2025 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team

2025 UT Permian Basin Falcons football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 11
Record	3–0 (1–0 LSC)
Head coach	Kris McCullough (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Blake Crandall (3rd season) Kenny Hrncir (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinator	Jake Shaw (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Devin Gauldin (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Astound Broadband Stadium Ratliff Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Angelo State		2	–	0					4	–	0
No. 11 UT Permian Basin		1	–	0					3	–	0
No. 17 Central Washington		1	–	0					2	–	1
Western Oregon		1	–	0					2	–	1
Eastern New Mexico		1	–	1					1	–	3
West Texas A&M		1	–	1					1	–	3
Texas A&M–Kingsville		0	–	1					1	–	2
Midwestern State		0	–	1					0	–	3
Sul Ross*		0	–	1					0	–	3
Western New Mexico		0	–	2					1	–	3
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Sul Ross ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2025 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team represents the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) in the 2025 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Falcons are led by third-year head coach Kris McCullough. The team will play most of its home games at Astound Broadband Stadium in Midland, Texas while Ratliff Stadium in neighboring Odessa will host one game. ^[1]

Offseason

Transfers

Incoming

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Prev. school
Cash Walker	TE	6'4"	235 lbs	Grand Junction, CO	Colorado Mesa
Caleb Sedegan	TE	6'5"	255 lbs	Longmont, CO	Dodge City
Torbyn Eakins	OL	6'5"	315 lbs	New Oxford, PA	Morehead State
Brittyn Eakins	LB	6'0"	205 lbs	New Oxford, PA	Morehead State
Austin Ayobamidele	WR	6'2"	180 lbs	Brooklyn Park, MN	Iowa Central
Kyle Lofye	OL	6'3"	315 lbs	Frisco, TX	East Texas A&M
Angel Valencia	OL	6'4"	300 lbs	Chico, CA	Butte
Jaylon Tillman	WR	6'0"	215 lbs	Plainfield, IL	Bowling Green
Braylon Stewart	OL	6'5"	320 lbs	Fort Worth, TX	Southwest Baptist
Daine Horak	S	6'0"	185 lbs	Rockwall, TX	Texas State
Andre Jones	WR	6'4"	185 lbs	San Antonio, TX	Coastal Carolina
Cochese Bradshaw	CB	6'3"	190 lbs	Crenshaw, CA	Mary
Kanon Gibson	QB	6'1"	190 lbs	Wink, TX	West Texas A&M
Diego Nunez	WR	6'1"	190 lbs	Roswell, NM	New Mexico Military
Bryan Pry	DL	6'1"	270 lbs	Odessa, TX	Eastern New Mexico
Karson Seaman	OL	6'4"	280 lbs	Chico, CA	College of the Sequoias

^[2]

LSC media poll

The Lone Star Conference released its preseason prediction poll on July 24, 2025. The Falcons were predicted to finish third in the conference and also received two first-place votes. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 5 Central Oklahoma *		Astound Broadband Stadium Midland, TX	W 34–14	1,523
September 6	7:00 p.m.	at Adams State *	No. 21	Rex Stadium Alamosa, CO	W 41–7	200
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Kingsville	No. 11	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 43–30	8,500
September 27	6:00 p.m.	Midwestern State		Astound Broadband Stadium Midland, TX
October 4	6:00 p.m.	at Angelo State		LeGrand Sports Complex San Angelo, TX
October 11	6:00 p.m.	Central Washington		Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX
October 18	3:05 p.m.	at Western Oregon		McArthur Field Monmouth, OR
October 25	6:00 p.m.	West Texas A&M		Astound Broadband Stadium Midland, TX
November 1	1:00 p.m.	at Western New Mexico		Altamirano Stadium Silver City, NM
November 8	7:00 p.m.	Eastern New Mexico		Astound Broadband Stadium Midland, TX
November 15	6:00 p.m.	Sul Ross		Astound Broadband Stadium Midland, TX
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

See also: 2025 NCAA Division II football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
AFCA	RV	21	12	11
D2 Football	—	16	10	7

Personnel

2025 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Camden Tyler  Jr WR 2 Traylen Suel  Jr WR 3 T. J. McKenzie GS QB 4 Kanon Gibson Jr RB 5 Kory Harris  Sr WR 8 Jace Wyatt Sr WR 10 Ben Patterson  Sr QB 12 Christian Kaopua  Sr WR 13 Jaylon Tillman GS QB 14 Solomon James GS QB 15 Issac Mooring So WR 18 Austin Ayobamidele  Jr WR 19 Anthony Dansby Sr RB 22 Adrian Cormier  Jr RB 37 Damien Johnson  Fr TE 40 Kelby Castro  Fr OL 50 Tyler Ball GS OL 52 Mekhi Pinckney GS OL 53 Joseph Hughes  Jr OL 56 David Baker  Fr OL 58 Christopher Jernigan  Fr OL 59 Case Carpenter  Fr OL 61 Donavon Kapa  Fr OL 62 Diego Jaurez Fr OL 63 Justin Greene Fr TE 64 Cash Walker  So OL 65 Kyle Lofye So OL 66 Girevis Bobey  So OL 68 Jared Risinger Fr OL 69 Lucas Barrientes  Fr OL 70 Mason Schweinle  Jr OL 71 Caleb Morman Fr OL 72 Nate Jacobs  So OL 75 Torbyn Eakins  Jr OL 77 Braylon Stewart  So OL 78 Daine Hanson  Jr OL 79 Damien Thomas  Jr WR 80 Kylin Mathis GS WR 81 Crimson Mathis  So WR 82 Bryant Johnson GS WR 83 Heston Kelly  Jr WR 84 Jonathan Brown  So WR 85 Aiden Serrano Fr TE 86 Braelyn Dillard  So TE 87 Caleb Sedegan Jr WR 88 Diego Nunez  Jr WR Gavin Brown Fr QB Jiyere Cogshell Fr WR Adrian Corley Fr QB Mikey Cota Fr QB Aaron DeLeon Fr QB Micah Dickerson Fr RB Isaiah Dowden Fr WR Nick Jackson Fr WR Josh Little  Jr WR Malachi Meche Fr RB Damuriyon Montgomery Sr WR Kohen Peeler Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 Malik Allen  Sr LB 1 Tristan Exline Jr DB 3 Jamarion Ravenell  Jr DL 5 Jacob Humphrey  Sr DL 6 Jalani Jefferson Sr DB 7 Kharel Coney Sr DB 9 Kendrick Jones  Jr DL 11 Gary Holmes  Sr DB 16 Elijah Gerrard  So DB 17 Cheno Navarrette  Fr DB 20 Layne Horak  Jr DB 21 David Vah  Fr DB 23 Nicholas Butler So DB 24 Caimon Mathis  So LB 26 Taison Fa'asuamanu Sr DB 27 Jayden Plater  So DB 28 Jerrod Cameron  Jr DB 29 Euvoski Cunningham Sr DB 31 Elliott Grigsby Jr DB 32 Champ Mathis GS DB 33 Dominique Lampkin Jr DB 34 Jayden Freidt  Jr DL 35 Johnny Fano Jr DL 36 Luke Miller So LB 38 Gabe Ponce Jr LB 42 Tre Yanez So DB 43 Evan Williams  So DL 44 Zamir Richardson Jr LB 45 McKyle So'oto  Jr LB 46 Devin Green  Fr DB 47 Dawson Bullard  So LB 51 Tyreek Curley Jr DL 54 Lyndon Williams  Jr LB 55 Raydin Garcia Fr LB 57 Warren Richardson Fr DL 60 Terry Ojopagogo Fr OL 67 Tymir Askew Fr DL 73 Ephraim Whitaker Fr DL 74 Nicholas Elko Fr DL 76 Jack Freeman Fr DL 90 Anthony Cunningham Jr DL 91 Dominic Conner Jr DL 92 Malotumau Fano So DL 93 Dieunerst Collin  Jr DL 94 David Walker Jr DL 95 Geoffrey Ojeh  Fr DL 96 Clive Wahl Fr DL 97 Will LeBlanc  Fr DL 99 Amari Bedford  Sr DB Shawn Battle Fr LB Kayden Blaze So DB Messiah Boulieu Fr DB Jaiden Fike Fr DB Rene Holguin Sr DB Canden Mathis Fr DB John Peoples Fr LB Luke Sigler Fr LB Adam White Fr DB Dwayne Wingfield Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 30 Diego Chavarria So P 39 Jolon Cabello Fr K 41 Angel Diaz So LS 48 Carson Loeb Fr P 49 Jordan Cartwright Fr	Head coach Kris McCullough Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Babcock Assistant head coach/Offensive line Blake Crandall Co-offensive coordinator/Wide receivers Kenny Hrncir Co-offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Jake Shaw Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers Devin Gaulden Co-defensive coordinator/Secondary Zach Santolla Defensive line/Run game coordinator Marquez Gollman Safeties Jordan Moore Nickels/Stars Austrian Robinson Assistant defensive line Ryver Rodriguez Running backs Andrew Vasquez Assistant defensive backs Gunnar Abseck Tight ends Ivan Schultz Assistant offensive line Brittyn Eakins Linebackers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 21, 2025

Game summaries

No. 5 Central Oklahoma

No. 5 Central Oklahoma Bronchos at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Bronchos	0	7	7	0	14
Falcons	7	6	18	3	34

at Astound Broadband Stadium, Midland, Texas

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 1,523
• Referee: Joe Greer
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UTPB – Ben Patterson 24-yard pass from Kanon Gibson (Angel Diaz kick), 3:00. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 97 yards, 6:46. Second quarter UTPB – Angel Diaz 20-yard field goal, 7:52. Falcons 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:50. UCO – William Mason 4-yard run (Joseph Kim kick), 7:35. Falcons 10–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:17. UTPB – Angel Diaz 39-yard field goal, 1:56. Falcons 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 17 yards, 3:11. Third quarter UCO – Jaylen Cottrell 35-yard run (Joseph Kim kick), 13:20. Bronchos 14–13. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:09. UTPB – Camden Tyler 12-yard run (Jolon Cabello pass to Caleb Sedegan), 4:44. Falcons 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:44. UTPB – Traylen Suel 62-yard pass from Kanon Gibson (Angel Diaz kick), 3:53. Falcons 28–14. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:18. UTPB – Angel Diaz 44-yard field goal, 0:35. Falcons 31–14. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:39. Fourth quarter UTPB – Angel Diaz 24-yard field goal, 1:00. Falcons 34–14. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:34.

Statistics	UCO	UTPB
First downs	16	24
Total yards	376	361
Rushing yards	207	145
Passing yards	169	216
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	22:45	37:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Oklahoma	Passing	Jett Huff	14/34, 169 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	William Mason	9 rushes, 107 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ashton Schumann	3 receptions, 45 yards
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Kanon Gibson	17/30, 189 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kanon Gibson	20 rushes, 78 yards
	Receiving	Traylen Suel	7 receptions, 95 yards, TD

Kickoff was originally scheduled for 6:00 p.m., but was moved up to noon due to potential thunderstorms. ^[5]

At Adams State

No. 21 UT Permian Basin Falcons at Adams State Grizzlies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Falcons	7	13	14	7	41
Grizzlies	0	0	7	0	7

at Rex Stadium, Alamosa, Colorado

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 200
• Referee: Richard Gray
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UTPB – Jaylon Tillman 7-yard pass from Issac Mooring (Angel Diaz kick), 0:25. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:05. Second quarter UTPB – Jamarion Ravenell 96-yard interception return (kick failed), 14:03. Falcons 13–0. UTPB – T. J. McKenzie 19-yard pass from Issac Mooring (Angel Diaz kick), 7:34. Falcons 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:39. Third quarter UTPB – Traylen Suel 36-yard pass from Issac Mooring (Angel Diaz kick), 12:18. Falcons 27–0. Drive: 1 play, 36 yards, 0:06. UTPB – Kory Harris 10-yard run (Angel Diaz kick), 5:57. Falcons 34–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:16. ASU – Ahmare Merrida 15-yard run (Quinton Pacheco kick), 0:44. Falcons 34–7. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 5:10. Fourth quarter UTPB – Kory Harris 3-yard run (Angel Diaz kick), 12:15. Falcons 41–7. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:23.

Statistics	UTPB	ASU
First downs	21	17
Total yards	359	243
Rushing yards	84	231
Passing yards	275	12
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	23:22	36:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Issac Mooring	20/26, 266 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kory Harris	11 rushes, 54 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	T. J. McKenzie	4 receptions, 78 yards, TD
Adams State	Passing	Tyson Smith	4/14, 12 yards, INT
	Rushing	Ahmare Merrida	18 rushes, 134 yards, TD
	Receiving	Devin Dawkins	2 receptions, 10 yards

At Texas A&M–Kingsville

No. 11 UT Permian Basin Falcons at Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Falcons	6	10	7	20	43
Javelinas	0	8	8	14	30

at Javelina Stadium, Kingsville, Texas

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 8,500
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UTPB – Kanon Gibson 3-yard run (pass failed), 9:13. Falcons 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:47. Second quarter UTPB – Angel Diaz 28-yard field goal, 13:29. Falcons 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 5:00. UTPB – Kory Harris 1-yard run (Angel Diaz kick), 8:49. Falcons 16–0. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:18. TAMUK – Lawrence Starks 2-yard run (Jack Turner pass to Kehinde Atunrase), 7:06. Falcons 16–8. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:24. Third quarter TAMUK – Jack Turner 12-yard run (Jack Turner pass to Ivan Thomas), 11:43. Tied 16–16. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:26. UTPB – Jace Wyatt 21-yard pass from Kanon Gibson (Angel Diaz kick), 7:43. Falcons 23–16. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:00. Fourth quarter TAMUK – Kevin Holmes Jr. 12-yard pass from Jack Turner (Daniel Gauna kick), 13:32. Tied 23–23. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:52. UTPB – Kanon Gibson 20-yard run (Angel Diaz kick), 12:11. Falcons 30–23. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 1:17. UTPB – Jaylon Tillman 70-yard pass from Kanon Gibson (Angel Diaz kick), 10:07. Falcons 37–23. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:10. UTPB – T. J. McKenzie 34-yard pass from Kanon Gibson (kick failed), 8:10. Falcons 43–23. Drive: 2 plays, 36 yards, 0:51. TAMUK – Kehinde Atunrase 22-yard pass from Jack Turner (Daniel Gauna kick), 4:16. Falcons 43–30. Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 3:48.

Statistics	UTPB	TAMUK
First downs	26	18
Total yards	491	375
Rushing yards	175	105
Passing yards	316	270
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	36:52	23:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Kanon Gibson	18/26, 316 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kanon Gibson	22 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jaylon Tillman	3 receptions, 92 yards, TD
Texas A&M–Kingsville	Passing	Jack Turner	25/37, 270 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Andre Branch	7 rushes, 42 yards
	Receiving	Christian Kretz	6 receptions, 83 yards

Midwestern State

Midwestern State Mustangs at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

at Astound Broadband Stadium, Midland, Texas

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT

Statistics	MSU	UTPB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Midwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UT Permian Basin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Angelo State

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Angelo State Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0
Rams	0	0	0	0	0

at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT

Statistics	UTPB	ASU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Angelo State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Central Washington

Central Washington Wildcats at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT

Statistics	CWU	UTPB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UT Permian Basin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Western Oregon

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Western Oregon Wolves – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0
Wolves	0	0	0	0	0

at McArthur Field, Monmouth, Oregon

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT

Statistics	UTPB	WOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Oregon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

West Texas A&M

West Texas A&M Buffaloes at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

at Astound Broadband Stadium, Midland, Texas

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT

Statistics	WT	UTPB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UT Permian Basin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Western New Mexico

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Western New Mexico Mustangs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0

at Altamirano Stadium, Silver City, New Mexico

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT/12:00 p.m. MDT

Statistics	UTPB	WNMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western New Mexico	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Eastern New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Greyhounds	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

at Astound Broadband Stadium, Midland, Texas

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST

Statistics	ENMU	UTPB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern New Mexico	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UT Permian Basin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Sul Ross

Sul Ross Lobos at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

at Astound Broadband Stadium, Midland, Texas

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST

Statistics	SRS	UTPB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sul Ross	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UT Permian Basin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "UT-Permian Basin football to play 5 of 6 home games in Midland". Midland Reporter-Telegram . March 17, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
2. "UTPB Football announces 2025 Recruiting Class". UTPB Falcons. February 5, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
3. "LSC Football Preseason Poll announced". Lone Star Conference. July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
4. "2025 Football Schedule" . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
5. "UTPB home football kickoff moved up due to weather". Odessa American . August 28, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2025.