The Coaching Career of Jeremy Pratt (NCAA 2014)

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Special Teams, Defense Lead UTEP Through the Battle of I-10

Las Cruces, NM -- Redshirt Junior Jordan Leslie has quickly become a jack of all trades for the UTEP Miners, as he had over 200 yards and 2 touchdowns returning kicks in the Miners 35-16 win over the New Mexico State Aggies. In fact, the only action that Leslie saw on the field during today's game came from his special teams stint, as the offense was overall lackluster.

Junior QB Jameill Showers struggled, despite completing 11 passes on 19 attempts, for 155 yards and a touchdown. Showers also threw 3 interceptions, as well as a fumble when he was forced to scramble. Luckily, he had the special teams and defense to bail him out.

"Their (NMSU) defense was able to confuse us at times, showing one coverage while actually running another" said Coach Pratt after the game. "That being said, I think that our team excels as picking eachother up when one stumbles. Jameill struggled early, and we were able to protect him by running the ball, scoring on special teams, and holding the opposing defense to 3 field goals until the end of the game. Eventually, he got his chemistry back."

The special teams and defense definitely carried the Miners to their second win of the season. The NMSU offense was held to a field goal after recovering a Showers fumble on UTEP's 20, and the following kickoff was returned 103 yards for a touchdown. In the following quarter, another post fieldgoal kickoff was returned for a 105 yard touchdown. The score was 21-6 UTEP going into the second half, and the offense was able to settle down and get comfortable.

The second half told the same story as last week, as the offense cruised and the defense kept their foot in the ground. Miners running back Nathan Jeffery was able to excel, with 2 rushing touchdowns. This was inpart thanks to an offensive line that was simply overpowering the dline, with sophmore right tackle Mike Amdall had a whopping 10 pancakes!

Coach Jeremy Pratt has the Miners on a course that could lead to their first conference championship since 2000, sitting at 2-0, as they host UTSA next week, the Miners' homecoming.

UTEP Miners at New Mexico State Aggies
Sep 14, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
UTEP Miners (2-0)	7	14	7	7	35
New Mexico State Aggies (0-3)	3	3	3	7	16

Team Stats Comparison
	UTEP	NMSU
Total Offense	310	364
Rushing Yards	155	180
Passing Yards	155	184
First Downs	12	19
Punt Return Yards	95	21
Kick Return Yards	248	45
Total Yards	653	430
Turnovers	4	0
3rd Down Conversion	3-7	5-17
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	1/3
Penalties	2-30	3-20
Possession Time	16:37	15:23

UTEP Miners PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Showers 11/19 155 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD N. Jeffery 21 141 6.7 2 J. Bell 3 19 6.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Trail 3 26 8.6 0 D. Patterson 3 54 18.0 0 C. Wenrick 2 45 22.5 1 N. Jeffery 1 8 8.0 0 K. Ford 1 9 9.0 0 K. Perry 1 13 13.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK M. Amdall 10 0 B. Craighead 2 0 P. Melendez 2 0 K. Brown 1 1 E. Tomlinson 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD A. James 7 0.0 0 0 A. Ropati 6 0.0 0 0 H. Miller 6 2.0 0 0 W. Miller 4 0.0 0 0 M. Bagely 4 1.0 0 0 R. Robertson 1 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Valadez 0/0 5/5 5 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 E. Quintana 3 118 32.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Leslie 3 227 75.6 2 D. Patterson 1 23 23.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Patterson 6 95 15.8 0

New Mexico State Aggies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Colwell 23/39 184 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Colwell 15 28 1.8 0 G. Morrison 15 130 8.6 0 M. Washington 4 17 4.2 0 Z. Jones 1 5 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Washington 4 18 4.5 0 J. Brown 4 40 10.0 0 J. Matthews 3 32 10.6 1 X. Brandon 3 24 8.0 0 P. Scoggins 3 24 8.0 0 G. Morrison 2 10 5.0 0 A. Sharpio 2 22 11.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK D. Wallace 1 2 D. Richards 1 1 A. Cunningham 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD B. Bonilla 9 0.0 0 0 G. Callender 7 0.0 0 0 S. Meredith 4 0.0 0 0 C. Fuller 4 0.0 0 0 T. Nixon 3 1.0 0 0 W. Mobley 3 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Johnson 3/3 1/1 10 26 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 C. Chapman-Brown 6 232 38.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Betancourt 2 45 22.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Betancourt 3 21 7.0 0

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NCAA Roundup, Week 3

The #4 Cardinals suffer a major setback losing at unranked Army 34-17

Alabama hands #5 Texas A&M a crucial blow in their own backyard.

NCAA Week 3 Recap

Results

#24 TCU 49, Texas Tech 16

#8 LSU, Kent State 17

Army 34, #4 Stanford 17

#3 Ohio State 38, Cal 14

#9 FSU 28, Nevada 10

#20 USC 42, BC 23

#8 Notre Dame 20, Purdue 14

#6 Louisville 38, Kentucky 7

#11 South Carolina 37, Vanderbilt 31

#15 Boise State 41, Air Force 17

#21 Oklahoma St 34, FCS SE 17

#14 Nebraska 33, #16 UCLA 30

#13 Oklahoma 20, Tulsa 14

Tennessee 38, #17 Oregon 14

#2 Alabama 42, #6 Texas A&M 28

Ole Miss 24, #24 Texas 14

Arizona St 24, #19 Wisconsin 10

Utah 31, #23 Oregon St 21

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 15, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama	2	0	1498
2	1	Georgia	2	0	1437
3	3	Ohio State	3	0	1366
4	6	Louisville	3	0	1239
5	7	Florida	2	0	1183
6	9	Notre Dame	3	0	1152
7	9	Florida State	2	0	1094
8	10	LSU	3	0	1049
9	5	Texas A&M	2	1	985
10	11	South Carolina	2	1	973
11	12	Clemson	1	1	912
12	13	Oklahoma	3	0	912
13	14	Nebraska	3	0	885
14	15	Boise State	3	9	818
15	20	USC	3	0	575
16	21	Oklahoma State	2	1	491
17	22	BYU	2	0	474
18	16	UCLA	1	1	471
19	--	Arizona State	2	0	423
20	4	Stanford	1	1	418
21	--	Ole Miss	3	0	326
22	19	Wisconsin	2	1	240
23	--	Tennessee	3	0	204
24	--	TCU	2	1	196
25	--	Utah	3	0	155

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 15, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		71-110, 971 YDS, 8 TD, 1 INT
A.J. McCarron	QB	Alabama		34-51, 514 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
Michael Dyer	HB	Louisville		43 CAR, 280 YDS, 3 TD
Braxton Miller	QB	Ohio State		56-85, 718 YDS, 8 TD, 6 INT
Joe Southwick	QB	Boise State		61-102, 957 YDS, 10 TD, 2 INT

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Matchup Preview *|* September 21, 2013
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Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners (1-2, 1-1 Away)		UTEP Miners (2-0, 1-0 Home)
Injury Report C. Nate Leonard Torn shoulder (Season) Game Notes The Miners are all geared up to stat their conference schedule this weekend. This is UTEP's homecoming, against a team that is 1-2 in UTSA, but have had a close game with #16 Oklahoma State, then blown out against 3-0 Arizona. Kirk has UTEP starting the season at 1-0 in the conference, and so do we. Final prediction: UTEP 21 - UTSA 17

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Miners Fail to Strike Gold at Homecoming, Lose Conference Opener

El Paso, TX -- The UTEP Miners failed to defeat their rivals from San Antonio, falling to the UTSA Roadrunners 24-13. The Miners struggled offensively, only gaining 212 yards.

"It's frustrating when you see an offense that can be explosive in previous weeks, and then fail to get much done, especially on homecoming, sure." said Coach Pratt. "We just need to look at what went wrong, and make those corrections for next weekend."

One of the glaring issues on the offense was that it looked at times that Jameill Showers lost trust in his offensive line. Being sacked 6 times during the game, Showers had checked down multiple times, rather than waiting for the play to develop. He also did not extend plays with his feet, netting 0 rushing yards. Showers completed 17 passes on 28 attempts, good for 60%, but only had 176 yards and one touchdown.

The rushing game could not generate anything either, with Junior Nathan Jeffery averaging 3.6 yards per carry with 47 yards on 13 attempts.

UTSA took an early 14-0 lead, with two runs up the middle for touchdowns in the first quarter. The UTEP offense was extremely sluggish, mustering up a field goal halfway through the second quarter as their only points of the half.

UTEP continued to struggle to get any momentum as UTSA came out and scored on the ground for the third time this game, extending their lead to 21-3. UTEP tried to battle back, but a late UTSA fieldgoal closed the door on any late game UTEP heroics.

Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners at UTEP Miners
Sep 21, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners (2-2)	14	0	7	3	24
UTEP Miners (2-1)	0	3	7	3	13

Team Stats Comparison
	UTSA	UTEP
Total Offense	313	212
Rushing Yards	65	36
Passing Yards	248	176
First Downs	18	11
Punt Return Yards	21	15
Kick Return Yards	25	129
Total Yards	359	356
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Conversion	5-10	6-14
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/0	1/1
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Possession Time	15:42	16:18

Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners PASSING C/A YDS TD INT E. Soza 22/30 248 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD E. Soza 11 4 0.3 0 D. Glasco 8 30 3.7 1 E. Okotcha 5 23 4.6 1 N. Shaw 1 1 1.0 1 B. Armstrong 1 7 7.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Glasco 5 36 7.2 0 M. Mack 4 73 18.2 0 E. Okotcha 4 60 15.0 0 J. Moeller 4 46 11.5 0 E. Holmes 2 14 7.0 0 B. Armstrong 2 14 7.0 0 K. Jones 1 5 5.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK S. Inskeep 3 1 W. Cavanaugh 2 0 J. Walker 0 2 P. Rion 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD N. Johnson 8 0.0 0 0 B. Terry 4 0.0 0 0 M. Sanchez 4 0.0 0 0 C. Rogers 3 3.0 0 0 T. Wade 3 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Ianno 1/2 3/3 6 45 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 K. Stern 3 119 39.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Mack 1 25 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Mack 3 21 7.0 0

UTEP Miners PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Showers 17/28 176 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD N. Jeffery 13 47 3.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Trail 5 63 12.6 1 N. Jeffery 4 17 3.2 0 J. Leslie 3 37 12.3 0 C. Wenrick 2 22 11.0 0 K. Ford 1 19 19.0 0 D. Patterson 1 8 8.0 0 K. Perry 1 10 10.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Watkins 0 1 M. Amdall 0 3 K. Brown 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD W. Miller 8 1.0 0 0 J. Scott 8 0.0 0 0 G. Sharp 6 0.0 0 0 A. James 4 0.0 0 0 G. Reed 3 3.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Valadez 2/2 1/1 7 43 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 E. Quintana 5 207 41.4 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Patterson 4 101 25.2 0 J. Leslie 1 28 28.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. PAtterson 2 15 7.5 0

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NCAA Week 4 Roundup

#20 Stanford Continues Downward Spiral, Lose to #19 ASU 34-27

#5 Florida Keeps Rolling, Beat Rival #23 Tennessee 26-10

NCAA Week 4 Recap

Results

#11 Clemson 42 : NC State 14

#3 Ohio State 37 : FSC SE 0

#13 Nebraska 45 : FCS MW 13

#22 Wisconsin 48 : Purdue 7

#1 Alabama 49 : Col St 18

#18 UCLA 33 : NMSU 0

#14 Boise St 37 : FS 34

#9 TAMU 34 : SMU 20

#6 Notre Dame 35 : MSU 25

#2 Georgia 24 : North Texas 17

#7 FSU 27 : FCS SE 6

# 5 Florida 26 : #23 Tenn 10

# 4 Louisville 45 : FIU 14

#8 LSU 38 : Auburn 23

#19 ASU 34 : #20 Stanford 27

#25 Utah 34 : #17 BYU 27

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 22, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama	3	0	1502
2	2	Georgia	3	0	1432
3	3	Ohio State	4	0	1364
4	4	Louisville	4	0	1297
5	5	Florida	3	0	1241
6	6	Notre Dame	4	0	1169
7	7	Florida State	3	0	1107
8	8	LSU	4	0	1046
9	9	Texas A&M	3	1	958
10	10	South Carolina	2	1	892
11	11	Clemson	2	1	854
12	12	Oklahoma	3	0	819
13	13	Nebraska	4	0	766
14	14	Boise State	4	0	730
15	15	USC	3	0	665
16	16	Oklahoma State	2	1	585
17	19	Arizona State	3	0	518
18	18	UCLA	2	1	494
19	21	Ole Miss	3	0	397
20	22	Wisconsin	3	1	338
21	25	Utah	4	0	319
22	17	BYU	2	1	278
23	24	TCU	2	1	259
24	20	Stanford	1	2	173
25	--	Oregon	1	2	172

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 22, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		93-150, 1189 YDS, 10 TD, 1 INT
T.J. Yeldon	HB	Alabama		52 CAR, 311 YDS, 9 TD
Taylor Martinez	QB	Nebraska		72-141, 915 YDS, 9 TD, 6 INT
A.J. Mccarron	QB	Alabama		60-84, 918 YDS, 5 TD, 2 INT
Amir Carlislie	HB	Notre Dame		55 CAR, 305 YDS, 4 TD

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UTEP Gain 3 Commits To Kick Off First Jeremy Pratt Recruiting Class

El Paso, TX -- UTEP looks to strengthen their defense as they get 3 hard commits from high school seniors who spent the weekend visiting the college. The blew scouting reports show more on these commits:

DE Wesley Poland | Oak Hills Place, LA | ** | -- Wesley is a 2 star prospect out of Louisiana who many believe will be able to see the field as early as next year as he enters the UTEP program. Sitting at 6'3", 245lbs, Poland has above average speed, and showed signs of + athleticism for a guy his size. He is one of the better pass rushers that showed interest in UTEP. With 2 defensive ends graduating after the 2013 season, Poland will definitely have a chance to prove his case to avoid redshirting.

DT Jason Parker | Channelview, TX | ** | -- Jason Parker is another 2 star prospect that was recruited to increase the depth on the D-Line. Sitting at 6 foot flat, weighing 261 pounds, Parker will almost definitely see playing time next year, as their are 3 defensive tackles graduating, and only 2 freshman waiting to fill in the ranks.

OLB Jon Jones | Keller, TX | * | -- Despite being listed as only 1 star, Jones has a lot of upside, especially the fact that due to his size, listed at 6'0", 209lbs, he may transition very well into a strong safety type of role. Jones has shown ability to shed his blocks, and has above average speed for a linebacker. One of his more appealing talents is that Jones takes pride in being able to lay the boom on offensive players.

UTEP Miners Recruiting - 2013
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Dwight Fuqua	T	HS	Greenville, TX	6'5"	294
Matt Thompson	WR	HS	Brenham, TX	6'2"	213
Marc Wheeler	DT	HS	Robstown, TX	6'2"	288
Austin Howard	C	HS	The Woodlands, TX	6'3"	296
Cedric Wilson	G	HS	Balch Springs, TX	6'4"	269
Jesse Lee	DE	HS	Laredo, TX	6'3"	256
D.J. Bennett	SS	HS	Plainview, TX	5'11"	206
Wesley Poland (UTEP)	DE	HS	Oak Hills Place, LA	6'3"	245
Jason Parker (UTEP)	DT	HS	Channelview, TX	6'0"	261
Greg Kendrick	DE	HS	Zapata, TX	6'1"	258
Jim Stover	DT	HS	Chicago, IL	6'3"	286
Kendall Matthews	MLB	HS	Keller, TX	6'1"	248
Jon Jones (UTEP)	OLB	HS	Keller, TX	6'0"	209
Drew Warren	CB	JUCO	Dallas, TX	6'4"	183
Jason White	G	JUCO	Bellaire, TX	6'2"	299

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Matchup Preview *|* September 28, 2013
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UTEP Miners (2-1, 1-0 Away)		Colorado State Rams (0-3, 0-1 Home)
Injury Report QB Garrett Grayson Strained Shoulder (PRB) Game Notes Sep 28, 2013 | The UTEP Miners are looking to rebound after last weeks home loss as they head up to a very weak Colorado State team. CSU's offense is averaging only 15.7 points a game, which will be going up against a very strong UTEP defense. On top of that, CSU QB Garrett Grayson will be a game time decision. CSU's defense is in the lower 10 of the country, allowing 438.3 yards per game. Look for UTSA to come out with something to prove after last week's debacle, and they take it out on poor CSU. Kirk agrees. Final prediction: UTEP 35 - CSU 14

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Costly UTEP Turnovers Lead to Rams Walk Off Win

Fort Collins, CO -- The Miners were upset on the road against the Colorado State Rams, who picked up their first win on the year due to a 45-42 shootout victory.

The Miners struggled to protect the football, with Quarterback Jameill Showers turning the ball over 3 times, 2 in the air, and one on the ground. Showers did complete 24 passes for 277 yards and 4 touchdowns. Unfortunately, Colorado States quarterback Garrett Grayson was a force of his own, throwing for 1 TD and rushing for 3 more.

The Miners failed to stop the run today as the Rams managed to rush for over 200 yards and 4 touchdowns. Senior Ram Chris Nwoke rushed for 140 yards on 22 carries, averaging 6.3 yards per carry.

"It's hard to win football games when you can't stop the run."said UTEP Coach Pratt. "It forces you to move guys into the box, and when that happens, the quarterback dumps it right over your heads. Colorado State did a hell of a job executing that today."

The Miners would strike first with a 3 yard rushing touchdown from Junior back Josh Bell. The Rams would answer almost immediately, with Grayson running into the endzone untouched as the first quarter came to a close.

The UTEP and Col St. QB's would battle for offensive supremacy in the 2nd quarter as well, as Showers found tight end Craig Wenrick for a pair of touchdowns, and Colorado State Grayson would run for a pair of his own, including a 60 yard QB draw. The Miners would kick a field goal to go up 24-21 at the half.

The Rams came out blazing in the 3rd quarter however, stunning the Miners, scoring 21 straight points while holding UTEP to 0. One of the scores was a pick six thanks to an errant throw from Jameill Showers.

The game was somehow not over yet though as in the 4th, the Miners made their comback. Jameill Showers hooked up with Junior Devin Patterson for a 51 yard fieldgoal. Showers made his final mistake of the game as he threw an interception that was fallen on on the Rams 1 yard line. The defense stood up however, and tackled the Rams running back in the endzone for a safety. Showers would recover and find another tight end, Senior Kevin Perry to tie the game at 42 with 1:30 left.

The Rams managed to spoil the UTEP comeback however as they marched right down the field, kicking a 25 yard field goal as time expired, solidifying their 45-42 victory.

UTEP Miners at Colorado State Rams
Sep 28, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
UTEP Miners (2-2)	7	17	0	18	42
Colorado State Rams (1-3)	7	14	21	3	45

Team Stats Comparison
	UTEP	CSU
Total Offense	440	399
Rushing Yards	147	226
Passing Yards	293	173
First Downs	24	12
Punt Return Yards	11	0
Kick Return Yards	170	87
Total Yards	621	486
Turnovers	3	0
3rd Down Conversion	5-8	8-10
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	2-2	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/1	4/1
Penalties	2-30	3-19
Possession Time	19:27	13:14

UTEP Miners PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Showers 24/28 277 4 2 C. Meger 1/1 6 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD N. Jeffery 17 124 7.2 0 J. Showers 11 17 1.5 0 J. Bell 2 6 3.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Wenrick 9 100 11.1 2 M. Trail 8 70 8.7 0 K. Perry 3 28 9.3 1 J. Leslie 3 36 12.0 0 D. Patterson 1 51 51.0 1 M. Bagely 1 10 10.0 0 J. Bell 1 -2 -2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Watkins 0 2 M. Amdall 0 2 N. Jeffery 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD A. Ropati 9 1.0 0 0 A. Peunte 6 0.0 0 0 G. Sharp 5 0.0 0 0 G. Reed 4 0.0 0 0 A. James 4 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Valadez 1/1 3/3 6 40 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Leslie 3 73 24.3 0 D. Patterson 3 97 32.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. PAtterson 1 11 11.0 0

Colorado State Rams PASSING C/A YDS TD INT G. Grayson 12/17 173 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Nwoke 22 140 6.3 1 G. Grayson 7 74 10.5 3 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Gilmore 3 22 7.3 0 C. Nwoke 3 20 6.6 1 T. Coffman 2 54 27.0 0 C. Lovett 2 61 30.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Gragert 1 0 W. Richburg 1 0 J. Hansley 1 0 T. Sambrailo 0 1 C. Gilmore 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Elliot 8 0.0 1 0 S. Berrett 7 0.0 0 0 C. Wilson 4 3.0 0 0 S. Bell 3 0.0 1 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Roberts 1/1 6/6 9 25 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 K. Adams 1 33 33.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Alexander 4 87 21.7 0