AI-assisted summary
UTEP's football team features a smaller number of El Paso natives this year, but many are expected to be impactful players.
The entire starting right side of the offensive line is comprised of El Pasoans, including center Ivan Escobar, guard Rolando Beltran, and tackle Joseph Immediato.
Beltran, a junior, has significantly improved and earned a starting role alongside Escobar and Immediato, both fifth-year seniors.
The UTEP football team always has an El Paso presence and it always will.
What's notable about this year's team is the low quantity and high quality. There aren't many El Paso products on the roster , the 13 on the current list of is one of the lowest numbers in recent memory and could get smaller when the roster is trimmed from 119 to 108 before scho