Miner Rush, a UTEP Miners community

Will an odd number of football schools in a potential MWC and C-USA merged conference mean that the leagues will add one football school?

WAC Commissioner Karl Benson attempted to lure UTEP back to his league by tempting the Miners with BYU's non-football league presence and a new ESPN deal.

In The Dig: The Rush has written the WAC's Tombstone inscription, with a little help from Wes Anderson; Derrick Caracter is going to wear a motivating jersey number with the Lakers; The Miners lose a veteran tight end for the opener; and all the BYU/MWC/C-USA merger links you need or want.

Conference expansion and realignment appears to be right around the corner. It's time for someone to state UTEP's case for admission into the Mountain West Conference.