UTEP head football coach Dana Dimel and Miner players discuss goals and potential for the 2018 season. Bret Bloomquist/El Paso Times
Quarterback
Edge: NAU
Northern Arizona's Case Cookus was the FCS national freshman of the year in 2015 and is on pace to put up numbers that would cement him as an FCS great. UTEP is keeping it secret whether the Miners will start Ryan Metz or Kai Locksley, but both should play.
Running back
Edge: UTEP
The transfer of NFL prospect Winston Dimel to UTEP suddenly gives the Miners this edge over a lot of teams.