Published February 10, 2009 08:25 pm –
The Port Arthur News
PORT NECHES — Port Neches-Groves head football coach Brandon Faircloth has stepped into his first head coaching position this week, communicating immediately with the Indians’ coaches and players.
The 31-year-old Brownwood native reported to his somewhat vacant office area in PN-G’s fieldhouse and addressed the varsity and junior varsity football players on Monday.
Faircloth continued by speaking to his varsity coaching staff Tuesday morning, as well as talking to the freshman football squad.
The former Odessa Permian offensive coordinator has planned to hold individual meetings in the upcoming days with members of PN-G’s varsity coaching staff.
Faircloth was hired unanimously last week at a called meeting of the PN-GISD board of trustees. A former assistant at Permian, Highland Park and Austin Westlake, the new Indians’ chief told the Odessa American newspaper that the opportunity to lead PN-G back to prominence was too hard to pass up.
“It’s the history of Port Neches-Groves,” Faircloth said. “It’s a program with high expectations, high academic standards, and a program with a lot of tradition.”
Faircloth said he will be in the Golden Triangle by himself for the rest of the current school year. His wife, Emily, is completing her work toward a masters degree in the Odessa-Midland area at the University of Texas-Permian Basin. She will not move to this area until June. — TOM HALLIBURTON
