Article: UTEP QB Palmer Making a Name for Himself

TIM KORTE, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
10-27-2005
Dateline: EL PASO, Texas
UTEP quarterback Jordan Palmer might never win the Heisman Trophy or be the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft.

It's easy being the younger brother of someone who has when you're having your own type of success.

Palmer, whose brother, Carson, won the Heisman at Southern California in 2002 and was the top pick in the 2003 draft, has made impressive strides this season and played a key role in UTEP's 5-1 start.

"My goal isn't to be better than my brother. It's just to be as good as I can be," Jordan Palmer said. "It's not my goal to win the Heisman or to be the first pick in the draft. That's crazy. Only one or two guys ...

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