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Check Out the New Stadium Mural Painted by Former UCF OL Aaron Evans

Evans is now UCF Athletics’ official artist and it’s pretty obvious why

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Aaron Evans, seen here celebrating the AAC Championship win over Memphis
Photo: Derek Warden

Former UCF Knights lineman Aaron Evans is a man for all seasons.

After playing four years for UCF and graduating in 2017, Evans took a shot in the NFL, but it didn’t work out. He started at left tackle for all eight of the Orlando Apollos’ games, but when the Alliance folded, Evans was left without a job in football.

So UCF helped launch his new career as an artist.

UCF Athletics was so impressed with his work that they brought him in as the official artist of the athletic program, and commissioned him to paint murals at Spectrum Stadium.

The first one is done, located near Gate 5:

This isn’t Aaron’s first UCF Football-related work, as you can see below:

Follow Evans on Instagram to see his work at @aevans_art.