During Sean Kugler’s time as head coach of the UTEP football team, he made it a point to recruit and build his teams with many local talent from the El Paso and Las Cruces area.
There is no doubt that’s a good idea, but the way Kugler went about it, was excessive, to say the least.
This year, almost half of the team was from either El Paso or Las Cruces, with 30 total from the area.
Some of the local talents are some of the biggest names for the Miners, such as starting quarterback Ryan Metz, defensive captain Alvin Jones, wide receivers Kavika Johnson, Warren Redix and Eddie Sinegal.