El Paso Times · Jul 30, 2023
For UTEP to make the next step, Gavin Hardison needs to make the next step
In terms of jersey numbers and nameplates, the football team UTEP will put on the field Aug. 26 at Jacksonville State will look much like the team it put out last November against UTSA. It will look similar to the Miners that took the field last August in the opener against North Texas.
That team ended up 5-7, missing a bowl on the final play of the regular season.
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For that to change, for UTEP to make the leap forward, there is one obvious place to start. The Miners need their quarterback Gavin Hardison's fourth season as the starter to be his best.