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A new era of UTEP football is upon us

Priscilla Gomez

UTEP went winless, 0-12 in 2017—something no other team did last year in the FBS.

It hangs over the team like a forgotten friend, familiar to the team. The feeling creeps into the player’s thoughts and as much as they want to set it aside, it happened. And, it will be the main focus this Saturday against Northern Arizona.

Amidst a coaching resignation in Sean Kugler and an athletic director change from Bob Stull to Jim Senter, came a gentle, yet eager coach from Manhattan, Kansas. Dana Dimel, who was previously the offensive coordinator of Kansas State under Bill Synder for almost a decade (2009-2017), chose to take a new direction in his life, challenging himself; inheriting a winless UTEP team .