UTEP Miners have much to sort through at suddenly competitive tailback position

UTEP tailbacks fight for depth-chart spots Bret Bloomquist, Wochit

RUIDOSO, N.M. — For all the UTEP football team had to sort out this fall, tailback was not supposed to be one of the questions.

Quadraiz Wadley was going to nail down that position, and the senior represented pretty much the extent of the Miners' star power on that side of the ball.

Then he was injured, had surgery, is taking a redshirt and UTEP is searching for a Plan B.

Exactly what that will look like pops to the front of the to-do queue, proof that in contact sports there always has to be contingencies.

"Obviously losing Q is a huge thing for us, to not have him," coach Dana Dimel said. "Everybody has to pick up the slack and…