Pete’s Pigskin Preview: Floydada Whirlwinds
2025: 0-10, missed playoffs
FLOYDADA, Texas (KCBD) - After a winless season in 2025, the Floydada Whirlwinds have nowhere to go but up. Now heading the program is Jeff Smith, who led the West Texas Comanches to a 14-1 run and a trip to the state semifinals last year. He’s excited to see what he can do now with his new job at Floydada.
“There’s a buzz definitely for sure. With the year that we had at WT last year is one of those years that as a coach you’ll never be able to I don’t want to say replace, it’s something that’ll always be memorable,” he said. “But just the challenge and the opportunity to come and mentor a different set of kids and kind of get some things pointed in the right direction and just kind of trying to lead a new group is something that I take pride in.”
Key returners include: QB Luke Moralez, Azell Gomez, Lugan Gutierrez, Jerald Henderson, MJ Rios, and Dwayne Smith.
Pete’s Pigskin Previews are sponsored by Grid Iron Bells.
2026 schedule is listed below. Kickoff times set for 7 p.m.
- 8/28 Bovina
- 9/4 Lockney
- 9/11 @ Smyer
- 9/18 Tahoka
- 9/25 @ Ralls
- 10/2 @ Sanford-Fritch
- 10/9 BYE
- 10/16 Olton*
- 10/23 @ Farwell*
- 10/30 Hale Center*
- 11/6 @ Tulia*
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