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UTEP Miners restock quickly at cornerback position behind transfers

Bret Bloomquist, Wochit

RUIDOSO, N.M. — When Dana Dimel took the helm at UTEP a year and a half ago, there was one area where he had no room for error — recruiting cornerbacks.

He inherited a pair of seniors-to-be, Nik Needham and Kalon Beverly, both of whom went on to earn shots at the NFL.

Dimel also inherited a huge question mark for this season, and from the moment he arrived, he's been working on that.

"Every time I was making roster moves it was to try to find more depth in our secondary, corners and safeties," he said.