ROCKPORT — Rockport-Fulton will have a new coach next season and will have a familiar last name.
Eric Soza, a former star quarterback at Beeville and son of Coastal Bend head coaching veteran Chris Soza, was officially hired by unanimous vote as the Pirates next head coach during a special board meeting on Tuesday at the Live Oak Learning Center.
Eric Soza, who also played at UT-San Antonio and was an assistant coach at Beeville, will take over the Rockport-Fulton program from Jacob Bible, who resigned earlier this spring after one season. Soza is the third head coach in three seasons for the Pirates program.
Soza, 33, has been the offensive coordinator and boys track coach at Beeville for the last five seasons working alongside his father. This will be Soza’s first job as a head football coach.
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“It is a bit overwhelming right now,” Soza said after the board meeting. “It was unbelievable to see all the support that was here. To see the trust that the board of trustees … that the interview committee have in me … to see how many athletes are here, how many parents here and have smiles on their faces ready to embark on this journey with me.”
The search committee was comprised of nine members from the school district, including new superintendent Lesley Austin, and two board members, who Austin said helped with community input.
Rockport-Fulton ISD said the committee was influenced heavily by a community survey on what they wanted in a new athletic director. Austin, who began her job in early April,…
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Author : Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Publish date : 2024-05-07 23:00:52
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