UTPB hires Chris Softley as new head football coach
Softley was the head coach for Lubbock Christian School for nine years before taking the Falcons job
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - UT Permian Basin hired Chris Softley as the third head football coach in program history, the university announced on Wednesday.
Softley comes to Odessa from Lubbock Christian School, where he spent the last nine years (2016-2025) as the school’s head football coach.
In nine years, he led the Eagles to four state final appearances and two state championships in 2022 and 2025.
As the LCS Athletic Director, he oversaw 10 state championships across six team sports.
Softley spent three seasons with Abilene Christian University as a Defensive Graduate Assistant Coach from 2008-2010.
The new UTPB head football coach will be introduced at a press conference at the university’s Kirk Auditorium on January 5.
Online reactions
Chris Softley is highly regarded around the Texas football world. Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire posted to X after the announcement, “UTPB just made a great hire!!!”
Texas Tech Football’s GM James Blanchard echoed the same sentiment, saying Softley is a “great human and a winner.”
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