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UTEP's punter was originally cut, now he's among best in nation

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Aaron Bedoya / El Paso Times

The UTEP football team has been playing this game for 100 seasons, and the archives would have to be upended to find a story quite like Alan Luna's.

The senior punter from Franklin High by way of Mexico is a returning All-Conference USA player and currently ranks 35th nationally with an average punt of 44.0 yards per game. Heading into Saturday's rivalry game with New Mexico State, he ranks seventh in career punts and sixth in yardage in UTEP history with a chance to finish as high as third in both of those categories.