Orlando Sentinel · Dec 16, 2020
UCF excited about bolstering program during early National Signing Day
The uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic has seeped into just about every level of the UCF football program, including recruiting.
When the NCAA mandated a dead period for recruiting in March, coaches had to replace in-person visits with virtual ones. FaceTime, Zoom and Skype quickly took the place of an in-house visit or an on-campus tour, with those same coaches forced to rely on video conferencing and game tape to scout potential prospects.
“We’ve been dealing with it for a long time whether that’s 10 months we’ve been on Zoom calls with recruits,” secondary coach Willie Martinez said. “… I think everybody has adapted really well. The recruits and the coaches.”