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UTEP figures to turn up the pressure in the Pit vs. Lobo men

Joe Golding managed to grind his way to the UTEP coaching job this past offseason after establishing a very distinctive culture for a decade at his alma mater, Abilene Christian, .

His teams are going to defend. They’re going to pressure you. They’re going to make you uncomfortable. And they will make you turn the ball over.

In fact, his ACU teams ranked in the top 30 nationally in each of the past five seasons in creating turnovers, including ranking No. 1 in defensive turnover rate last season, No. 2 in 2020 and No. 9 in 2019.