In a new era when college football programs search for a quick fix in the transfer portal, UTEP revived its fortunes through the other transfer route: junior college players who are overlooked in the portal scramble.
Eleven of the Miners’ 22 starters in the New Mexico Bowl came to UTEP from a junior college and now the Miners are looking to build on that formula.
Coach Dana Dimel rolled out his fifth recruiting class on the early national signing day Wednesday, one that featured eight total signatures. Seven of those were junior college transfers and six players were on defense.