Aaron Price Position: Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks and Kickers Alma Mater: Washington State 1994

Aaron Price has been elevated to co-offensive coordinator for 2008, his fifth year as a member of the UTEP staff. He coached the wide receivers and kickers in 2007 after mentoring the quarterbacks and kickers for the previous three seasons.

Last season Price oversaw the development of Jeff Moturi, a first team All-Conference wideout who led the Miners with 65 catches for 891 yards and 13 touchdowns. Moturi tied the school record by making a touchdown reception in 10 consecutive games, and his 13 TD catches marked the second-best seasonal total in UTEP annals.

Price also coached Jose Martinez, who in his first year with the Miners became the school's inaugural finalist for the Lou Groza Award. A two-time Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week during the season, Martinez ended the year 17-for-20 on field goals, 44-for-46 on PATs and 4-for-5 on onside kicks. He connected on a Conference USA record 57-yard field goal versus Houston.

UTEP also received productive years from receivers Lorne Sam (42 catches-589 yards), Joe West (41 catches-734 yards-6 TDs) and Fred Rouse (25 catches-379 yards) in 2007.

As quarterbacks and kickers coach from 2004-06, Price was instrumental in the development of record-setting performers Jordan Palmer and Reagan Schneider.

Palmer owns every UTEP career passing and total offense record. He threw for a school standard 3,595 yards in 2006, ranking sixth nationally in total offense (292.4 ypg) and 15th in passing efficiency (149.60). Palmer was selected by Washington in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft and is currently with the Cincinnati Bengals, playing alongside his brother and former Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer.

Schneider is the Miner all-time leader for kicking scoring (287 points), field goals (50) and PATs (137). He earned first team All-Conference USA accolades in 2006. Schneider was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award as a junior and senior.

Price is in his 10th year working with his father, Miner head coach Mike Price. He also played for Mike Price at Washington State from 1991-93.

He was the quarterbacks coach at Washington State from 2001-02. He was also a graduate assistant at Washington State from 1995-97, working with the punters, kickers and quarterbacks.

He coached several players who went on to the NFL during his time in Pullman including kicker Rian Lindell, who is with the Buffalo Bills.

Price spent two seasons at Idaho State University (1999-00), coaching the quarterbacks and kickers. In 1999 quarterback Kevin McCarthy set a school record with 23 touchdown passes and over 3,000 yards through the air. Shane Griggs threw for over 2,800 yards and 18 TDs in 2000.

Earlier in his career Price was the special teams coach at Cal Poly (1994) and the quarterbacks/kickers coach at Missouri Western State (1998).

He was Washington State's regular kicker for two years (1992-93). He hit three field goals against Arizona as a junior, including a 51-yarder and the game-winner from 47 yards with 31 seconds remaining. He also made a 22-yarder to beat Utah in the Copper Bowl, and a career-long 52-yarder versus Temple. He scored 77 points as a senior, the eighth-best seasonal figure in school annals. Price was a perfect 26 for 26 on PATs as a senior and added 17 field goals, the second-best total in Cougar history. He was honorable mention All-Pac 10 and Academic All-Pac 10.

In just three seasons at Washington State he scored 147 points, eighth in school history. He was 57 for 59 on PATs and 30 for 50 on field goal tries.

Following his collegiate playing career, he saw brief action with Edmonton of the CFL and Sacramento of the World League in 1994.

Price earned his bachelor's degree in physical education from Washington State in 1994. His wife's name is Tiffany. They have two daughters, Andi and Blakeanne.