It’s been a busy February for coaching changes on the Texas coast and Friday morning the Corpus Christi area saw another coaching change as West Oso head coach Brad Smithey informed his team he was departing to become the athletic director/head football coach Wolfe City High School. 

Smithey served as head football coach at West Oso, but not athletic director. He posted an 8-23 record in three years at West Oso, but the Bears improved each year under his watch and made the playoffs in 2022. 

“I’ve got a lot of ties to North Texas and the area just east of Dallas and it was a chance for me to get back closer to home and be a part of a winning program,” Smithey said. 

Smithey, who prior to becoming the head football coach at West Oso served as the offensive coordinator at Victoria West, was also an assistant at Brazosport and he served two years on staff at Division II Southeastern Oklahoma. 

“I really want to thank West Oso for giving me the chance to be a head coach, the community embraced me and my family and we’ll be forever grateful,” Smithey said.