So’oto named D2Football.com National Defensive Player of the Week

By: Ricky Baptist, Sports Information Director ODESSA, Texas (October 6, 2026) – Linebacker McKyle So'oto of the No. 23 University of Texas Permian Basin football team has been named the D2Football.com Defensive Player of the Week for Week 5. So'oto led a Falcon defense that produced five turnovers in an upset road victory over No. 15 (D2Football.com Poll) Northeastern State. So'oto's day included 15 total tackles, 10 solo tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack. He also added an interception that he returned 28 yards into plus territory. McKyle So'oto is a redshirt senior from Oceanside, California. "We talk...