Peter Hayes-Patrick added UCF to his list of suitors Wednesday and the junior Orlando Timber Creek running back was happy to find out the hometown team was interested in his services.
“It was great. Coach called me and told me I have an offer from them,” Hayes-Patrick said of Timber Creek running backs coach Perry Balasis. “I didn’t even know they were recruiting me until Coach Balasis called me.”
The 6-foot, 195-pound Hayes-Patrick will certainly hear from UCF coaches in the future. NCAA rules prohibit coaches from directly contacting high school underclassmen.
“It feels great to have a place that is an option to go to that is so close to home,” said Hayes-Patrick, whose older brother, Jacques Patrick, is a junior running back at FSU.