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Football Feature: UTEP Senior Safety Dy’vonne Inyang
By Drew Bonney Dy’vonne Inyang is returning for his third season in a UTEP uniform. The senior safety is part of the deepest position on the team as 23 defensive backs are listed on the 2021 roster. Inyang has played in 19 games since transferring to UTEP prior to the 2019 season. Inyang played two years at Kilgore College. He played in 19 games, tallying 83 tackles during those two seasons. Inyang started to play football at a young age and hasn’t looked back. “I started playing football when I was five,” Inyang said. “It was my junior year in high school when I knew I wanted to play college football. I was out there balling and making plays. Then Kilgore came calling. I didn’t have the grades, so Kilgore was the home for me.” Inyang was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and then moved to the Houston area prior to his freshman season at Fort Bend Willowridge High School. In fact, his nickname is ‘Ten’ since coming from the Volunteer State. Inyang’s efforts in 2018 helped lead Kilgore College to a 10-2 overall mark. He registered 52 tackles, 2.0 sacks, five pass break-ups, one 8
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fumble recovery, one interception and a blocked kick. Inyang balled out in a win over Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, tallying a collegiate-best 12 tackles. Following his success at KC, Inyang took his talents to the Sun City where UTEP Head Coach Dana Dimel sought out the experienced safety.
“Inyang likes to fly around on the field,” Dimel said. “He’s a very emotional player and I really like the way he’s matured and practicing with consistency. He’s providing great leadership to his teammates and they’re looking up to him and feeding off what he’s (continued on page 10)
