Orlando Sentinel · Jan 28, 2021
10 potential candidates for UCF football coach
UCF is looking for its third football coach since 2015 after Josh Heupel left the Knights to take the Tennessee job on Wednesday.
While it’s likely a hire won’t be made until a new UCF athletics director is selected, numerous coaches nationwide have already expressed interest in the job. Here are 10 potential candidates to be the next UCF football coach:
The Buzz: Beckton was a popular assistant coach at UCF for 19 seasons and many of his former players began campaigning for him on social media following Heupel’s departure. The former UCF football player left to join Scott Frost’s staff at Nebraska in 2018, serving as the Huskers’ tight ends coach.