COLLEGE FOOTBALL: UTPB begins spring workouts

A UTPB receiver catches a pass during practice Monday at Falcon Field. Michael Bauer|Odessa AmericanThe UTPB football team began its first day of spring workouts Monday at Falcon Field.

The Falcons, who are coming off a 7-5 season and the program’s third postseason appearance, are eager to get the spring training underway.

“We’re just really excited to get going,” UTPB head coach Kris McCullough said. “We had to move back a week but thankfully we got our new o-line coach in and our guys are ready to get going. They had a heck of an offseason in the weight room. They got bigger and faster. Now it’s time to see what they can do. We’ve had that bad aftertaste in our mouths since the bowl game…