INTs for touchdowns, this is a much closer ballgame. The good news is that we had minimal injuries on the day as only QB Stevens left the game with a bruised shoulder.

Week 3 - Texas Tech (2-0) (-8) @ UTEP (0-1)
Final: UTEP 44, Texas Tech 10

We took the Red Raiders behind the woodshed today. I think this makes 3 years in a row against them. Quite impressive. Stevens threw two more picks today, but he was a little more accurate as he went 19/31 for 249 yards and 2 TD's. I have faith that he can get his shit together. RB Lyles ran wild on the Texas Tech defense going for 130 yards on 21 carries.

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Team Statistics          TXTC          TXEP  
  
First Downs              13            28  
  
Total Rushes             33            36  
Net Rushing Yards        99            204  
Yards Per Carry          3.0           5.6  
Rushing Yards            122           213  
Tckld Loss/Yards         5-17          4-9  
Sacked/Yards Lost        1-6           0-0  
  
Pass Attempts            27            31  
Completions              10            19  
Passing Yards            152           249  
Yards Per Attempt        5.6           8.0  
Interceptions            2             2  
Fumbles/Lost             0/0           0/0  
  
Total Plays              60            67  
Total Yards              251           453  
Yards Per Play           4.1           6.7  
  
3rd Down Plays           6/14          7/11  
  
Penalties                5             4  
Penalty Yards            25            28  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 27        OWN 35  
Time Of Possession       28:43         31:17

Recoil · 02-04-2010, 06:22 PM

Week 5 - Louisiana Tech (0-3) @ UTEP (1-1) (-16)
Final: UTEP 28, Louisiana Tech 9

QB Stevens has lost the starting job. I can't understand how someone's strengths that includes "avoiding interceptions" can throw so many picks. It's mind numbing. We'll see what Pete Wolf can do as he'll get the nod next week against #15 Rice.

Due to the interceptions, this game was closer than it should have been. Louisiana Tech just isn't very good. Game ball goes to RB Lyles as he has another great game (25 carries, 170 yards, 2 TD).

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Team Statistics          LATC          TXEP  
  
First Downs              15            23  
  
Total Rushes             38            38  
Net Rushing Yards        76            181  
Yards Per Carry          2.0           4.7  
Rushing Yards            116           200  
Tckld Loss/Yards         0-0           3-3  
Sacked/Yards Lost        6-40          3-16  
  
Pass Attempts            34            25  
Completions              15            12  
Passing Yards            205           209  
Yards Per Attempt        6.0           8.3  
Interceptions            3             3  
Fumbles/Lost             2/1           0/0  
  
Total Plays              72            63  
Total Yards              281           390  
Yards Per Play           3.9           6.1  
  
3rd Down Plays           6/17          6/13  
  
Penalties                7             7  
Penalty Yards            74            55  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 28        OWN 37  
Time Of Possession       32:23         27:37

Week 6 - #15 Rice (3-0) (-10) @ UTEP (2-1)
Final: Rice 17, UTEP 10

Our defense kept us in the game all day. We just couldn't do anything offensively (199 total yards). It's a shame. I really wanted this one. Pete Wolf wasn't terrible in his first game starting at quarterback. His stats on the day: 15/28, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. We'll see if we've found a permanent QB next Saturday when SMU comes to town.

01-26-2010, 07:42 PM	#109
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	How about that. Boise State finally beat someone in a bowl. Damn, from 5-1 to 6-5. I feel your pain. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

02-01-2010, 07:23 PM	#117
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Week 4 - McAllen (1-1) @ UTEP (2-0) (-4) Final: UTEP 38. McAllen 10 McAllen was never in this game. We win this one easily. The injury bug continues to strike as we lose starting flanker Casares for 9 weeks with arthroscopic knee surgery. Code: Team Statistics MCAL TXEP First Downs 10 28 Total Rushes 25 44 Net Rushing Yards 61 207 Yards Per Carry 2.4 4.7 Rushing Yards 100 222 Tckld Loss/Yards 2-4 1-3 Sacked/Yards Lost 5-35 2-12 Pass Attempts 29 33 Completions 9 21 Passing Yards 104 232 Yards Per Attempt 3.5 7.0 Interceptions 1 2 Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/0 Total Plays 54 77 Total Yards 165 439 Yards Per Play 3.0 5.7 3rd Down Plays 4/15 6/13 Penalties 9 4 Penalty Yards 69 20 Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 36 Time Of Possession 24:59 35:01 Texas-El Paso Individual Statistics Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd 31 Lyles 30 161 5.3 16 1 2 0 37 Alcott 7 33 4.7 10 0 0 0 18 Stevens 7 13 1.8 19 0 1 2 Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int 18 Stevens 32 20 222 6.9 57 4 2 Week 5 - Louisiana Tech (1-2) @ UTEP (3-0) (-11) Final: UTEP 34, Louisiana Tech 3 The score may indicate that we had a good day offensively, but La Tech's offensive was generous enough to allow our defense to score 14 of those 34 points on the day. Our defense was the game MVP as we shut them out both on the ground and through the air. The Bulldogs only managed a measly 2.7 yards per play. Injuries continue to kill us as we lose starting fullback Thurman Clark for the season due to a torn knee ligament. With the injury, I've taken the redshirt off freshman Rick Holliman. We travel to Fresno to take on the Fresno State Bulldogs (0-3) next week. Don't let their record fool you. They're one of the better teams in the WAC. They've just had a brutal OOC schedule so far as they've faced #7 Texas A&M, #23 Ohio State and unranked Oregon State. Last edited by Recoil : 02-01-2010 at 07:24 PM.

02-01-2010, 08:07 PM	#118
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Nice start! __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

02-03-2010, 12:58 PM	#126
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Daniels turns down Seminole coaching job January 16, 2009 El Paso -- More money and a chance to coach in a BCS conference apparently wasn't enough to convince UTEP head coach Harrison Daniels to leave the UTEP Miners. Daniels, who recently completed his sixth season as head coach of the Miners, met with Florida State officials Thursday night and turned down an offer to become the next Seminoles head coach Friday morning. UTEP athletic director Bob Stull refused to speak specifically about the Florida State job but said he was thrilled to have Daniels as his head football coach. "I really don't comment on any specific jobs but from time to time people are going to come after Harrison and he has done a wonderful job turning the football program around here at UTEP," he said. "I'm really happy and excited he is our coach. I'm hopeful that we can sign him to another long-term deal in the near future. That's one of my top priorities." Last edited by Recoil : 02-03-2010 at 12:58 PM.

01-26-2010, 02:33 PM	#101
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Week 2 - UTEP (0-0) @ Texas Tech (0-0) (-5) Final: Texas Tech 20, UTEP 14 Games like these are tough to stomach. Our boys gave it everything they had, only to come up a little bit short. Defensively, we were stopping everything they were throwing at us and we went into halftime leading by a score of 7-3. Ofcourse, just like throughout the years, our defense couldn't put together a complete game and allowed the Red Raiders to score 14 unanswered points to eventually put us away. I was pleased with our overall effort today. We didn't do much offensively, but Texas Tech has a very solid defense. Week 3 - Louisiana-Lafayette (0-1) @ UTEP (0-1) (-4) Final: UTEP 24, Louisiana-Lafayette 17 We almost shot ourselves in the foot in this one. I'm starting to become concerned with our offense now as we haven't broke 300 total yards in the first two games. Red shirt senior Joseph Dawson has been impressive behind center as he's made some smart decisions, but his strengths come from playing small ball. I wouldn't trust him to throw 20+ passes, which really makes our passing game predictable at times. True freshman running back Broderick Lyles had his coming out party with 28 carries for 125 yards.

01-26-2010, 02:52 PM	#102
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Week 4 - Akron (0-1) @ UTEP (1-1) (-7) Final: UTEP 35, Akron 6 This year's Akron team reminds me a lot of UTEP's 2005 team. Really bad. With that being said, this wasn't much of a game. I'm glad our guys got up and played against an inferior team. Nothing gives a coach more of a headache than let downs against less talented opponents. Some key players from today's game: QB Dawson - 17/27, 228 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT RB Lyles - 33 carries, 180 yards, 2 TD TE Harvey - 8 catches, 87 yards, 2 TD OLB Owens - 7 tackles, 2 sacks Week 6 - Louisiana Tech (1-2) @ UTEP (2-1) (-15) Final: UTEP 28, Louisiana Tech 21 The game plan was pretty simple: run it down their throats. We accomplished that as you can see from the time of possession stat: UTEP - 41:18 Louisiana Tech - 18:42 QB Dawson threw 3 picks which really helped La Tech stay in the game. Other than that, we were dominant throughout the game. Our defense is most definitely the game MVP. While our quarterback was trying to give this one away, our defense wasn't having any part of that. Hats off to these guys leading the defense: S Tucker - 6 tackles, 1 INT ILB Schwartz - 5 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT

01-26-2010, 03:24 PM	#104
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Week 9 - UTEP (5-1) @ #25 Boise State (4-2) (-7) Final: Boise 41, UTEP 14 The Boise curse continues. If today taught us anything, it's that we're still not a top tier WAC team quite yet. Week 10 - Rice (3-4) @ UTEP (5-2) (-16) UTEP 26, Rice 23 (OT) Well, atleast the Rice curse is broken as we get our first win against them in my tenure here at UTEP. Rice is a really tricky team. In the first game of the season, SCE team Galveston, a team that's in the lower tier of the country, traveled to Rice and upset them 23-17. A few weeks later, Rice heads into Austin, TX to face the #11 Longhorns and they knock them off by a score of 14-11. Rice is a bipolar team, to say the least and I wasn't sure what to expect. They're another team that runs out of the wishbone formation, which added to my uncertainty. To my surprise, neither team really got anything going offensively all day. Both D's were tough and this was definitely a defensive battle. Fortunately, our defense proved to be tougher at the end as we made them settle for a field goal in overtime. Our offensive takes the field and we just give it to true freshman RB Lyles to turn it up the field to win the game.

01-26-2010, 03:33 PM	#105
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Week 11 - SMU (4-3) @ UTEP (6-2) (-6) Final: SMU 35, UTEP 27 The wishbone, when ran the right players and personnel, can be awfully scary. We had no answer today. On top of that, the loss today drops us out of the race for the WAC championship. Code: Team Statistics SMTH TXEP First Downs 19 21 Total Rushes 48 26 Net Rushing Yards 211 97 Yards Per Carry 4.3 3.7 Rushing Yards 249 114 Tckld Loss/Yards 12-30 3-5 Sacked/Yards Lost 1-8 2-12 Pass Attempts 26 35 Completions 14 13 Passing Yards 183 220 Yards Per Attempt 7.0 6.2 Interceptions 0 2 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0 Total Plays 74 61 Total Yards 394 317 Yards Per Play 5.3 5.1 3rd Down Plays 9/20 2/12 Penalties 13 9 Penalty Yards 112 64 Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 29 Time Of Possession 34:14 25:46 Week 12 - UTEP (6-3) @ San Jose State (5-4) (-11) Final: San Jose State 41, UTEP 14 Welp. I hope our team decides to show up against Hawaii next week.

02-01-2010, 06:20 PM	#110
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	2008 SEASON REVIEW A lot of highs and lows this season. Just when I think we've turned a corner, somebody drills us back to Earth. It's disheartening, but I think we've done some really great things here the past four seasons. UTEP is no longer in the WAC cellar and my staff and I have managed to recruit some great players so far. Ofcourse, I still can't help but think we're still a middle-of-the-road WAC team as of right now, though. I have many high expectations going into the 2099 season as I'm hoping we can finally breakthrough to the top tier of the conference. Time will tell. 2008 END OF SEASON GRADES Code: Team Performance 46/100 Academic Performance 55/100 Recruiting Performance 18/100 Television Revenue 20/100 Alumni Donations 0/100 Attendance/Stadium 38/100 Final Grade 33/100

02-01-2010, 06:24 PM	#111
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	2009 UTEP School and Stadium Prestige: 70 (No change) Academic Reputation: 45 (+4) Stadium: Sun Bowl Stadium (51,500) 2009 Season Tickets: 40,000 (+3,600) City Economics: Terrible Community Loyalty: Very Good Alumni Loyalty: Decent Student Goodwill: Terrible

02-01-2010, 06:26 PM	#112
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Meet the Staff ------------ Head Coach Harrison Daniels Playing Career Georgia Tech, Inside Linebacker (1987-1991) Coaching Carrer Georgia Tech, 1992-93 (GA) Eastern Kentucky, 1993-96 (LB) Georgia Southern, 1997-2000 (LB) Valdosta State, 2000-2003 (DC) UTEP, 2004- (HC) -------- Offensive Coordinator Barry Thompson, 47 5th year Play Calling: Very Good Injury Avoidance: Pretty Good Rehabilitation: Pretty Good Congeniality: Pretty Good QB Development: Pretty Good RB Development: Terrific WR Development: Excellent OL Development: Excellent K Development: Terrible Formation: Pro formation Experience: 5 years -------- Defensive Coordinator Terrell Collons, 55 2nd year Play Calling: Lousy Injury Avoidance: Terrible Rehabilitation: Decent Congeniality: Good DL Development: Very Good LB Development: Decent DB Development: Terrific -------- Syndicate Coordinator Brock Temple, 40 2nd year Academic Eligibility: Good Syndicate Investigation: Lousy Solicit Donations: Pretty Good

02-01-2010, 07:05 PM	#116
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Week 2 - UTEP (0-0) @ Texas Tech (0-0) (-15) Final: UTEP 22, Texas Tech 10 In front of a sold out crowd in Lubbock, Texas and on regional television, we shock the college football world by upsetting the Red Raiders. Texas Tech had no answer for Broderick Lyles (131 yards, 1 TD) and our running game (200 total yards). We controlled the time of possession, which was absolutely key. We committed 3 turnovers (2 INT's, 1 fumble) and the Red Raiders helped us out with their starting QB throwing 4 INT's. Our defense was brilliant today, allowing Texas Tech to only 241 yards of total offense. This is a win our program will remember for a long time. Week 3 - Beaumont (0-0) @ UTEP (1-0) (-5) Final: UTEP 35, Beaumont 31 It took a fourth quarter comeback for us to knock off in-state school Beaumont. They're one of the tougher SCE teams and I always like playing state competition. They have one hell of a team. Actually, they were much better than I was expecting. They run their offense out of the veer formation. Our defense over the years has been notorious for not being able to stop the option. Today we did an alright job as we held them to just 152 yards on the ground. Offensively, here's some key performances: QB Stevens - 15/25, 203 yards, 3 TD RB Lyles - 23 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD WR Casares - 4 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD This win didn't come without a few losses. Our best DE will be out the rest of the year and another starting DE will miss 5 weeks of action: Kim Haworth - 48 weeks (degenerative hip condition) Bubba Thomas - 5 weeks (hyperextended knee)

02-02-2010, 04:08 PM	#120
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Week 6 - UTEP (4-0) @ Fresno State (0-3) (-5) Final: Fresno State 35, UTEP 31 This one was closer than I expected. Fresno, with their tough OOC schedule, is one of the better WAC teams even with their 0-3 record coming into today's game. This was also the first time this season that a defense has held Broderick Lyles to under 100 yards rushing. Defensively, we had no answer. They over-powered us on the line and ran it down our throats. Code: Team Statistics TXEP FRST First Downs 20 23 Total Rushes 38 29 Net Rushing Yards 109 206 Yards Per Carry 2.8 7.1 Rushing Yards 131 227 Tckld Loss/Yards 5-9 5-15 Sacked/Yards Lost 2-13 1-6 Pass Attempts 33 35 Completions 21 22 Passing Yards 209 250 Yards Per Attempt 6.3 7.1 Interceptions 1 3 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0 Total Plays 71 64 Total Yards 318 456 Yards Per Play 4.4 7.1 3rd Down Plays 6/15 2/9 Penalties 4 9 Penalty Yards 30 65 Avg. Drive Start OWN 44 OWN 29 Time Of Possession 32:05 27:55 Week 7 - Nevada (0-3) @ UTEP (4-1) (-10) Nevada 24, UTEP 17 (OT) Ugh. This one hurts. Today we also said goodbye to these starters: ILB Schwartz - 15 weeks (torn knee ligament) DE Thomas - 49 weeks (ACL damage)

02-02-2010, 05:19 PM	#125
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Sources: UTEP's Harrison Daniels headed to Florida State? January 13, 2009 After the dismissal of head football coach Damon Giannetti, Florida State athletic director Randy Spetman has reportedly approached UTEP coach Harrison Daniels, sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN.com on Tuesday. On December 27, Florida State fired Damon Giannetti after compiling an unimpressive 6-27 record over the past three seasons at FSU. A source familiar with the situation told ESPN.com that "Mr. Daniels has always been the #1 choice since the firing of Giannetti." The source also stated that "Coach Daniels is eager to return to the southeast after the past six years in El Paso." UTEP officials have declined to comment on the situation. Harrison Daniels, if he chooses to remain at UTEP, will be in the final year of his contract.

02-03-2010, 01:27 PM	#127
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	2009 SEASON REVIEW To fall from 4-0 to 4-5 was quite disheartening. As I said previously, we had a winning season, but it certainly doesn't feel like it. The Nevada game really took the wind out of our sails and we never really bounced back from that tough loss. I could blame it on the excessive amount of injuries we had on the defensive side of the ball, but that's not me. Great coaching wouldn't have allowed such a letdown during the second half of the season. My staff and I will have a lot to improve on during the off-season if we ever want to take UTEP to a level higher than just a middle-of-the-pack WAC team. 2009 END OF SEASON GRADES Code: Team Performance 65/100 Academic Performance 42/100 Recruiting Performance 42/100 Television Revenue 7/100 Alumni Donations 65/100 Attendance/Stadium 46/100 Final Grade 49/100

02-03-2010, 01:31 PM	#128
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	2010 UTEP School and Stadium Prestige: 71 (+1) Academic Reputation: 48 (+3) Stadium: Sun Bowl Stadium (51,500) 2010 Season Tickets: 43,900 (+3,900) City Economics: Terrible Community Loyalty: Terrific Alumni Loyalty: Decent Student Goodwill: Terrible

02-03-2010, 01:33 PM	#129
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Meet the Staff ------------ Head Coach Harrison Daniels Playing Career Georgia Tech, Inside Linebacker (1987-1991) Coaching Carrer Georgia Tech, 1992-93 (GA) Eastern Kentucky, 1993-96 (LB) Georgia Southern, 1997-2000 (LB) Valdosta State, 2000-2003 (DC) UTEP, 2004- (HC) -------- Offensive Coordinator Barry Thompson, 48 6th year Play Calling: Very Good Injury Avoidance: Very Good Rehabilitation: Pretty Good Congeniality: Pretty Good QB Development: Good RB Development: Terrific WR Development: Excellent OL Development: Excellent K Development: Terrible Formation: Pro formation Experience: 6 years -------- Defensive Coordinator Terrell Collons, 56 3rd year Play Calling: Lousy Injury Avoidance: Terrible Rehabilitation: Decent Congeniality: Decent DL Development: Very Good LB Development: Decent DB Development: Terrific -------- Syndicate Coordinator Brock Temple, 41 3rd year Academic Eligibility: Good Syndicate Investigation: Lousy Solicit Donations: Pretty Good

02-03-2010, 02:00 PM	#133
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Week 2 - Killeen (0-0) @ UTEP (0-0) (-7) Final: Killeen 41, UTEP 24 Well, you're not going to win many games when you commit 5 turnovers. This one is a real head-scratcher. We were dominant in the first half and I'm not sure what team came out after halftime. This was the worst case scenario for the start of the new season. Hopefully this game isn't a preview of what's to come. Week 3 - Texas Tech (0-1) @ UTEP (0-1) (-5) Final: UTEP 24, Texas Tech 17 It wasn't pretty, but a win is a win and more importantly, saves us from being 0-2 to start the season. This is the second year in a row we've beaten a stronger Texas Tech team. I wish we could go back and play that Killeen game again. A few things of concern after 2 games: - Offensively, we're not converting as well as I'd like on 3rd down. Way too many three and outs. - Defensively, where to begin? It seems like teams are having no trouble moving the ball against us. Code: Team Statistics TXTC TXEP First Downs 17 23 Total Rushes 31 46 Net Rushing Yards 114 228 Yards Per Carry 3.6 4.9 Rushing Yards 126 251 Tckld Loss/Yards 3-4 6-8 Sacked/Yards Lost 1-8 2-15 Pass Attempts 25 22 Completions 16 15 Passing Yards 240 167 Yards Per Attempt 9.6 7.5 Interceptions 1 0 Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0 Total Plays 56 68 Total Yards 354 395 Yards Per Play 6.3 5.8 3rd Down Plays 5/12 4/12 Penalties 6 3 Penalty Yards 70 15 Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 31 Time Of Possession 28:09 31:51 Texas-El Paso Individual Statistics Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd 31 Lyles 28 117 4.1 21 1 7 0 18 Stevens 10 4 0.4 12 0 4 2 21 Hopper 6 96 16.0 54 1 0 0 46 Holliman 2 11 5.5 10 0 0 0 Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int 18 Stevens 22 15 167 7.5 21 1 0

02-03-2010, 02:19 PM	#134
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Week 5 - Boise State (1-1) (-15) @ UTEP (1-1) Final: Boise State 62, UTEP 0 Coming off a close loss at South Carolina, the Broncos came in and hammered us at home. Adding insult to injury - we lose starting left tackle Nolan Lincoln for the rest of the year due to a severe hamstring pull. Really no use talking about this one, right? 62-0. That's pretty much all you need to know. Week 6 - UTEP (1-2) @ Fresno State (3-1) (-33) Fresno State 44, UTEP 24 33 point underdog? Really? Well, you wouldn't guess by the final, but we were winning heading into the fourth quarter by a touchdown. The Bulldogs scored 27 points in the fourth to come back and take this one. After the game, I informed defensive coordinator Terrell Collons that considerable improvement needs to be made by the end of the season if he'd like to keep his job here in El Paso. Code: Team Statistics TXEP FRST First Downs 20 27 Total Rushes 38 33 Net Rushing Yards 128 151 Yards Per Carry 3.3 4.5 Rushing Yards 159 176 Tckld Loss/Yards 5-10 5-14 Sacked/Yards Lost 3-21 2-11 Pass Attempts 26 25 Completions 15 19 Passing Yards 247 252 Yards Per Attempt 9.5 10.0 Interceptions 2 0 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0 Total Plays 64 58 Total Yards 375 403 Yards Per Play 5.8 6.9 3rd Down Plays 10/14 1/8 Penalties 4 8 Penalty Yards 30 70 Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 37 Time Of Possession 31:03 28:57

02-03-2010, 02:41 PM	#135
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Week 7 - SMU (0-4) @ UTEP (1-3) (-5) Final: UTEP 35, SMU 7 This game went about as expected. SMU isn't a very good team, but I'm glad we took care of business. We're only a few loses away from heading into the direction of a losing season. Good news: - RB Lyles got back in nice form today with 29 carries for 203 yards with 2 TD. He's been struggling in the earlier part of the year. I'm hoping he can regain the ability he's showed the past two years. - Starting QB Stevens only threw 2 picks today. I'm not sure what's wrong with the kid, but he isn't playing as well as he did last season for us. He's at 9 INT's already and he only threw 10 all of last season. Bad news: - Defense continues to give me many headaches. SMU only had 7 points, but due to their weak offense, they gave the ball back to us on some key drives. - Injuries. DT McCrory done for the season (severe hamstring pull). Starting OLB Willie Owens is also done for the year due to a dislocated knee. Owens was All-WAC 1st Team in 2009. He'll be missed. Week 8 - San Jose State (1-4) @ UTEP (2-3) (-5) Final: UTEP 30, San Jose State 0 They had no answer for our running attack, so we ran it down their throats all day with Lyles leading the way. The game was relatively close (13-0) heading into the fourth, but our offense exploded for 17 unanswered points to put this one out of reach for the Spartans. Starting split end Steven Casaras will miss the remainder of the season due to, ummm, tobacco withdrawal syndrome. He'll spend the next 21 weeks in a rehabilitation center. Now that we've got back to .500, we get to head on the road the next three games of the year against Rice, Nevada and Tulsa. Tulsa, sitting at 3-3 currently, is the surprise team of the WAC this season.

02-03-2010, 02:55 PM	#136
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Week 9 - UTEP (3-3) @ Rice (4-2) (-10) Final: Rice 13, UTEP 10 A defensive battle? This is my seventh year at UTEP and I've rarely seen games of this nature. Hats off to Rice's defensive for holding Lyles to 32 yards on 28 carries (that's a 1.1 YPC average, if you're paying attention). QB Randy Stevens continues to make me pull my hair out. He was 17/40 for 306 yards on the day with 3 picks and 1 TD. I have no idea what to do with him. We really don't have a better choice at the moment. We'll take next week off and then head to Nevada in week 11. Week 10 - UTEP (3-4) (-6) @ Nevada (0-7) Final: UTEP 59, Nevada 24 Injuries hurt. Adding to our list: QB Stevens - dislocated elbow (season) C Mahoney - broken ribs (season) OT Pace - torn knee cartilage (season) The first two were starters. I'm not sure how we'll fare the rest of the way with these key injuries.

02-03-2010, 08:06 PM	#141
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Terrell Collons out as UTEP's defensive coordinator January 7, 2011 El Paso -- UTEP's defensive coordinator Terrell Collons will not return for the 2011 season, Miner head coach Harrison Daniels said today. “Terrell is a good football coach and an even better man,” Daniels said. “But after talking to him earlier this week, we both agreed that it was time for a change.” The move comes as somewhat of a surprise, but Daniels hinted earlier in the season that he would take action to improve the defense. "The players have to be accountable, as well as the coaches. " Daniels said. "Coach Collons was a valuable asset on the coaching staff in his three years here at the university, but sometimes a change of pace is necessary. I wish him nothing but the best."

02-03-2010, 08:30 PM	#142
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	UTEP: Harrison Daniels contract extension and 2 players suspended for 2011 season January 11, 2011 El Paso -- The Miners have awarded coach Harrison Daniels a contract extension that runs through the 2014 season, according to a pair of reports. "I'm very excited about it," Daniels said to the Times. "Athletic director Bob Stull has always been very good to me. I respect him a great deal. I'm glad he's got the confidence in me to finish what we started when I came here to El Paso. We've got an amazing opportunity to have something real special in the future." Daniels has led the Miners to four straight winning seasons with a total combined record of 40-37. In other related UTEP news, two players have been suspended for the 2011 season. Two year starting fullback Rick Holliman has been suspended for violating team rules, according to head coach Daniels. Starting cornerback Sammie Snyder has also been suspended for the season. This past weekend, security cameras captured Sammie stealing books from the campus bookstore. He has been charged with misdemeanor theft. "It's been awhile since I've had to deal with problems outside of the football field. I'm never happy about dealing with situations such as these. These are two smart young men who made some careless mistakes. It's unfortunate for the football team and the university that these incidents have occurred."

02-03-2010, 08:53 PM	#143
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	2010 SEASON REVIEW Three straight 6-5 seasons. I'm happy to have a winning record, but I'd like to see more progress made. Injuries for the past two years have been brutal. I'm not one to make excuses, but they've really decimated our defense and the ability to stop average to above average offenses. Even so, I've seen our talent grow ten-fold since I took over UTEP in 2004. Athletic directors across the country continue to call each off-season. I'm not interested in making a lateral move, so I'm here in El Paso for the time being. 2010 END OF SEASON GRADES Code: Team Performance 31/100 Academic Performance 49/100 Recruiting Performance 73/100 Television Revenue 0/100 Alumni Donations 4/100 Attendance/Stadium 52/100 Final Grade 32/100

02-03-2010, 08:56 PM	#144
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	2011 UTEP School and Stadium Prestige: 69 (-2) Academic Reputation: 52 (+4) Stadium: Sun Bowl Stadium (51,500) 2011 Season Tickets: 43,100 (-800) City Economics: Terrible Community Loyalty: Very Good Alumni Loyalty: Decent Student Goodwill: Terrible

02-03-2010, 08:59 PM	#145
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Meet the Staff ------------ Head Coach Harrison Daniels Playing Career Georgia Tech, Inside Linebacker (1987-1991) Coaching Carrer Georgia Tech, 1992-93 (GA) Eastern Kentucky, 1993-96 (LB) Georgia Southern, 1997-2000 (LB) Valdosta State, 2000-2003 (DC) UTEP, 2004- (HC) -------- Offensive Coordinator Barry Thompson, 49 7th year Play Calling: Very Good Injury Avoidance: Very Good Rehabilitation: Good Congeniality: Pretty Good QB Development: Good RB Development: Terrific WR Development: Excellent OL Development: Excellent K Development: Terrible Formation: Pro formation Experience: 7 years -------- Defensive Coordinator Michael Stargell, 65 1st year Play Calling: Decent Injury Avoidance: Very Good Rehabilitation: Terrific Congeniality: Very Good DL Development: Pretty Good LB Development: Very Good DB Development: Terrible -------- Syndicate Coordinator Brock Temple, 42 4th year Academic Eligibility: Good Syndicate Investigation: Lousy Solicit Donations: Pretty Good

02-04-2010, 06:01 PM	#149
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Week 2 - North Texas (0-0) @ UTEP (0-0) (-7) Final: North Texas 30, UTEP 13 Not the way you typically want to start a season. Just a really careless game from our offense. QB Stevens had two picks and then backup Wolf came in and throw one of his own. So the quarterback situation from last year looks to be continuing. If Stevens can't provide the offense with some stability and leadership, I'll be forced to look in a different direction. Hopefully he can turn things around. North Texas was pretty balanced offensively, as most pro-formation teams are. If Stevens doesn't throw two INTs for touchdowns, this is a much closer ballgame. The good news is that we had minimal injuries on the day as only QB Stevens left the game with a bruised shoulder. Week 3 - Texas Tech (2-0) (-8) @ UTEP (0-1) Final: UTEP 44, Texas Tech 10 We took the Red Raiders behind the woodshed today. I think this makes 3 years in a row against them. Quite impressive. Stevens threw two more picks today, but he was a little more accurate as he went 19/31 for 249 yards and 2 TD's. I have faith that he can get his shit together. RB Lyles ran wild on the Texas Tech defense going for 130 yards on 21 carries. Code: Team Statistics TXTC TXEP First Downs 13 28 Total Rushes 33 36 Net Rushing Yards 99 204 Yards Per Carry 3.0 5.6 Rushing Yards 122 213 Tckld Loss/Yards 5-17 4-9 Sacked/Yards Lost 1-6 0-0 Pass Attempts 27 31 Completions 10 19 Passing Yards 152 249 Yards Per Attempt 5.6 8.0 Interceptions 2 2 Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0 Total Plays 60 67 Total Yards 251 453 Yards Per Play 4.1 6.7 3rd Down Plays 6/14 7/11 Penalties 5 4 Penalty Yards 25 28 Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 35 Time Of Possession 28:43 31:17

02-04-2010, 06:22 PM	#150
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Week 5 - Louisiana Tech (0-3) @ UTEP (1-1) (-16) Final: UTEP 28, Louisiana Tech 9 QB Stevens has lost the starting job. I can't understand how someone's strengths that includes "avoiding interceptions" can throw so many picks. It's mind numbing. We'll see what Pete Wolf can do as he'll get the nod next week against #15 Rice. Due to the interceptions, this game was closer than it should have been. Louisiana Tech just isn't very good. Game ball goes to RB Lyles as he has another great game (25 carries, 170 yards, 2 TD). Code: Team Statistics LATC TXEP First Downs 15 23 Total Rushes 38 38 Net Rushing Yards 76 181 Yards Per Carry 2.0 4.7 Rushing Yards 116 200 Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 3-3 Sacked/Yards Lost 6-40 3-16 Pass Attempts 34 25 Completions 15 12 Passing Yards 205 209 Yards Per Attempt 6.0 8.3 Interceptions 3 3 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0 Total Plays 72 63 Total Yards 281 390 Yards Per Play 3.9 6.1 3rd Down Plays 6/17 6/13 Penalties 7 7 Penalty Yards 74 55 Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 37 Time Of Possession 32:23 27:37 Week 6 - #15 Rice (3-0) (-10) @ UTEP (2-1) Final: Rice 17, UTEP 10 Our defense kept us in the game all day. We just couldn't do anything offensively (199 total yards). It's a shame. I really wanted this one. Pete Wolf wasn't terrible in his first game starting at quarterback. His stats on the day: 15/28, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. We'll see if we've found a permanent QB next Saturday when SMU comes to town.

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