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UTEP Football walk-on tryouts could open the door to dream-chasing opportunity

The illustrious dream of playing college football is something that many football players yearn for, a dream that may be possibly accomplished in more ways than one. One of those ways is by trying out as a walk-on. The UTEP football team, who previously held walk-on tryouts in February, will be hosting an additional tryout session Wednesday, Sept. 28, which coincides with the sixth week of the season.

Jimmy Gonzales, director of recruiting/player personnel for the UTEP football team, began his role with the team in 2021. (

Being so far into the season, the timing of the tryouts may strike some as peculiar, but UTEP Football Director of Recruiting Jimmy Gonzales considers the timing to be a coincidence as the tryouts have been a topic of conversation between Gonzales and UTEP Head Coach Dana Dimel for quite some time.