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Former Texas A&M walk-on, son of ex-Cowboy QB Babe Laufenberg who defeated cancer signs with UTEP

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Luke and Babe Laufenberg.

Former Texas A&M walk-on tight end Luke Laufenberg signed with UTEP Wednesday afternoon, completing his long road back to football after defeating Burkitt leukemia last May.

Laufenberg (6-4, 235) will be a redshirt junior for the Miners in 2019 after transferring from Mesa (Ariz.) CC.

Luke Laufenberg is the son of Babe Laufenberg, who played quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1989-90.

Laufenberg spent one season at A&M in 2016. He played with former A&M quarterback Nick Starkel at Argyle Liberty Christian during his senior year of high school after spending the first three at Dallas Jesuit.