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For injury upon injury upon injury, you, Sean Kugler, get a pass. But it's a one-year get-out-jail-free card, not a lifetime membership: UTEP would still like to win – at some point, sooner rather than later – so let's get moving. Kugler's earned a first-year grade of Incomplete for 2013, a year that saw the Miners finish last in Conference USA's West Division, thanks to the slew of injuries that defined the Miners' season more than the two wins, the double-digit losses, the paltry work on defense and the record-setting output on the ground. From quarterback through the secondary and at all points in between, the Miners played patchwork with a two-deep already stretched to the limits of competitiveness. It's hard to play poker when you start with less than a full deck and lose cards along the way, as Kugler learned last fall. This is a lesson that extended through February, when the Miners reloaded a diminished talent pool with a number of prospects on the offensive and defensive line, two areas of enormous concern. The lesson: It pays to be prepared. And if you have an idea of how to avoid injuries, all the better. UTEP is clearly a different team with Jameill Showers at quarterback, for example, and can't afford to lose one of its two potential all-conference running backs. A defense still learning the tricks of the trade in coordinator Scott Stoker's defense needs to trot out its best 11 to remain competitive. A year later, the same rule applies: UTEP will be an afterthought if the Miners can't remain healthy. Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/05/09/utep-sean-kugler-2014-countdown-preview-roster-schedule-football-four/8858007/