 On December 6, 2017, Kansas State offensive coordinator Dana Dimel was named UTEP's 26th head football coach.A longtime assistant coach at Kansas State under legendary head coach Bill Snyder, Dimel had previous experience turning around struggling college football programs as head coach, greatly improving both Wyoming from 1997 to 1999 and Houston from 2000–2002.UTEP signed Dimel to a five-year contract worth a base salary of $750,000 annually.