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Defense shines while offense stumbles in spring game

The Miners’ football team finished their spring training season on Friday, April 16, with their annual spring game. This game may have left more questions than answers for the UTEP offense that struggled to move the ball against a revamped defense.

The Miners’ offense was headlined by the quarterback battle that spilled over from last year. With quarterback Mack Leftwich ruled out for the season, all eyes were on the quarterback battle between Kavika Johnson and Ryan Metz. The quarterbacks really struggled to move the ball with the new 3-4 defense that has been implemented.

“Well the defense had our number.