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Juniel makes big, quick mark in return game

Debuts don't come much more hyped than what Terry Juniel faced last weekend at New Mexico State.

He arrived in El Paso as a sophomore junior college transfer with plenty of acclaim a year ago, the guy heralded by coach Sean Kugler as the answer to all of UTEP's perennial punt return problems.

Then he got hurt and pedaled a stationary bike for a year while the punt return team cycled through every possibility on the depth chart in what turned into a horror show.

A healthy Juniel charged through summer conditioning, earning more hype from Kugler, which only intensified during a standout Camp Ruidoso.