HOUSTON – HCU has selected Jason Bachtel as its new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Head Football Coach Braxton Harris announced Thursday.
 
A Texas native, Bachtel has spent his entire career in the state. For the last two seasons, he was the head coach at Howard Payne University, posting back-to-back 7-3 campaigns, setting a school record for wins by first-year head coach in 2021. Bachtel succeeded Harris as the head coach at HPU and now Bachtel's brother, Kevin, is leading the Yellow Jackets.
 
Bachtel was the offensive coordinator at Argyle High School, helping lead the Eagles to the 2020 Texas 4A Division I state championship, while averaging 48.1 points per game. He spent three seasons as the Offensive Coordinator at East Texas Baptist University and one at North Forney High School.
 
After one season as offensive coordinator at Scurry-Rosser High School, Bachel was promoted to head coach from 2011-2017. In 2013, the Wildcats tied the school record with a 12-1 mark. Bachtel was an assistant coach at Galena Park and Gatesville High Schools and began his career as a student assistant at HPU.
 
Bachtel was a three-year letterwinner at quarterback at HPU from 1999-2001. He graduated from HPU with a bachelor of science degree in history in 2003 and a Master's degree in educational administration from Lamar in 2018.
 
He and his wife, Tara, have four children: Talen, Bailee, Brooklyn and Blaire.