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Lone Star 50: UTEP's McConnell battling for torch to Blue Blaze offense
UTEP Miners quarterback Cade McConnell vaulted from fourth-string to starter in 2023 and is in competition with Austin Peay State transfer Skyler Locklear to ignite Scotty Walden's 'Blue Blaze' offense.
The 2024 college football season presents an entirely new landscape. Texas is in the SEC. SMU is back in a power conference as ACC members. The College Football Playoff now includes 12 teams and an automatic bid for the best G5 team in the land. For most, the start of the season is in Week 1 on August 30, though SMU starts in Week 0 and TCU plays its first game on Aug. 29.
To celebrate us making it through another off-season, we’re counting down the 50 most important players in Texas as we inch closer to kickoffs. This list isn’t necessarily about which players are the best in terms of NFL draft stock. It ranks players in order of importance to their team's success.
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