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Kris McCullough set to leave UTPB for Gardner-Webb
UT Permian Basin is open as sources confirm that head coach Kris McCullough is headed to the FCS ranks to be the head coach at Gardner-Webb after three successful seasons with the Falcons.
Kris McCullough is leaving UT Permian Basin to become the head coach at FCS program Gardner-Webb, sources confirmed to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. McCullough, 30, first became a head coach at 26 years old when he took over East Central in 2022. He was named the head coach at UTPB a year later and has led the Falcons to two Division II playoff appearances and one Lone Star Conference title.
McCullough was only the second coach in the history of UTPB football, which began fielding a team in 2016. He led the Falcons to their first playoff trip, first conference title, and first playoff win. He leaves Odessa with a 28-10 record and two double-digit win seasons in three years in charge. He’s 37-13 overall in four seasons as a collegiate head coach.
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