COMMENTARY: UTPB football needs to get things going now: The pain was evident, disappointment etched on the faces of the players on the UTPB football team as they climbed the steps to the home locker room at Ratliff Stadium two weeks ago after falling to Tarleton State.
By Joshua Weaver jweaver@oaoa.com Two weeks after being hired to lead the from-the-ground-up NCAA Division II UTPB football program, head coach Justin Carrigan welcomed his first batch of prep visitors. The recruiting tools are at a minimum right now. “Not one thing is in place, other than myself, that says football,” he said. But an edited video that had been taken by a drone showing a bird’s-eye view of the UTPB campus allowed Carrigan to point out where certain amenities, such as a practice field, will eventually be. A vision of the future. His main selling point. On Wednesday, the Falcons, who are scheduled to play their inaugural game in the fall of 2016, received their first six commitments during National Signing Day. “It’s unbelievable. To be able to sell them on the idea of redshirting for a year and seeing the big picture,” Carrigan said. “I don’t think it’s difficult to sell, but difficult for a 17- or 18-year-old kid to understand. We are in the now generation ...
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