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Fox Sports
2 days ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
2025 UTEP Football Predictions: Miners Ranked 125th in RJ Young's Ultimate 136
College Football 2025 UTEP Football Predictions: Miners Ranked 125th in RJ Young's Ultimate 136 Published Aug. 10, 2025 9:43 p.m. ET share facebook x reddit link This isn't your average college football ranking. My Ultimate 136 is a set of rankings that is fluid, but it's my job to look ahead and make a claim for all FBS teams based on what I know and why I know it. Here are the three pressing questions I started by asking when putting together this list: Who do I think is good? Why do I think they're good? What are the chances they will finish above or below my expectations? Here is a look at where UTEP lands in my Ultimate 136. UTEP ranking: 125 Last year's ranking: 126 Top player: S Xavier Smith: Started 10 games for UTEP last season and led all defensive backs on the team with 78 total tackles; also had 5 pass breakups. [ UTEP's 2025 schedule ] RJ's take: Scotty Walden brought in former USC and Boise State QB Malachi Nelson and returns 21 players who got at least one start in 2024 as Miners. If Charlotte RB transfer Hahsaun Wilson can reach his 2024 average of 6.1 yards per carry and Nelson blossoms into the gunslinger that Lincoln Riley thought he recruited years ago, UTEP could climb up from three wins to four. ADVERTISEMENT [ Check out RJ Young's Ultimate 136 College Football Rankings here ] UTEP Win Total Odds: Over 5.5 (+126) Under 5.5 (-154) Have an issue with my rankings? Think your alma mater is too low, or your school's rival is too high? Get at me on X, @RJ_Young , and I'll select my favorite tweets and respond to them in a future article. RJ Young is a national college football writer and analyst for FOX Sports. Follow him at @RJ_Young. FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience College Football UTEP Miners share
NDTV
7 days ago
- Health
- NDTV
Nighttime Coffee Drinking May Increase Impulsivity In Women: Study
New Delhi: Are you someone who reaches for a cup of coffee every night? According to a new study, nighttime caffeine consumption can increase impulsive behaviour, potentially leading to reckless actions, especially among women. The findings could have negative implications for shift workers, health care, and military personnel who consume coffee at night, particularly females, said a team of biologists from The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). The study, published in the journal iScience, examined how nighttime caffeine intake affects inhibition and impulsivity in fruit flies. Drosophila melanogaster, the fruit fly species used in the study, is a powerful model to study complex behaviours due to its genetic and neural parallels with humans. The team designed a series of experiments introducing caffeine into the flies' diets under various conditions, including different caffeine doses, nighttime versus daytime consumption, and in combination with sleep deprivation. They then assessed impulsivity by measuring the flies' ability to suppress movement in response to strong airflow -- a naturally unpleasant stimulus. "Under normal circumstances, flies stop moving when exposed to strong airflow," said Erick Saldes, a science research specialist at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. "We found that flies consuming caffeine at night were less able to suppress movement, displaying impulsive behaviours such as reckless flying despite these aversive conditions," Saldes added. Interestingly, caffeine consumed by the flies during the daytime did not lead to the same reckless flying, the team said. Further, despite having comparable levels of caffeine in the body, females exhibited significantly greater caffeine-induced impulsivity than males. "Flies don't have human hormones like oestrogen, suggesting that other genetic or physiological factors are driving the heightened sensitivity in females," said Biological Sciences Professor Kyung-An Han. "Uncovering these mechanisms will help us better understand how nighttime physiology and sex-specific factors modulate caffeine's effects," Han added.
Time of India
06-08-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Making impulsive decisions? THIS beverage you are drinking at night is to blame for!
A recent study from the University of Texas at El Paso reveals that nighttime coffee consumption can increase impulsive behavior. Researchers found that fruit flies consuming caffeine at night exhibited reckless actions, unlike those consuming it during the day. Females also showed greater caffeine-induced impulsivity, highlighting potential implications for shift workers and others who consume coffee at night. Everything you eat and drink has a profound effect on your health. Sometimes it can even affect your mental health and behaviour. Yes, even an impulsive behaviour you may exhibit at times could be connected to your diet. A recent study has shown that drinking a certain beverage at night can make you reckless. A new study by researchers from the University of Texas at El Paso found that drinking coffee at night increases impulsive behaviour. The findings of the study are published in iScience . Coffee can become the villain The new study found that drinking coffee at night to stay alert can negatively affect your mental health. This nighttime routine can increase impulsive behaviour, potentially leading to reckless actions. The researchers examined how drinking coffee at nighttime impacted behaviour. They used Drosophila melanogaster , the fruit fly species, a powerful model to study complex behaviors due to its genetic and neural parallels with humans. They found that this nighttime routine led to impulsivity in fruit flies. 'Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world, with about 85% of adults in the U.S. using it regularly. Given caffeine's popularity, we wanted to explore whether additional factors influence its impact on behavioral control,' Paul Sabandal, Ph.D, research assistant professor in UTEP's Department of Biological Sciences, said in a statement. The study To understand the effects of coffee on behaviour, the researchers introduced caffeine in different amounts, at night and during the day, and sometimes along with sleep deprivation to the flies. The researchers examined impulsivity by measuring the flies' ability to suppress movement in response to strong airflow, a naturally unpleasant stimulus. 'Under normal circumstances, flies stop moving when exposed to strong airflow. We found that flies consuming caffeine at night were less able to suppress movement, displaying impulsive behaviors such as reckless flying despite these aversive conditions,' Erick Saldes, a science research specialist at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria and a former doctoral student at UTEP, noted. The researchers found that flies that consumed caffeine during the daytime didn't act recklessly. They also noticed that, compared to males, females exhibited significantly greater caffeine-induced impulsivity. Trump's Niece Drops Health Bombshell: 3 Troubling Signs About President's Health | WATCH 'Flies don't have human hormones like estrogen, suggesting that other genetic or physiological factors are driving the heightened sensitivity in females. Uncovering these mechanisms will help us better understand how nighttime physiology and sex-specific factors modulate caffeine's effects,' Kyung-An Han, Ph.D, Biological Sciences Professor said. The researchers also emphasized how similar negative implications can affect shift workers, health care, and military personnel who consume coffee at night, particularly females, to stay awake.
USA Today
01-08-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Pair of Sooners specialists named to annual award watch lists
The Oklahoma Sooners spent time in the transfer portal this offseason working to remake their special teams units after Zach Schmit and Luke Elzinga ran out of eligibility after last season. The Sooners brought in Tate Sandell from UTEP and Jacob Ulrich from Kennesaw State to take over as the place kicker and punter. Sandell was named to the Lou Groza Award watch list, given to the nation's best kicker, on Friday. Ulrich was named to the Ray Guy Award watch list, which goes to the best punter in college football. Sandell arrived in the spring portal after a strong season with the Miners, converting 19 of 23 field goals, including 17 of 18 within 49 yards, and was perfect within 40 yards. Ulrich averaged 45.6 yards per punt and was fifth in the nation in punts downed inside the 20. The Oklahoma Sooners expect to be one of the better teams in the nation in 2025, and if they are, they'll need Sandell and Ulrich to come through when called upon.
USA Today
24-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UTEP head coach Scotty Walden discusses former USC QB Malachi Nelson's fresh start
It has certainly been a wild journey for former USC quarterback Malachi Nelson. A five-star recruit in the Class of 2023, Nelson redshirted his first year on campus as the third-stringer behind Caleb Williams and Miller Moss. Following the season, however, Nelson decided to leave the program and transfer to Boise State. Last year, Nelson was beaten out for the Broncos' starting job by Maddux Madsen. After Madsen led Boise State to the College Football Playoff, Nelson elected to hit the transfer portal once again. Now, he heads to El Paso, Texas, where he will play the 2025 season for UTEP. In an interview with 247Sports Wednesday, UTEP head coach Scotty Walden discussed Nelson and his search for a fresh start with the program. "Malachi is as talented as anyone I've ever coached," Walden said. "His arm talent is unbelievable. Now that he's here, I can see the game slowing down for him this summer, so that's been good to see. I can't speak for when he was recruited at USC or anything like that, but what I found so impressive about him in the recruiting process and even with him now was his humility," Walden said. "He's got a lot of humility. This guy genuinely loves ball. He wants to be the best. He knows when he does well and he knows when he needs to do better. I've been super impressed with his work ethic. I look at him in the weight room. "When we recruited him, I called Kliff (Kingsbury), I called Lincoln (Riley) and I called Spencer Danielson at Boise and asked them all separately, because we do boot camp here: 'We're going to do mat drills and get after it. Is he going to want to do that or is he going to be into that?' They all said we wouldn't have any problems with that, and that's the truth. That kid came in, and when he gets in his competitive mode, he's a dog. His body has transformed. He looks great coming out of the weight room. I think his humility and work ethic is certainly there." Nelson certainly has a ton of talent. However, he has yet to put it together on the field at the college level and win a starting job. Perhaps playing for Walden and UTEP will give Nelson the fresh start he needs in order to get his college football career on track.
