Four Miners were designated to the Conference USA All-Freshman football team, as selected by the league’s 13 head football coaches.
UTEP’s four selections were linebacker Jayson VanHook, defensive back Justin Rogers, defensive lineman Chris Richardson and offensive lineman Greg Long. UTEP was one of three schools that produced league-high four players on the team. It’s the first time in program history that four Miners garner a spot in the all-freshman team. The previous two years, UTEP placed three Miners on the All-Freshman team.
VanHook played in all 12 games and moved to the starting rotation after the second game of the season.