The Prospector

Iconic ‘Mine Shaft’ entrance makes its return after 12 years

Sebastian Perez-Navarro, Staff Reporter • September 13, 2024

After 12 long years, the Mineshaft makes its long-awaited return to the sun bowl. The iconic entrance embraces UTEPs old and new chapters as the Miners hope to write history into their story, now with some extra help from the Miner faithful.

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Era of Coach Walden, what the newest UTEP football Head Coach hopes to bring to the program

Sofia Sierra, Sports Editor • September 10, 2024

The Walden era is in full swing for UTEP’s 2024 football season. While the Miners have faced two losses so far, Walden hopes to bring a new enthusiastic look to the program.

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UTEP’s home opener ends in the hands of thunder: Southern Utah Thunderbirds win overtime thriller.

Sebastian Perez-Navarro, Staff Reporter • September 10, 2024

UTEPs home opener ends in heartbreak. While there are many improvements to make on the bulletin board, the road to increasing spirit has hit a stride. Now, Miner fans have their attention, and hopefully their dedication to coach Walden and the Miners for the rest of the year.

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UTEP football opens Scotty Walden-era with 40-7 loss to Nebraska Cornhuskers

Sebastian Perez-Navarro, Staff Reporter • September 3, 2024

UTEP football kicked off its 2024 football season by going after a Big Ten Conference school, the Nebraska Cornhuskers. While the stats may be disappointing, the Miners saw a new chapter of UTEP football history that Head Coach Scotty Walden hopes to make remarkable.

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Picks Up? I thought you meant Cans up!: UTEP partners with Bud Light for specialty cans

Sebastian Perez-Navarro, Staff Reporter • August 31, 2024

A partnership like no other is coming to the borderlands. Just in time for football season, fans will see the bright orange colors and UTEP logo on Bud Light cans. This partnership looks to add to the already high levels of hype for this new era of UTEP football by giving fans another way to interact with the university.

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The 20, the 10, Touchdown! El Paso area high schools look to score big this season

Israel Garcia, Multimedia Editor • August 2, 2024

With much anticipation, El Paso’s 2024 high school football season is set to begin on Aug. 30. This season will introduce the Socorro Independent School District's (SISD) brand-new state-of-the-art Student Activities Center (SAC). The facility will...

Splash hire signals big changes ahead for UTEP Football

Jorge Guajardo, Sports Editor • June 18, 2024

UTEP Football has once again taken a significant step towards a brighter future in the Sun City. UTEP Football Head Coach, Scotty Walden, announced on June 7 that Gino Gigliotti had been hired as the Miner's new Director of Player Personnel after...

Dresden McIver-Brown: Gridiron to graduation

Esteban Corona, Staff Reporter • April 30, 2024

From the field to the classroom, life as a student athlete can be busy. Balancing practice, games, homework, and a social life can be overwhelming to some student athletes. However, with dedication and support systems, student athletes can juggle their...

The NFL heads to Brazil

Jorge Guajardo, Staff Reporter • April 23, 2024

For the first time in National Football League (NFL) history, two teams will face off in the southern hemisphere. The game will be played in Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 6. The trailblazing event will be between the Philadelphia...

‘Focus on the now’ UTEP football coach Scotty Walden on upcoming season

Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela, Contributor/Writer • March 13, 2024

A brand-new staff, a historic recruiting class and new blood at the helm faces the new era of UTEP football. To open the offseason, new Head Coach Scotty Walden had a simple message for his team. “Don’t forget, what’s in the past is in the...

Kansas City Chiefs reign supreme

Marco Hinojosa, Audience & Engagement Editor • February 13, 2024

The 2024 NFL season has come to an end with fans still rooting for the San Francisco 49ers or being genuinely happy or begrudgingly happy for the 2024 Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. It all started with Reba McEntire giving her rendition...

When football teams crash, jerseys are trashed

Sofia Sierra, Staff Reporter • February 2, 2024

A team loss is always disheartening for football fans. As the 2023-24 NFL season will soon come to an end, many teams took tough losses that prevented them from reaching Super Bowl LVIII. Although fans of the Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, Detroit...