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UCF works to add donors as it searches for new athletics director, football coach

UCF administrators are racing against the clock to hire an athletics director and head football coach who can help the Knights compete at an elite level with limited resources.

Hiring new administrators and coaches in today's highly competitive market is a challenge for any school, but UCF faces the added challenge of paying for quality leaders while receiving limited conference revenue and operating with an estimated $20 million worth of debt.

"Obviously we have to go out and recruit as [many donors] as we can. We need a very good athletic director and a very good football coach.