With a switch to a new defensive scheme, UTEP's linebackers will fight for time this spring. Bret Bloomquist/El Paso Times
When linebacker A.J. Hotchkins was healthy and whole for the Oregon football team, he competed and at times won a starting role at the highest level of college football.
As a graduate transfer at UTEP, something he announced in a Monday tweet, he has the resume that indicates he can step right in and make a big difference.