Sudden impact: Kanious Vaughn, Marcus Bellon making mark for Miners

When asked to pick a couple of early August standouts on the UTEP football team, Dana Dimel didn't surprise by picking two junior college transfers.

That's a big part of the DNA of the Miners, though second-year junior receiver Marcus Bellon and first-year sophomore defensive end Kanious Vaughn, both from Southern California junior colleges, represent different parts of that spectrum.

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Kanious Vaughn, sophomore end

Vaughn is the instant-impact transfer, a 6-foot-2, 223-pound pass rusher who has stepped right into the second team on a line loaded with depth. Vaughn's backing up star senior Praise Amaewhule and will be…