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Summer sweat: UTEP football team builds base through demanding offseason workouts

Kevin Schadt calls this his favorite time of the year, and on a Tuesday afternoon at Glory Field, it's easy to see why.

He's not and may never be a household name for UTEP football fans, but the new director of strength and conditioning is a man in charge over the summer.

Division I college football is essentially a 12-months-a-year sport now, and while June and July are months when UTEP football isn't in the headlines often, athletes still are going four days a week, lifting, running and getting in shape, growing a foundation that will set a tone for the season that kicks off Sept.