As hundreds of Florida National Guard soldiers poured into Orlando last Tuesday night to provide assistance in the wake of Hurricane Irma, they found a temporary haven at the University of Central Florida’s football facility. That night, a group of Knights football players and coaches volunteered to serve the soldiers food in a room that is often reserved for recruiting dinners. The buffet line included cookies shaped like footballs.
UCF Head Coach Scott Frost has vowed to keep looking for opportunities to help the community rebuild. As his team returned to practice late last week, he also began to pick up the pieces on a season that has been thrown into unprecedented flux.