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UTEP football had a quick 20 minute scrimmage at the end of Friday's workout featuring the quarterbacks calling their own plays, and Treyvon Hughes breaking a 70 yard TD run by Bret Bloomquist of the El Paso Times.

UTEP softball split a double-header on Saturday with Southern Miss., highlighted by a walk-off two run home run by Courtney Clayton, The Miners are 9-24 overall, and 4-4 in C-USA play.

SportsMagazine.com ranks UTEP among the top-100 nicknames/mascots in the nation.

Charlotte hired Mark Price as their new head coach to replace Alan Major.

Mike Craven from Dave Campbell's TexasFootball.com writes about UTEP and other teams around the state, featuring UTEP's Roy Robertson-Harris.

NBC Sport's College Basketball Talk says Tim Floyd was a candidate and interviewed for the head coaching job at DePaul.

Best Tweets

.@sbnminerrush it's a little taste of what I've been working on with the highlights. Still not done tho #UTEPFootball pic.twitter.com/vFy1NFHG7Q

— Moises Hurtado (@MosHurt24) March 27, 2015

UTEP's Vince Hunter was named first team All-District 11 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) today! #minerstrong

— UTEP Miners (@UTEPAthletics) March 27, 2015

UTEP's Vince Hunter was named first team All-District 11 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) today! #minerstrong

— UTEP Miners (@UTEPAthletics) March 27, 2015

Riff Raff’s 6’9, 295-pound body guard is a great summary of Kentucky vs. West Virginia: http://t.co/5Jpq3op7yT http://t.co/RsDBaIX1wj

— SB Nation (@SBNation) March 27, 2015

Men's 1500m Section A: Anthony Rotich of UTEP wins in 3:46.58. #TXRelays15

— Texas T&F/XC (@UTexasTrack) March 27, 2015

Thank you UTEP Football Coaches for speaking and motivating my CHAMPION Roadrunners! pic.twitter.com/ptuKLvEZvg

— Jessica Macias (@JmaciaMacias) March 27, 2015

Every time a player flops and doesn't get the call, an angel gets his wings.

— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) March 27, 2015

future visits coming soon. #BirdsUp #utep pic.twitter.com/LG5ZyVzn4L

— Alfredo Cervantes Jr (@BEaSTChAMp_93) March 26, 2015

ICYMI: UAB's Haase all but admits UAB won't be in C-USA long term. Next year likely but not certain. http://t.co/Cpnugevn7O

— CUSAbbs (@CUSAbbs) March 26, 2015

Per @ebosshoops 2015 SG Tyson Jolly (@Tysonjolly) will visit #Gonzaga the weekend of April 17th. Will visit Cal the weekend prior.

— Slipper Still Fits (@slipperstillfit) March 26, 2015

RB Nathan Jeffery, UTEP 5'10 1/2" 210lbs 4.48 40 (1.55 10-split), 40.5" vert, 10'4" broad, 4.18 SS, 6.93 3C

— Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) March 26, 2015

This courtside angle of Old Dominion's buzzer-beater is great: http://t.co/s4Ivh4Unoi pic.twitter.com/IjfscYJ56l via @JamiVP

— SB Nation CBB (@SBNationCBB) March 26, 2015

UTEP HC Tim Floyd paid a visit to Mansfield Summit all time leading scorer @lovellikc_ today. #HoopDFW pic.twitter.com/bKtngRkDLA

— Hoopdfw.com (@hoopdfw) March 24, 2015

UTEP, Buffalo, Florida State have all come to the table expressing interest in Tyree Rodgers (@ProDynamix '16) QB, Camden Catholic HS, NJ.

— Matt Roberts (@RecruitBoss) March 24, 2015

Great @OfficialEABL game b'ween Preston & Charnwood Josh McSwiggan hit a 3 at the buzzer to send to OT and won 83-80 pic.twitter.com/Vyhf9sBVzZ

— Mansoor Ahmed (@IAmAhmedphotos) March 24, 2015

SAAC President Kelvin Fischer Jr was on the Miner Sports Weekly show today! pic.twitter.com/A76wq05ZzM

— UTEP SAAC (@UTEPSAAC) March 24, 2015

Apparently LSU will be playing UTEP out of conference next season pic.twitter.com/CXCS139myA

— Pod KATT (@valleyshook) March 23, 2015

S/O to UTEP head coach Tim Floyd for coming out today

— LiveActionCCC (@CurtisHollis_) March 23, 2015

Smith finished the game with 24 points and Bohannon with another double-double, 15 points and 13 rebounds.

— Erie BayHawks (@ErieBayHawks) March 29, 2015

Watching a lil UTEP-USU to see more of QB Jameill Showers and LB Zach Vigil. #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/krrh2zz8rM

— John Gianatasio (@The_Couch_Scout) March 29, 2015

So I have a UTEP Tim Hardaway jersey on and this guy argued with me that it was a Penny Hardaway jersey..

— Nathan Barker (@Natty_Barker) March 29, 2015

UTEP men's 4x4 relay squad (A. Mitchell, Horn, Bias and Onakoya) finish 3rd in the finals with time of 3:09.03! #PicksUp #FastTwitchMuscles

— UTEP Track & Field (@UTEPTrack) March 28, 2015

Puttin in work #utep #minerstrong pic.twitter.com/VvdVAePMD6

— Loco (@mdn_loco) March 28, 2015

View From Cheap Seats: My view from the Helen of Troy Field at UTEP in El Paso, Texas. #SMTTT pic.twitter.com/Nttqkd1VXe

— Chris Whitehead (@ChrisWhitehead5) March 28, 2015

Corrione Cardwell of East Tech High School started with me. Today she got a full basketball offer from UTEP. #Reality pic.twitter.com/fq69I9y4dw

— Melvin Burke Sr. (@RealMelRealLife) March 27, 2015

Charlotte transfer Mike Thorne has received his release, per a source. Have heard there are some restrictions. Eligible immediately.

— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) March 25, 2015

Mike Thorne Jr. (10.1 ppg), Willie Clayton (7.3 ppg), and Keyshawn Woods (8.4 ppg) have all decided to leave the program this offseason

— NT Sports (@NTimes_Sports) March 27, 2015

Tim Floyd is currently eating barbecue in Austin Texas telling anyone who will listen about how he coached Marcus Fizer.

— kyle patrick (@kyle_patrick8) March 27, 2015

If approved, Haase will be the highest paid coach in CUSA Michael White, Louisiana Tech and Tim Floyd, UTEP would be tied at 2nd ($600,000).

— Welcome to UAB (@WelcomeToUAB) March 25, 2015

UTEP Pres. Diana Natalicio is listed in the draft PR docs from UAB. Doc states Watts and Mackin were to ask her for help staying in C-USA.

— BlazerTalk.com (@BlazerTalk) March 25, 2015