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Coaching Staff

Jeff Ellison
Head Coach
Played college football at McMurry University. Began his coaching career in 2002 as a student assistant for the War Hawks. Ellison spent time at Lubbock Estacado, Breckenridge, and Pilot Point. He also served as offensive line coach at GP North Shore.
Ellison joined the Mojo football coaching staff in 2013.

Tate Smith
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Vance Washington
Defensive Coordinator

Chris Mineo
Offensive Line

Michael Bettenhausen
Defensive Line

Jarryd Garza
Running Backs

Danny Wright
Slot Backs

Sammy Gonzales
Linebackers

Justin Armstrong
Linebackers

Joe Hilliard
Wide Receivers

Raul Sanchez
Defensive Backs

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History Of MojoLand

BACKGROUND & HISTORY

The MojoLand® website came into existence in 1996, as a response to Buzz Bissinger’s ‘Friday Night Lights’ book. I felt there were several bent truths and sensationalized information in the book. Being a graduate of Permian, I found portions of the book to be exaggerated. Hence the creation of MojoLand®.

The site began as a personal web page. It consisted of a news page, roster, schedule, coaching staff, and playoff history of the football team. In 1998, the Ector County Independent School District was in its Phase Two of becoming internet friendly and having a site originating from its campuses. Along the way, more and more features to the MojoLand® site would evolve.

The ECISD finally got on track and launched their own site, which included the district’s full athletic department. In 2000, MojoLand® would yield to the school district site and re-focus on the football athletes and their achievements during and after dawning the Panthers uniform.

The production of ‘Friday Night Lights – the Movie’ began in March of 2004 and I had an inside track. MojoLand® was the only website on the internet with daily updates and photos, as I was directly involved cast as a Permian assistant coach. The inside scoop afforded MojoLand® to top One Million internet visitors a month for most of 2004-05.

In 2006, the website featured the first internet-based virtual museum in the nation that was dedicated to a high school football program and its history.

MojoLand® celebrated its Black, White, and Silver anniversary in 2020.  This past year, we did some reformatting and structuring of the site to incorporate more features.  MojoLand® is now recognized as a top-tier digital sports news magazine, which tops my expectations dating back 30 years ago now.

*I am now offering some of my collected Sports Memorabilia on the PermianSports.com.

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Game Itinerary

Permian’s 2025 schedule will feature trips to Plano (The Star in Frisco) and Amarillo Tascosa (Dick Bivins Stadium) in non-district action.  The Panthers will play visitors with Odessa High, Midland Legacy, and Frenship in district.  An interstate meeting with California’s San Bernardino Cajon will be hosted at Ratliff Stadium.

DATE OPPONENT STADIUM TIME
08/30 Plano Away 17-27
09/04 El Paso Eastlake Home 27-12
09/12 Abilene High Away 38-21
09/18 Amarillo Tascosa Away 23-21
09/26 San Bernardino (CA)++ Home 36-25
10/10 Odessa High* Away 49-7
10/17 San Angelo Central* Home 35-27
10/24 Midland Legacy* Away 51-48
10/31 Wolfforth Frenship* Away 38-25
11/07 Midland High* Home 33-14
11/14 BI-DISTRICT PLAYOFF
El Paso Eastlake		 Home 59-7
11/21 AREA PLAYOFF
Mans. Lake Ridge		 Home 30-28
11/28 REGIONAL PLAYOFF
Allen		 Home 13-56

KEY: *District Game | ++Homecoming