THE SMITH ERA BEGINS at Floydada as Jeff Smith of Stinnett takes up the Whirlwinds mantle. | JASONE PEARSON MEDIA
NEW COACH Jeff Smith has been named the new football coach for Floydada. He previously served as the head coach, athletic director and head maintenance director for West Texas High School in Stinnett from2023-2025. He led the Comanches to the 2025 2A Division 1 state semifinals last season and finished the season with a 14-1 overall record. | COURTESY PHOTO
Floydada hires West Texas Stinnett’s Smith as football coach/AD
turned out,” he said. “I feel like the district is wide open and everybody has a chance to be district champion. It is something that everyone should be excited about. It’s nice to me when you can play new teams and get away from those teams you have been playing the last six to eight years.”
RUSS MORRIS | HESPERIAN BEACON On Thursday, Jan. 29, Floydada CISD announced the hiring of Jeff Smith as their new head football coach and athletic director. The announcement comes two months after J.R. Compton, the previous athletic director for Floydada CISD, and the school district agreed to part ways following the conclusion of the 2025 football season....
