Depending on the perspective, the outside linebacker position is either the newest or most veteran spot on the UTEP football team.
On the one hand, there isn't a player on the roster who has played a significant down at outside linebacker. In some senses, it's a new position as the Miners switch from a 4-3 to a 3-4.
So what UTEP has there is Nick Usher, who will be a fourth-year starter, and Silas Firstley, a key backup the past three years. The top No. 2 is Lawrence Montegut, who emerged as a force at the end of last season, and at some point the team expects to get back Luke Elsner, another player with big-time experience.