Falcon Football - UTPB

Posted: Monday, January 25, 2016 10:21 pm By Justin Lee jlee@oaoa.com  - 432-333-7773 It’s an interesting proposal Justin Carrigan is pitching. The first full recruiting season is winding down for the first head football coach in UTPB program history, as college football’s national signing day approaches on Feb. 3. For Carrigan, who is looking to bring in a new boon of talent ahead of the team’s inaugural season this fall, there isn’t much to sell to prospects in the way of program history. The Falcons have never played a down. As Carrigan tries to convince potential recruits to come to UTPB, he can’t point to any kind of long-standing reputation or history of past successes. He can’t tell them about any championships the Falcons have won, or any prestigious legacy they’d become a part of. But he can offer an opportunity to build all of that. “We’re having to convince the guys to come to something where there is no history, there is no tradition, there are no trophies on the wal

OAOA.COM - UTPB football season tickets went on sale Monday morning, and are now available for $50. General admission individual game tickets will be $12. The school announced Monday afternoon that, in the first six hours of availability, the university had sold 1,000 sets of season tickets. Season tickets will provide entry into all seven home games during the Falcons’ inaugural football season this fall, including six home games at Ratliff Stadium and one at Grande Communications Stadium in Midland. All UTPB home games are scheduled for 7 p.m. kickoffs. Tickets can be purchased online at  utpbfalcons.com/tickets , or through the Wagner-Noël Performing Arts Center Box Office in person between noon and 5 p.m. or over the phone by dialing 1-800-514-3849.

UTPB Falcons 2016 Football Schedule Date Opponent Time Sept. 3 Sul Ross 7 p.m. Sept. 10 Arizona Christian 7 p.m. Sept. 17 West Texas A&M * 7 p.m. Sept. 24 Western New Mexico * 7 p.m. Oct. 1 Tarleton State* TBA Oct. 8 Eastern New Mexico * 7 p.m. Oct. 15 Texas A&M-Kingsville* TBA Oct. 22 x- Oklahoma Panhandle State * 7 p.m. Oct. 29 Midwestern State* TBA Nov. 5 Texas A&M Commerce * 7 p.m. Nov. 12 Angelo State* TBA Home games in bold. *-Denotes Lone Star Conference game. x-At Grande Communications Stadium in Midland. All other home games scheduled for Ratliff Stadium.

Odessa American A new era at UTPB begins with a new look. The UTPB athletic department unveiled a new set of Falcons athletics logos and artwork at a press conference Thursday morning inside the gymnasium on campus. The new designs feature an original falcon illustration and a new lettering style, trimmed in the school’s familiar orange and black colors. The rebranding effort coincides with UTPB’s move to the Lone Star Conference this summer, and the launching of the Falcons football program, which is set to kick off its first game this fall. “With the recent and upcoming changes in our athletic department, we determined that an athletic logo reflective of our program was needed,” UTPB athletic director Steve Aicinena said in a university release. “The logo was to represent some important characteristics of our department and university: Strength, Determination and Ferocity. “As our University and athletic department have evolved, these characteristics have been key to our growth and

Not only will the University of Texas of the Permian Basin football team take the field for the first time this fall but the marching band will as well. The college has had a band for the last 10 years but they haven't had a marching band. Right now, about 40 students make up a wind ensemble but the Director of Bands, Clayton Harris, says he's still looking to recruit about 60 more members. To get those students, the band will go on a tour February 1 to find high school students who would like to become a part of the falcon marching band. "One of the things we do offer at UTPB is a very affordable education and a great value for your money. With the implementation of a marching program and the football team, it'll attract more students to our campus," said Harris. If you'd like to learn more about becoming part of the UTPB marching band, call the university at 552-4296. Video: http://www.newswest9.com/clip/12154048/utpb-to-get-marching-band-in-2016-1-20-16