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UTEP Football: LB Kobie Herring is UTEP's first verbal commit for 2017

A big recruiting weekend for UTEP started off with the first 2017 commit as Refugio, Texas linebacker Kobie Herring verbally committed to UTEP Friday afternoon.

Thrilled to announce that I have verbally committed to UTEP. I'm grateful for this opportunity and can't wait to be a Miner! u26cf #GoMiners

— Kobie herring (@kobie_zane) June 10, 2016

Herring was among an estimated 200 kids at the Sun Bowl yesterday for UTEP's elite camp featuring prospective members of the class of 2017 and 2018.

"I'm very excited and can't wait to come back to El Paso for good.