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UCF officially introduced Scott Frost as its new head football coach at a news conference Tuesday.
After Frost, A.D. Danny White and UCF President Dr. John Hitt made statements and took questions, we scored a quick one-on-on with Coach Frost (Thanks to Brian Ormiston and Andy Seeley for that). Here it is:
Here's the full audio of the press conference, courtesy of UCF Athletics:
You can read a transcript of the press conference here.
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I got in a question during the presser about UCF's recruiting issues in Central and South Florida. UCF was nice enough (Thanks, guys!) to pull the video clip of Coach Frost's answer here:
"We don't need to go very far to find kids to win at UCF." -@coach_frost#UCFrost #ChargeOn https://t.co/5aAj4zyOz0
— UCF Football (@UCF_Football) December 2, 2015
Here are a few more interesting quotes from Coach Frost and Danny White.
On why UCF:
"I've taken a look at a lot of head coaching jobs the last 3 years and nothing made me want to leave Oregon." - @coach_frost #UCF
— Black & Gold Banneret (@UCF_Banneret) December 2, 2015
Danny White on how UCF and Frost will assemble a staff:
"I believe coaches should have autonomy [to hire assistants]" - @UCFDannyWhite #UCF
— Black & Gold Banneret (@UCF_Banneret) December 2, 2015
On how the offense works:
"No matter what the defense gives us, we're gonna have an answer." - @coach_frost #UCF
— Black & Gold Banneret (@UCF_Banneret) December 2, 2015
On choosing the right opportunity to go after as a head coach:
"I didn't want to leave #Oregon for a place where we couldn't get the same type of players as Oregon." - @coach_frost #UCF
— Black & Gold Banneret (@UCF_Banneret) December 2, 2015
Here's my favorite:
"Fans better buckle their seatbelt, because we're gonna hit the accelerator around here." - @coach_frost #UCF
— Black & Gold Banneret (@UCF_Banneret) December 2, 2015
A few notes:
- Frost might sound low-key, but he sold his offense throughout the morning. This is music to fans' (and recruits') ears.
- Frost essentially starts immediately. Based on what he said, he will likely not coach Oregon in their bowl game.
- UCF released the terms of Frost's contract agreement (not the contract itself). I'm combing through that tonight.
- Props go to Andy Seeley, Brian Ormiston, Megan Herboth, Eric DeSalvo and the rest of the UCF Communications staff for pulling everything together in such short notice. Another flawless event.
- Danny White is doing two jobs at once - Finishing up at Buffalo and running things at UCF. I think he has a twin that we don't know about who is helping him.
- On a personal note, and make of this what you will, but it was nice to see some old friends again today with smiles on their faces. There was a palpable positive energy that I haven't seen or felt in a while from them. That was nice.
The buzz was back in the air at UCF this morning. Frost said all of the right things. He gets it. Then again, a guy who played for Walsh, Osborne, Parcells, Belichick, Gruden and Kelly certainly would.
Now the hard part starts.
Welcome, Coach Frost!