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Aaron Jones defends UTEP after criticism from fellow ex-Miner Jordan Leslie

Jordan Leslie and Aaron Jones represent a happier past for UTEP football, the program's last great receiver and last great running back, respectively.

The pair, who were teammates for one year in 2013 before taking different paths to the NFL, have divergent views of their time in El Paso and engaged in a back-and-forth on Twitter.

It began when Leslie, who graduated after four years at UTEP before taking a transfer to Brigham Young for a final season of eligibility, reposted a UTEP football meme of coach Dana Dimel giving a motivational quote.

Leslie's response was "What?