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UTEP MINERS FOOTBALL UTEP at Texas Tech | 6 p.m. MT | Saturday, Sept. 7 | Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454) | Lubbock, Texas GAME 2 AT TEXAS TECH UTEP MINERS (1-0, 0-0 Conference USA) Head Coach: Dana Dimel (Kansas State, 1986) Career Record: 32-50 (8th season) TUNE IN Record at UTEP: 2-11 (2nd season) Home: 1-0 | Road: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 TV: Fox Sports Net Mark Followill (PxP) AT Brian Baldinger (Analyst) CT Steckel (Sideline) TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (1-0, 0-0 BIG 12) Head Coach: Matt Wells (Utah State, 1996) RADIO: ESPN 600 El Paso Career Record: 45-34 (7th season) Jon Teicher (PxP) Record at Texas Tech: 1-0 (1st season) Bernie Ricono (Analyst) Home: 1-0 | Road: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 Mando Medina (Sideline) COACHING STAFF MINERS AT A GLANCE ON THE FIELD » MINERS FACE FIRST ROAD TEST IN TRIP TO LUBBOCK Dana Dimel, Head Coach The UTEP Miners hit the road for the first time this week to take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders at 6 p.m. MT on Mike Cox, Defensive Coord./LBs Saturday, Sept. 7 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock. UTEP and Texas Tech last met on the gridiron in 2015 in a game the Red Raiders won, 69-20 in Lubbock, while the all-time series dates all the way back to the 1930 season. The first Joe Robinson, Special Teams Coord. meeting between the two programs resulted in a 31-0 win for the Miners in Lubbock. Keith Burns, Secondary/Safeties Remington Rebstock, Cornerbacks » 500 CLUB = WINS Reggie Mitchell, Running Backs UTEP compiled 508 total yards of offense against the Huskies on opening weekend, which is the most under head Scotty Ohara, Wide Receivers coach Dana Dimel and most in a game since the 2016 season finale versus North Texas (555). UTEP has posted six Jake Waters, Inside Wide Receivers consecutive wins when tallying 500 yards or more dating back to the 2013 season. Mike Simmonds, Offensive Line » HUGHES HIT THE GROUND RUNNING IN UTEP OPENER IN THE BOOTH Senior RB Treyvon Hughes was a force to be reckoned with on the ground for the Miners in the 36-34 win over HBU af- Mike Canales, Offensive Coord./QBs ter recording a career-best 23 carries for 144 yards and two rushing TDs. His previous UTEP best was 76 yards rushing. Matt Wallerstedt, Defensive Line UTEP pounded out 240 yards on the ground in the season-opening win, marking the first win in the Sun Bowl for the Miners since the 2016 season. TABLE OF CONTENTS » BAECHLE FOR THE WIN Media Information 2 Gavin Baechle was a key component for the Miners last weekend with a total of 12 points after booting a career-best Numerical Roster 3 three field goals in as many attempts, including the eventual game-winning 35-yard field in the fourth quarter. Bae- Alphabetical Roster 4 chle also added three PATs to finish the night with 12 points. He became the first Miner to make three field goals in a game since Oct. 15, 2011. He is also the first UTEP kicker to connect on three field goals in the Sun Bowl since Sept. 25, Depth Chart 5 2010. Baechle connected on field goals from 30-, 21-, and 35-yards, while also recording 8 kickoffs for 517 yards (64.6 Game Notes 6-7 avg.) and 6 touchbacks. Head Coach Dana Dimel 8-10 Coaching Staff 11 2019 Statistics 12-16 SERIES BREAKDOWN SERIES INFORMATION ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Overall: Texas Tech leads, 16-6-1 El Paso: Texas Tech leads, 7-3-1 Anna Claire Thomas (Primary) Assistant A.D./Communications Lubbock: Texas Tech leads, 8-3 Email: [email protected] Neutral: Texas Tech leads, 1-0 Jeff Darby (Secondary/Credentials) First Meeting: UTEP won, 31-0, in Lubbock (1930) Senior Associate A.D./Communications Last Meeting: Texas Tech won, 69-20, in Lubbock (2015) Email: [email protected] Streak: Texas Tech, 7 Drew Bonney Email: [email protected] Mark Brunner THE VENUE Email: [email protected] Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium Brandon Collins Capacity: 60,454 Email: [email protected] Surface: FieldTurf 2019 SCHEDULE & RESULTS HOUSTON BAPTIST TEXAS TECH NEVADA SOUTHERN MISS UTSA FIU LOUISIANA TECH NORTH TEXAS CHARLOTTE UAB NM STATE RICE Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 El Paso, Texas Lubbock, Texas El Paso, Texas Hattiesburg, Miss. El Paso, Texas Miami, Fla. El Paso, Texas Denton, Texas El Paso, Texas Birmingham, Ala. Las Cruces, N.M. El Paso, Texas ESPN+ FSN ESPN3 ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ NFL Network ESPN+ ESPN3 N/A ESPN3 W, 36-34 6 P.M. 6 P.M. 5 P.M. 6 P.M. 5 P.M. 6 P.M. 1:30 P.M. 1 P.M. TBA 2 P.M. 1 P.M. GAME 2: UTEP AT TEXAS TECH UTEP FOOTBALL WEEKLY SCHEDULE 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MON TUES WED THU FRI SAT SUN No Availability Practice Practice Practice No Availability UTEP Game Day No Availability 8:30-10:30 a.m. 8:30-10:30 a.m. 8:30-10:30 a.m. POSTGAME Press Luncheon Coaches, players Coaches, players Head coach Dana 1 p.m. MT available for inter- available for inter- Dimel and select Larry K. Durham views following views following players will be Center practice. practice. available following the game. MONDAY MEDIA LUNCHEONS MEDIA INFORMATION Head coach Dana Dimel will meet with the media every Monday prior to a game. Lunch will COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM be provided at 1 p.m. MT followed by interviews CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Conference USA and UTEP Football. with Coach Dimel. Audio of each luncheon Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos will be emailed out to media every Monday and more for UTEP, Conference USA and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an email to afternoons. [email protected]. PRACTICE COVERAGE DAILY MEDIA AVAILABILITY In addition to Monday’s media luncheon, The following is a general weekly schedule of media availability for the UTEP football team. UTEP student-athletes and coaches are avail- Members of the media are expected to adhere to these policies at all times. All interview able for in-person or phone interviews follow- requests should be made to UTEP Assistant Athletic Director/Communications Anna Claire ing practice on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- Thomas at least 24 hours in advance. All media availability times are subject to change. Please day of game week. All interview requests must contact Anna Claire Thomas for any changes in the schedule. be directed to the UTEP Athletic Communica- Monday: UTEP’s weekly media luncheon starts with food served at 1 p.m. and statements tions Office at least 24 hours in advance. Please beginning at approximately 1:30 p.m. send all requests via email to acthomas1@utep. edu. Tuesday-Thursday: Practice will be held from 8:40-11:40 a.m. Coaches and players are avail- able following practice on the field. COACH/PLAYER AVAILABILITY Members of the UTEP coaching staff are Friday and Sunday: No availability. Practice is CLOSED. available during the designated days and times throughout the year. All players are available Saturday: Postgame availability only. Members of the UTEP Athletic Communications staff will escort media representatives to the media room with five minutes remaining in the game. during the designated days and times. The UTEP locker room, home or away, is closed to the media at all times. SOCIAL MEDIA For games in El Paso, all UTEP postgame press conference will be held in the Larry K. Durham UTEP fans can access the most in-depth Center after each game following a 10-minute cooling off period. No interviews will be information regarding all the University’s pro- allowed on the field with players and/or coaches immediately following games. Coach Dimel grams through social media opportunities and select players will be available in the press conference following games. available online. CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL COACHES’ TRANSCRIPTS Twitter – Members of the UTEP Athletic Com- Conference USA schools will submit transcripts of weekly press conferences each week to munications department will be tweeting CollegePressBox.com. throughout the year with the latest news and in-game score updates. To follow them, simply find them on www.twitter.com. INTERVIEW REQUESTS All interview requests must be made at least 24 hours in advance and @UTEPFB – Direct reports from football practices and games. must be submitted to Anna Claire Thomas at [email protected]. #ORANGEREVIVAL 2 2019 MINER FOOTBALL #ELPASOSTRONG GAME 2: UTEP AT TEXAS TECH NUMERICAL ROSTER @UTEPFB NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Kai Locksley QB 6-4 210 SR 1L Fort Washington, Md./Iowa CC 35 Savien Jenkins DT 6-0 285 FR RS Schertz, Texas/Schertz Clemens HS 1 Joe Jay Smith LB 6-3 230 R-JR TR Bethlehem, Pa./Garden City CC 35 Forest McKee FB 6-1 250 JR 2L Las Cruces, N.M./Oñate HS 2 Devaughn Cooper WR 5-10 175 R-JR TR Los Angeles, Calif./Arizona 37 Jett Kinsch RB 6-0 190 FR HS Phoenix, Ariz./Liberty HS 2 Luke Laufenberg TE 6-4 240 R-SO TR Argyle, Texas/Mesa CC 40 Gavin Baechle K/P 6-1 160 SO 1L McKinney, Texas/McKinney HS 2 Michael Lewis DB 6-0 192 SR 3L Trinity, Texas/Trinity HS 40 Anthony Ulmer DE 6-3 245 SO 0L El Paso, Texas/Chapin HS 3 Mark Torrez QB 6-0 190 JR 1L El Paso, Texas/Eastwood HS 41 Austin Rychlik K 5-10 160 FR HS Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch HS 3 Ty’reke James DB 5-11 190 JR TR Richmond, Calif./Contra Costa College 42 Erik Michel K 5-10 170 FR HS Richmond, Texas/George Ranch HS 4 Quardraiz Wadley RB 6-0 205 SR 3L Kennedale, Texas/Kennedale HS 42 Michael Young FB 5-9 215 FR HS Eulysis, Texas/Colleyville Heritage HS 5 Sione Tupou LB 5-11 240 SO 1L Allen, Texas/Allen HS 43 Julian Lopez TE 6-1 240 FR HS El