UTEP Vintage Texas Western Mascot HoodieUTEP, then known as Texas Western, has long been absolutely dynamite in college athletics. The Miners have had athletics programs since the early 1900s, when their football team first took the field. They're also college sports trailblazers, as the first college in the South to integrate its athletics programs. Products mocked up on a size S. Graphics may appear smaller on larger sizes.