Dana Dimel was honest about the need for a wholesale four-year rebuild when he arrived in El Paso two years ago. Still, the worst three-year stretch in program history – dating back to the previous coaching staff – isn’t easy to stomach.
By every metric, UTEP was one of the worst teams in America in 2019. The defense ranked last in Conference USA in scoring defense and second-to-last in total defense. The offense wasn’t much better, ranking No. 12 in both categories. To make matters worse, Utah is the only program nationally that graduates more production than the Miners. Losing spring practice makes development even harder.