Eanna O'Gorman an Ireland native, was named the head coach in December of 2017 after serving on the Howard Payne men's coaching staff in 2017 and the two previous seasons as a graduate assistant coach with the HPU soccer program. In 2017, O'Gorman played a pivotal role on the men's soccer staff that saw a three win improvement over previous season and the best record for the Yellow Jackets since 2011 (7-9). Before coming to HPU as a graduate assistant, O'Gorman was an All-conference and defender of the year player a Dodge City Community College and later at Eastern New Mexico University. He excelled in the classroom receiving the president's academic honors award his senior year at Eastern New Mexico University. O'Gorman holds a Masters of Business Administration for Howard Payne University (2017), a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from Eastern New Mexico University (2015) and an Associate Degree in Physical Education from Dodge City Community College (2013). O'Gorman was the first international student to receive a Masters degree from Howard Payne University in its 128-year history.