The new coaching regime, one with its origins in a Kansas State program that always excels in the kicking game, puts a premium on special teams. Bret Bloomquist / El Paso Times
Of all the puzzles Dana Dimel needs to solve as UTEP’s head football coach, sustaining excellence in the kick return game may not seem the most pressing.
But if the Miners are going to have a successful season at this stage of rebuilding — the beginning stage — that figures to be a place they can poach points.