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COACHES/STAFFGeorge O’Leary ................................. 20-23Sean Beckton ......................................... 24George Godsey ...................................... 25Dave Huxtable ....................................... 26David Kelly ............................................. 27Brent Key ............................................... 28Jim Panagos ........................................... 29Tim Salem .............................................. 30John Skladany ........................................ 31Charlie Taaff e ......................................... 32Support Staff .................................... 33-38President Dr. John C. Hitt ....................... 39Director of Athleti cs Keith R. Tribble ..... 40Administrati ve Staff .......................... 41-42

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GEORGE O’LEARYHEAD COACH • SEVENTH YEAR AT UCF • NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1969In his six years at UCF, George O’Leary has helped the Knights achieve dozens of historic fi rsts including games in front of sellout crowds on campus, individual ac-colades for student-athletes, a conference championship and trips to presti gious bowl games. For O’Leary, it has been business as usual.

Since taking over the program in 2004, O’Leary has made sure that UCF has reached new heights. On and off of the fi eld, the veteran head coach has molded his program into a consistent winner.

His hard work contributed to the constructi on of Bright House Networks Stadium. Interest in the program has never been higher. His student-athletes are enjoying record success in the classroom, and the Knights are winning on the football fi eld.

In 2007, O’Leary guided the Knights to arguably the fi nest campaign in program history. UCF won 10 contests, claimed the Conference USA Championship and par-ti cipated in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in front of a nati onally-televised audience on ESPN.

There was litt le suspense as to who would garner C-USA Coach of the Year honors. O’Leary was recognized with the award for the second ti me in three campaigns. For the Knights and their fans, 2007 was truly a year to remember. For the college football world, the season was more evidence that O’Leary has built the Knights into a powerful program.

And just two years later, O’Leary and the Knights put together an impressive run at the end of the 2009 season to earn a bid to the St. Petersburg Bowl. UCF went 5-1 down the stretch and won six-straight C-USA contests to close out the regular season. That included the Knights’ fi rst win in school history over a nati onally-ranked Football Bowl Subdivision program when they upset No. 13/12 Houston, 37-32, on Homecoming.

Helping UCF Arrive on the Nati onal SceneO’Leary has already left his stamp on the Knights’ program. When he arrived in Orlando in 2004, UCF was not a factor on the regional or nati onal scenes.

O’Leary rebuilt the program from the ground up. He lobbied for new faciliti es, toured the state to gain publicity, restocked UCF with top recruits and made sure his student-athletes excelled in their studies.

The growth of the program was no more evident than in 2007. UCF posted a school-record seven-game winning streak during the season. The conference championship was the fi rst in program history.

The 10 wins during the year established a program record at the FBS level. Nati on-ally, only 19 teams won at least 10 contests during the year.

O’Leary helped tailback Kevin Smith post one of the most dominant single-season rushing performances. The junior rushed for 2,567 yards, good for second all-ti me in NCAA history, and 29 touchdowns. He became the only rusher in the state of Florida and the 12th all-ti me in the NCAA FBS to eclipse the 2,000-yard mark in a season.

The 2008 season saw Joe Burnett also earn fi rst-team All-America honors as he shatt ered the school and C-USA punt return records and graduated ranked 19th in NCAA history in career punt return yards.

In 2009, Josh Robinson was a fi rst-team freshman All-American and Bruce Miller is on many preseason All-American teams heading into 2010. Miller is also the 2010 preseason C-USA Defensive Player of the Year, an award he also won following the 2009 campaign.

Excellence off the FieldO’Leary has reshaped the UCF program in every facet, including improved results in the classroom. The Knights turned in a successful eff ort in the classroom during the 2008 campaign, registering the highest in-season grade-point average in pro-gram history at 2.782. A total of 55 student-athletes recorded a GPA of least 3.0 during the fall 2008 semester.

Defensive lineman Keith Shologan became the fi rst player in school history to receive ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team hon-ors in 2007. Rocky Ross picked up Academic All-America honors in 2009. Ross, Shologan and de-fensive back Sha’reff Rashad have been selected to the C-USA Football All-Academic Team under O’Leary.

In 2008, Rashad was named to the league all-academic squad for the second-con-secuti ve year. In 2007, he was named the UCF Male Scholar Athlete of the Year, becoming the second-straight football player to earn the honor. Rashad was twice named to the Nati onal Football Foundati on and College Hall of Fame’s Hampshire Honors Society. Off ensive lineman Dan Veenstra was the award winner in 2006.

Guiding the Knights Toward ProminenceThe 2006 season featured several memorable moments for the Knights as they fi nished their fi nal campaign at the Florida Citrus Bowl. Wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker had a record-breaking season. The Orlando nati ve broke the single-season school record for recepti ons with 90 and hauled in 1,178 receiving yards just a year removed from an ACL injury. He earned All-C-USA First Team honors and was one of fi ve Knights recognized for their strong play by the league offi ce.

In 2005, O’Leary’s second season at UCF, he engineered one of the top turn-arounds in the history of college football. Just one year removed from an 0-11 campaign, he guided the Knights to a historic season, complete with the program’s fi rst bowl appearance.

O’Leary led UCF to the fourth-best turnaround in NCAA history with a record of 8-5. The Knights went 7-1 in C-USA and claimed the league’s East Division ti tle. The squad became just the sixth team in NCAA history to go to a bowl game a year aft er going winless as the Knights parti cipated in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl.

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The college football world took noti ce of the turnaround. O’Leary was named the C-USA Coach of the Year. Both CBSsports.com and SportsIllustrated.com named him the nati onal coach of the year.

Facing an 11-game schedule with just four home games, his squad became just the fourth team in NCAA history to earn a bowl berth while playing seven road contests. Even more remarkable, the turnaround was made with a team of mostly underclassmen.

Pipeline to the ProsO’Leary has experience coaching on the professional level and, as a result, has helped several Knights move on to the NFL. Seven Knights who played under O’Leary have been selected in the NFL Draft .

Torell Troup went in the second round, 41st overall, to Buff alo this past April. Bur-nett was a fi ft h-round pick of Pitt sburgh in 2009. Smith was one of three UCF play-ers taken in the 2008 draft . He was the fi rst pick of the third round by Detroit. Off ensive lineman Josh Sitt on went to Green Bay in the fourth round and Kansas City selected ti ght end Mike Merritt with its seventh-round pick.

Aft er his incredible senior season in 2006, Sims-Walker was selected by Jackson-ville in the third round. In the previous year’s draft , wide receiver Brandon Mar-shall was Denver’s fourth-round selecti on.

Other former Knights who played under O’Leary, including defensive lineman Paul Carrington, tailback Alex Haynes, ti ght end Darcy Johnson and kicker Matt Prater, have also spent ti me in the NFL.

Success at Georgia TechO’Leary was the head coach at Georgia Tech from 1994-01 aft er taking over as interim head coach for the fi nal three games of the 1994 season. During his seven-year sti nt at Georgia Tech, O’Leary guided the Yellow Jackets to a 52-33 record. The squad made fi ve bowl appearances under O’Leary.

From 1995-01, Georgia Tech recorded fi ve winning seasons in six years. His 1998 squad won the Atlanti c Coast Conference Championship and played in the Gator Bowl on New Year’s Day. O’Leary’s Georgia Tech teams won at least seven games on four occasions , including a 10-win campaign in 1998 and nine victories in 2000. The 2000 Bobby Dodd Nati onal Coach of the Year, O’Leary was named the ACC Coach of the Year in 1998 and 2000.

One trademark of O’Leary’s tenure as a head coach has been the quality of his coaching staff s. While at Georgia Tech, he had three assistants who later gar-nered head coaching jobs. Ralph Friedgen (Maryland), Randy Edsall (Connecti -cut) and Ted Roof (Duke) all served under O’Leary. Both Friedgen and Edsall have led their schools to BCS conference ti tles.

NFL ExperiencePrior to coming to UCF, O’Leary served on Minnesota’s NFL coaching staff for two seasons. In 2003, he was the Vikings’ defensive coordinator. In his fi rst season with the team in 2002, he guided the defensive line into becoming the strength of the Minnesota defense. He also served as the squad’s assistant head coach.

O’Leary also served as the defensive line coach for San Diego from 1992-93. In 1992, the defense had 51 sacks as the Chargers won the AFC West with an 11-5 record.

Moving Up the RanksO’Leary had the fi rst of two sti nts at Georgia Tech from 1987-91. He served as the defensive coordinator/defensive line coach. The team fi nished 11-0-1 in 1990 and won the nati onal championship, defeati ng Nebraska in the Florida Citrus Bowl.

A Long Island nati ve, O’Leary received his fi rst coaching job at the collegiate level at Syracuse (1980-86). He coached the defensive line and was also the assistant head coach his fi nal two seasons.

He started his coaching career at the high school level. From 1968-76, he coached at Central Islip (N.Y.) High School. O’Leary was the head coach at the school from 1975-76, before taking over as the head coach at Liverpool High School. He posted a 37-8-1 record in fi ve seasons as a prep head coach, including a perfect 10-0 campaign in 1979.

O’Leary was born in Central Islip, N.Y., and att ended Central Islip High School. He att ended the University of New Hampshire and earned his degree in physical educati on. O’Leary and his wife, Sharon, have two daughters, Chris and Trish, and two sons, Tim and Marty. The O’Leary’s welcomed their fi rst grandchild in 2006 as Tim and his wife Jennifer gave birth to a son named Tate. The couple had a second son, Cullen, in 2008.

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Fast Facts• Date of Birth: Aug. 17, 1946• Hometown: Central Islip, N.Y.• Educati on: New Hampshire, 1969 (B.S. in Physical Educati on)

Coaching Experience• UCF, 2004-Present Head Coach• Minnesota Vikings, 2002-03 Defensive Coordinator (2003), Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line (2002)• Georgia Tech, 1994-01 Head Coach (1995-01), Interim Head Coach (1994), Defensive Coordinator/De-fensive Line (1994)• San Diego Chargers, 1992-93 Defensive Line• Georgia Tech, 1987-91 Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line• Syracuse, 1980-86 Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line (1985-86), Defensive Line (1980-84)• Liverpool (N.Y.) High School, 1977-79 Head Coach• Central Islip (N.Y.) High School, 1968-76 Head Coach (1975-76), Assistant Head Coach (1968-74)

Honors• 2007 Conference USA Coach of the Year• 2007 Atlanta Touchdown Club Conference USA Coach of the Year• 2005 Conference USA Coach of the Year• 2005 CBSSports.com Nati onal Coach of the Year• 2005 SportsIllustrated.com Nati onal Coach of the Year• 2005 Eddie Robinson Nati onal Coach of the Year fi nalist• 2005 Paul “Bear” Bryant Nati onal Coach of the Year fi nalist• 2000 Bobby Dodd Nati onal Coach of the Year• 2000 Atlanti c Coast Conference Coach of the Year• 1998 Atlanti c Coast Conference Coach of the Year• 1998 AFCA Region I Coach of the Year• 1998 Eddie Robinson Nati onal Coach of the Year fi nalist

Year-by-Year Head Coaching RecordYear School Record Notes1994 Georgia Tech 0-3 Interim head coach1995 Georgia Tech 6-51996 Georgia Tech 5-61997 Georgia Tech 7-5 Carquest Bowl1998 Georgia Tech 10-2 Gator Bowl, ACC Co-Champs1999 Georgia Tech 8-4 Gator Bowl2000 Georgia Tech 9-3 Peach Bowl2001* Georgia Tech 7-5 Seatt le Bowl2004 UCF 0-112005 UCF 8-5 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl2006 UCF 4-82007 UCF 10-4 AutoZone Liberty Bowl, C-USA Champs2008 UCF 4-82008 UCF 8-5 St. Petersburg Bowlat UCF 34-41 (six seasons) Overall 86-74 (13 seasons)

Bowl HistorySeason Bowl Result1985 Cherry Maryland 35, Syracuse 181991 Citrus Georgia Tech 45, Nebraksa 211991 Aloha Georgia Tech 18, Stanford 171997 Carquest Georgia Tech 35, West Virginia1998 Gator Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 281999 Gator Miami 28, Georgia Tech 132000 Peach LSU 28, Georgia Tech 142001* Seatt le Georgia Tech 24, Stanford 142005 Sheraton Hawaii Nevada 49, UCF 48 (OT)2007 AutoZone Liberty Mississippi State 10, UCF 32009 St. Petersburg Rutgers 45, UCF 21

(years as head coach in bold) * coached Georgia Tech for its fi rst 12 games of the 2001 season, but did not coach the Yellow Jackets in the Seatt le Bowl

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Conference Championship AppearancesThe Knights have played in a pair of Conference USA Championship Games since joining the 12-team league in 2005. UCF hosted the ti tle contest in 2007, defeati ng Tulsa at Bright House Networks Stadium. The Knights also hosted Tul-sa in 2005 at the Florida Citrus Bowl.

Bowl TripsUCF has made trips to three bowl games under O’Leary. Aft er winning the C-USA ti tle in 2007, the Knights faced Mississippi State in the Au-toZone Liberty Bowl. The program also parti ci-pated in the 2005 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl and the 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl.

Nati onal Award WinnersUnder O’Leary, UCF players have received sev-eral nati onal accolades. Joe Burnett was an All-America pick in 2008 as a kick returner. The previous season, tailback Kevin Smith earned consensus All-America honors aft er his record-breaking 2007 campaign.

NFL Draft PicksSeven Knights have been selected in the Na-ti onal Football League Draft since the 2005 cam-paign, including three in 2008. The list of UCF players who have been picked includes Joe Bur-nett , Brandon Marshall, Mike Sims-Walker, Josh Sitt on, Kevin Smith and Torell Troup.

Academic ExcellenceThe Knights have also excelled off the fi eld dur-ing O’Leary’s tenure, setti ng team grade-point average records on several occasions. UCF has had two Academic All-Americans under O’Leary.Aft er the 2008 season, safety Sha’reff Rashad (above) was awarded a Conference USA Post-graduate Scholarship.

Nati onal SpotlightUCF has appeared on nati onal television 31 ti mes since O’Leary took over the program be-fore the start of the 2004 season. In 2008, seven of the team’s games were aired on nati onal tele-vision. Five of those games were shown on the ESPN family of networks.

UCF SUCCESS UNDER GEORGE O’LEARY

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SEAN BECKTONDEFENSIVE BACKS • 10TH YEAR OVERALL AT UCF • UCF, 1993A member of the UCF Athleti cs Hall of Fame, Sean Beckton is in his 10th year over-all at UCF, where he serves as the program’s defensive backs coach. He is in the second year of his third sti nt as an assistant coach at his alma mater.

In his fi rst year back at UCF in 2009, Beckton helped gel a secondary which fea-tured four new starters and conti nued to improve over the course of the season. Josh Robinson was named a Freshman All-American aft er recording six intercep-ti ons and converted quarterback Michael Greco earned a free agent contract with the New York Giants aft er just one season as a safety. From 1996-03, Beckton served as UCF’s wide receivers coach. During that ti me, he mentored some of the best wideouts in program history, including Siaha Bur-ley, Doug Gabriel, Jimmy Fryzel, Brandon Marshall and Mike Sims-Walker. Gabriel, Marshall and Sims-Walker all played in the Nati onal Football League aft er conclud-ing their collegiate careers.

Beckton’s success with the Knights included a four-year run where the program had a receiver ranked in the top six in the nati on in recepti ons per game each sea-son. Before re-joining the UCF staff under George O’Leary, Beckton spent ti me as an assistant for the Orlando Predators in the Arena Football League.

A nati ve of Daytona Beach, Beckton was a star wide receiver for UCF from 1987-90. He concluded his career as the program’s career leader in recepti ons with 196 and receiving yardage with 2,493. Against Texas Southern as a senior, Beck-ton threw a touchdown pass, ran for a touchdown, caught a touchdown and also scored on a punt return.

Aft er brief sti nts with the Chicago Bears and the Cincinnati Bengals in the Nati onal Football League, Beckton returned to UCF in 1992-93, serving as an off ensive grad-uate assistant coach, where he mainly worked with the Knights’ ti ght ends. From 1993-96, Beckton coached and taught history at Mainland High School in Daytona Beach. He helped Mainland to a pair of state championships, and in his role as a basketball coach, also helped mentor current Nati onal Basketball Associati on star Vince Carter.

Beckton, who also played for the Predators from 1993-94, was inducted into the UCF Athleti cs Hall of Fame in 2000. He graduated from UCF in 1993 with a bach-elor’s degree in liberal studies and a minor in physical educati on. Along with his many football accomplishments, he has also served as the physical educati on de-partment chair at Mainland.

Beckton and his wife, Zorana, have a son, Sean, Jr., and a daughter, Zaria.

Coaching Experience• UCF, 2009-Present Defensive Backs• Orlando Predators, 2008 Wide Receivers• UCF, 1996-03 Wide Receivers• Mainland (Fla.) High School, 1993-96 Assistant Coach• UCF, 1992-93 Off ensive Graduate Assistant

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GEORGE GODSEYRUNNING BACKS • SEVENTH YEAR AT UCF • GEORGIA TECH, 2001In his seventh year at UCF, George Godsey is in his second campaign as the Knights’ running backs coach. He spent the previous four campaigns as UCF’s quarterbacks coach, helping the Knights to a pair of bowl games. Godsey came to UCF in the fall of 2004 as the off ensive graduate assistant coach to work under his former head coach at Georgia Tech – George O’Leary.

UCF’s running game was stout in 2009 led by Brynn Harvey who gained 1,109 yards and 14 touchdowns to rank amongst the most producti ve seasons in UCF history. The Knights ran for a total of 20 touchdowns in 2009, tying for its second-highest total in a decade, aft er rushing for just eight scores in 2008.

In 2007, the Knights won 10 contests, claimed the Conference USA Championship for the fi rst ti me and parti cipated in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

Godsey stressed effi ciency to his quarterbacks and those eff orts showed up in the UCF record books. Kyle Isreal and Steven Moff ett , who both started parts of two seasons under Godsey’s watch, rank in the top four in the UCF record books in the category of intercepti ons-to-att empts rati o. Moff ett is ti ed for fi rst at .030 (26/860), while Israel is fourth at .032 (17/517).

Under Godsey’s guidance in 2006, Israel posted two of the school’s top-10 single-game passing percentages, including a 19-of-22 (86.4 percent) showing in the season-ending victory over UAB. Israel’s eff ort versus the Blazers was second all-ti me, trailing only Daunte Culpepper, who completed 14-of-16 (87.5) in a win over Samford in 1995.

Both Moff ett and Israel fi nished their careers ranked in the top fi ve on the career charts in pass effi ciency as well under Godsey’s guidance. Moff ett is fourth on the charts with a 133.68 clip, while Israel is fi ft h at 128.70.

During Godsey’s fi rst campaign as the team’s quarterbacks coach, UCF went 8-5 in 2005. The Knights fi nished fi rst in C-USA’s East Division and headed to the Pacifi c to compete in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl.

As a quarterback at Georgia Tech from 1998-01, Godsey set the program record for career completi on percentage (63.3) and ranked second in career pass effi ciency rati ng (143.64). The rati ng is also the fi ft h-best in the Atlanti c Coast Conference an-nals. As a senior in 2001, Godsey set a Georgia Tech record with 249 completi ons. He is third all-ti me at the school with 41 touchdown passes, fourth with 6,137 yards and 484 completi ons and fi ft h in att empts (765).

The Tampa nati ve concluded his career in the top 20 in ACC history in career pass-ing yards (15th) and total off ense (19th). Godsey garnered All-ACC Second Team honors in 2000 and was an all-conference academic selecti on in 2001.

Following his collegiate career, Godsey played one season in the Arena Football League with the Tampa Bay Storm. He was part of the 2003 team that won the Arena Bowl ti tle.

Coaching Experience• UCF, 2004-Present Running Backs (2009), Quarterbacks (2005-08), Graduate Assistant (2004)

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DAVE HUXTABLEDEFENSIVE COORDINATOR • SEVENTH YEAR AT UCF • EASTERN ILLINOIS, 1979One of the longest-tenured members of the UCF coaching staff , Dave Huxtable is in his third season as the program’s defensive coordinator and seventh overall. Aft er spending four years as UCF’s linebackers coach and special teams coordina-tor, Huxtable moved into his new role in 2008 and immediately guided the Knights to success.

In 2008, the squad ranked fi rst in Conference USA in three categories – rushing defense, pass effi ciency defense and tackles for loss. UCF recorded 8.62 tackles for loss per game, which ranked third in the country. The Knights were second in the league in total defense, holding foes to just 333.75 yards a contest.

Several UCF defensive players received individual honors from C-USA, including defensive backs Joe Burnett and Sha’reff Rashad, who were all-league fi rst team selecti ons.

That run conti nued in 2009 when UCF led C-USA in total, scoring and rushing de-fense along with sacks and tackles for loss. UCF joined TCU (2002-03) as the only teams to lead C-USA in rushing defense two years in a row. Many Knights were recognized for being a part of this, including the school’s fi rst C-USA Defensive Player of the Year in Bruce Miller, Freshman All-American Josh Robinson who ti ed for the nati onal freshman league with six intercepti ons, and defensive tackle Torell Troup, a high second round Nati onal Football League Draft pick by the Buff alo Bills.

During Huxtable’s ti me at UCF, the Knights have parti cipated in three bowl games, including the 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl. That season the team claimed the C-USA Championship ti tle.

Under Huxtable’s tutelage, several linebackers shined for the Knights during the 2007 campaign. Chance Henderson was third on the team with 74 total tackles, followed by Cory Hogue (72). A pair of rookies – Derrick Hallman (45 tackles, three sacks) and Darius Nall (22 tackles, one sack) – were named to the All-C-USA Fresh-man Team.

Huxtable and George O’Leary worked together at Georgia Tech during the 1990s. While serving as the Yellow Jackets’ linebackers coach from 1992-97, Huxtable also spent ti me as the program’s defensive coordinator (1996-97) and special teams coordinator (1992-94). Under O’Leary, he was part of the staff that coached Geor-gia Tech to a 35-30 win over West Virginia in the 1997 Carquest Bowl. From 2001-03, Huxtable worked at North Carolina. He coached the linebackers for three seasons and also served as the team’s defensive coordinator for the fi nal two years of his sti nt in Chapel Hill. In 2001, he also was North Carolina’s special teams coordinator.

Huxtable helped guide a unit that fi nished fi rst in the Atlanti c Coast Conference and 15th in the nati on in 2001 in total defense. In additi on, he molded a group of inexperienced linebackers into one of the top units in the ACC. Under Huxtable’s instructi on, former walk-on David Thornton earned All-ACC honors in 2001 aft er leading the Tar Heels with 131 tackles. That same season, fellow linebacker Quincy Monk was second on the team with 125 stops. Thornton (fourth round) and Monk (seventh round) were both selected in the NFL Draft .

Prior to North Carolina, Huxtable spent a year as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Oklahoma State. Before coaching the Cowboys, he spent two years on the East Carolina staff . Huxtable worked with the Pirate linebackers in 1998 and defensive line in 1999. He also worked at East Carolina in the early 1990s, coaching linebackers and spe-cial teams from 1990-91. Huxtable was on the staff when the Pirates defeated NC State in the 1991 Peach Bowl.

Prior to his ti me at Georgia Tech, he coached at Western Kentucky from 1985-89 and was the Hilltoppers’ defensive coordinator in 1989. He began his coaching ca-reer as a graduate assistant at Iowa State in 1982 and then served as the defensive coordinator at Independence Community College in Kansas.

During his career, Huxtable has coached a pair of players who were selected in the fi rst round of the NFL Draft : Robert Jones at East Carolina (Dallas, 1991) and Keith Brooking at Georgia Tech (Atlanta, 1997).

A 1979 graduate of Eastern Illinois with a bach-elor’s degree in educati on, Huxtable and his wife Vicki have a daughter, Shea, and a son, Jake. Shea played tennis at Georgia Southern and Jake played the 2009 and 2010 seasons on the UCF baseball squad.

Coaching Experience• UCF, 2004-Present Defensive Coordinator (2008-), Linebackers/Special Teams (2004-07)• North Carolina, 2001-03 Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (2002-03), Linebackers/Special Teams (2001)• Oklahoma State, 2000 Linebackers/Special Teams• East Carolina, 1998-99 Defensive Line (1999), Linebackers (1998)• Georgia Tech, 1992-97 Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (1996-97), Linebackers/Special Teams (1992-94)• East Carolina, 1990-91 Linebackers/Special Teams• Western Kentucky, 1985-89 Defensive Line/Linebackers• Independence CC, 1984 Defensive Coordinator• Iowa State, 1982-83 Graduate Assistant

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DAVID KELLYWIDE RECEIVERS/ASSISTANT HEAD COACH • FIFTH YEAR AT UCF • FURMAN, 1979David Kelly is in his fi ft h campaign as UCF’s wide receivers coach. Kelly joined the UCF staff in 2006 as the program’s director of high school relati ons. He has over 30 years of experience coaching on the prep and collegiate levels. Kelly also serves as the Knights’ assistant head coach.

In Kelly’s fi rst year as UCF’s wide receivers coach, the Knights recorded one of the best seasons in program history in 2007. The squad went 10-4, claimed the Confer-ence USA Championship and played in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. In 2007, he helped three UCF wideouts record at least 20 recepti ons. Rocky Ross paced the team with 50 catches and Kamar Aiken also had a strong season. The true freshman recorded 33 recepti ons and a team-high fi ve receiving touchdowns. Fellow rookie A.J. Guyton totaled 23 recepti ons and two touchdowns as well for the Knights.

The 2009 season was also a producti ve one for UCF’s wide receivers. Aiken’s nine touchdowns were the most by a Knight since 2005 while Guyton (44) and ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American Ross (41) both made over 40 catch-es on the year.

Kelly originally joined the UCF staff in 2006, serving as the program’s director of high school relati ons. In that role, he helped the Knights make recruiti ng inroads in Florida and in the southeast. Before coming to Orlando, Kelly served as the as-sociate head coach and wide receivers coach at Duke during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. From 2000-01, Kelly worked under George O’Leary at Georgia Tech as the Yellow Jackets’ wide receivers coach. In Kelly’s two years at Georgia Tech, the Yellow Jack-ets went 17-8 and made trips to a pair of bowl games.

At Georgia Tech, he mentored Kelly Campbell, who completed his career as the school’s all-ti me leader in recepti ons, receiving yards and touchdown catches. Campbell was an All-Atlanti c Coast Conference First Team selecti on in 2001.

Kelly served as the associate head coach and off ensive coordinator at Stanford from 2002-03 and also held assistant coaching positi ons at LSU (1996-00) and Georgia (1994-96). While at Georgia, he served as the running backs coach and worked with Terrell Davis and Robert Edwards, who both went on to producti ve careers in the Nati onal Football League.

Before entering the collegiate ranks, Kelly was the head coach at Dunwoody High School in Georgia from 1984-93. His teams went 80-36-1. In 1993, he led Dun-woody to a 15-0 mark, the state championship and a No. 3 ranking in the fi nal USA Today nati onal poll. That season, Kelly was named Georgia’s coach of the year by the Atlanta Journal-Consti tuti on.

Kelly graduated from Furman in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in educati on. He was a four-year lett erwinner with the Paladins, playing wide receiver, running back and cornerback. Kelly earned his master’s degree from Furman in 1981. Kelly and his wife, Belinda, have a daughter, Britt any.

Coaching Experience• UCF, 2006-Present Wide Receivers (2007-), Assistant Head Coach (2007-), Director of High School Relati ons (2006)• Duke, 2004-05 Associate Head Coach/Wide Receivers• Stanford, 2002-03 Associate Head Coach/Off ensive Coordinator• Georgia Tech, 2000-01 Wide Receivers• LSU, 1996-00 Wide Receivers• Georgia, 1994-96 Running Backs• Dunwoody (Ga.) High School, 1981-93 Head Coach (1984-93), Assistant Coach (1981-83)• Furman, 1979-80 Graduate Assistant

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BRENT KEYOFFENSIVE LINE • SIXTH YEAR AT UCF • GEORGIA TECH, 2001In his sixth campaign at UCF, Brent Key is in his second season as the program’s off ensive line coach. Key had previously spent two years as the Knights’ ti ght ends/special teams coordinator. He originally joined the Knights prior to the 2005 sea-son as the off ensive graduate assistant coach.

The progress in UCF’s off ensive line was quite evident in 2009 as UCF improved from 229.5 yards per game in 2008 to 340.8 in 2009, one of the fi ve-largest jumps in the nati on. Right tackle Jah Reid earned fi rst-team All-Conference USA honors for his work in 2009.

While with the Knights, Key helped ti ght end Mike Merritt develop into a profes-sional prospect. Merritt had 14 catches for 161 yards as a senior in 2007 and was a seventh-round selecti on of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2008 Nati onal Foot-ball League Draft . Merritt proved to be one of the best run-blocking ti ght ends in the country, helping the Knights set a program record with 3,287 rushing yards in 2007.

Corey Rabazinski also had a strong campaign for the Knights in 2007. He totaled 10 catches for 66 yards with two scores. Working with Key in 2006, Rabazinski devel-oped into one of UCF’s top receiving threats as a true freshman when he recorded 12 catches for 145 yards. During Key’s ti me in Orlando, the Knights have parti cipated in a pair of bowl games, including the 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl. In 2007, UCF went 10-4 and claimed the C-USA Championship. A former standout at Georgia Tech under George O’Leary, Key was a four-year starter (1997-00) for the Yellow Jackets at right guard. During his career, he helped Georgia Tech rank in the top three in the Atlanti c Coast Conference in rushing all four years. Key started 44 games for the Yellow Jackets and was part of a senior class that earned four-straight bowl berths, a fi rst for the program since the 1950s. During Key’s sophomore year in 1998, Georgia Tech went 10-2, earned a share of the ACC ti tle and parti cipated in the Gator Bowl. In 2000, Key was an All-ACC selecti on. He helped Georgia Tech rank in the top-20 nati onally in total off ense, passing off ense and scoring off ense. Key was also part of an off ensive line that led the league in fewest sacks allowed with 16, including only 14 by the starti ng fi ve. He earned ACC Off ensive Lineman of the Week honors aft er his performance against Maryland, when he helped the Yellow Jackets record 547 yards of total off ense. Following his senior season, Key played in the Rotary Gridiron Classic in Orlando. Key began his coaching career at Georgia Tech in 2001 as the off ensive graduate assistant coach under O’Leary. Prior to joining the staff at UCF, he worked at West-ern Carolina in 2004, coaching the ti ght ends and fullbacks.

Coaching Experience• UCF, 2005-Present Off ensive Line (2009-), Tight Ends/Special Teams (2008), Recruiti ng Coordinator (2007), Graduate Assistant (2005-06)• Western Carolina, 2004 Tight Ends/Fullbacks• Georgia Tech, 2001-02 Graduate Assistant

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JIM PANAGOSDEFENSIVE LINE • FOURTH YEAR AT UCF • MARYLAND, 1993Jim Panagos is in his fourth campaign in Orlando, serving as UCF’s defensive line coach. He came to the Knights aft er spending four years as an assistant in the Nati onal Football League.

Popular coaching website FootballScoop.com named Panagos its nati onal Defen-sive Line Coach of the Year in 2009 aft er a season in which the Knights led Confer-ence USA in several defensive categories en route to a berth in the St. Petersburg Bowl. UCF’s 82.8 yards per game in rushing defense ranked fourth in the nati on behind only Alabama, Texas and TCU, all of which played in BCS bowls. Bruce Mill-er (13) and Jarvis Geathers (11) both hit double digits in sacks while tackle Torell Troup was an early second round NFL Draft pick by the Buff alo Bills. Miller was named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Year.

In 2008, UCF’s defensive line was one of the strongest in the country. The group helped the Knights rank fi rst in C-USA in three categories – rushing defense, pass effi ciency defense and tackles for loss. UCF recorded 8.62 tackles for loss per game, good for third in the country. The team ranked second in C-USA in total defense, holding foes to just 333.75 yards a contest. Troup garnered a spot on the All-C-USA Second Team.

UCF experienced immediate success in Panagos’ fi rst year, going 10-4 in 2007, win-ning the C-USA Championship crown and parti cipati ng in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. The Knights’ defensive front showed great improvement during the season. The squad recorded 39 sacks on the season, which ranked fi rst in C-USA and 24th nati onally.

Panagos helped three Knights gain individual honors during the campaign. Leger Douzable (49 tackles, 7.5 sacks) was an All-C-USA First Team pick and fellow senior defensive lineman Keith Shologan (33 tackles, 2.5 sacks) was named to the all-league second team. Miller totaled 38 tackles and 7.0 sacks and was named to the All-C-USA Freshman Team.

Both Douzable (Minnesota) and Shologan (San Diego) signed free-agent contracts with NFL squads. Shologan was also the fourth overall selecti on in the Canadian Football League Draft by Saskatchewan. Prior to moving to Orlando, Panagos was on Minnesota’s staff in the NFL. In 2005, he served as the Vikings’ assistant defensive line and assistant special teams coach. During the 2004 campaign, Panagos helped rookies Spencer Johnson and Darrion Scott take on starti ng roles at defensive tackle and defensive end, respec-ti vely. Panagos worked with Kevin Williams that season as the all-pro led all NFL defensive tackles with 11.5 sacks. Panagos joined the Minnesota staff in 2002 as the defensive quality control as-sistant. He contributed to the Vikings’ record-breaking season on the ground. For the fi rst ti me in team history, the Vikings led the NFL in rushing with 2,507 yards. From 1989-92, Panagos was a defensive lineman at Maryland. A two-ti me let-terwinner, he holds the school single-season record for blocked kicks with fi ve in 1992. That same season, he led the Terrapins in sacks (5) and tackles for loss (12).

In 1993, he began his coaching career as the assistant defensive line coach at his alma mater. Before joining the Terrapins, Panagos spent four years teaching math-emati cs and coaching football, as well as several other sports, at the C.R. James Alternati ve School in Tampa, Fla. He also volunteered with Tampa’s YMCA football program.

Panagos worked in sales for the Safelite auto glass company from 1994-97. He earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justi ce from Maryland in 1993. A nati ve of Brooklyn, N.Y., he att ended East Islip High School on Long Island, where he earned fi rst-team all-state honors in football. Panagos and his wife Maureen have three children: Jack, Hayden and Olivia.

Coaching Experience• UCF, 2007-Present Defensive Line• Minnesota Vikings, 2002-05 Defensive Line Assistant/Special Teams As- sistant (2004-05), Defensive Quality Control Assistant (2003), Off ensive Quality Control Assistant (2002)• C.R. James (Fla.) Alternati ve School, 1994-97 Assistant Coach• Maryland, 1993 Defensive Line Assistant

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TIM SALEMTIGHT ENDS/SPECIAL TEAMS • SEVENTH YEAR AT UCF • ARIZONA STATE, 1985Tim Salem, who is in his seventh year at UCF, is in his second campaign as the Knights’ ti ght ends coach and special teams coordinator. Salem spent the previous fi ve years as UCF’s off ensive coordinator.

Special teams were truly special for the Knights in 2009 under Salem’s coordina-ti on. UCF was fi ft h nati onally in punt return defense and 10th in kickoff return defense. UCF was also 13th in kickoff returns as three diff erent Knights enjoyed a kickoff return of at least 72 yards on the year. Meanwhile, Adam Nissley came into his own as a ti ght end and became a solid blocker while also catching 10 passes for 159 yards.

He guided UCF to one of the best seasons in program history during the 2007 campaign. Behind a high-powered off ense, the Knights won 10 contests, claimed the Conference USA ti tle for the fi rst ti me and parti cipated in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

Salem also spent ti me as the program’s running backs coach. In that role in 2007, he helped Kevin Smith record one of the best seasons in college football history. The consensus All-America tailback rushed for 2,567 yards, good for second all-ti me on the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision single-season list. He also found the end zone a nati on-leading 29 ti mes on the ground. Smith garnered C-USA Co-Off ensive Player of the Year recogniti on and was a can-didate for the Doak Walker and Walter Camp Awards. He was selected with the fi rst pick of the third round in the 2008 Nati onal Football League Draft by Detroit. Under Salem’s directi on, UCF set several school single-season records in 2007, in-cluding points (502), touchdowns (62) and rushing yards (3,287). The Knights aver-aged 35.86 points per game, which ranked 17th nati onally. The 2007 campaign was Salem’s fi rst mentoring the running backs. The previous year, he coached UCF’s wideouts and the Knights ranked 30th nati onally in passing off ense (233.75) and 34th in total off ense at 373.17 yards per game. Wide receiver Mike Sims-Walk-er thrived in Salem’s system, garnering All-C-USA First Team honors aft er averaging 7.5 recepti ons, good for third in the country. Sims-Walker was selected by Jackson-ville in the third round of the NFL Draft . Several Knights posted impressive campaigns in Salem’s off ense during the 2005 campaign, in which the Knights won the C-USA East Division championship and parti cipated in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. Smith was named the league’s freshman of the year aft er rushing for 1,178 yards and nine touchdowns. Brandon Marshall and Sims-Walker combined for 2,050 yards and 20 touchdowns. During the 2005 season, Salem also tutored UCF’s ti ght ends. That year, Darcy Johnson had 36 recepti ons for 435 yards with two scores. In his fi rst season in Orlando in 2004, Salem also coached the squad’s quarterbacks. Salem has a strong background in college coaching. Prior to working at UCF, he was the off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Eastern Michigan in 2003. From 1997-00, Salem served as the quarterbacks coach at Ohio State where he tutored Buckeye great Joe Germaine to the 1998 Big Ten Player of the Year honor. Germaine registered 10 300-yard passing games that season. Salem also worked for six seasons at Purdue as the quarterbacks coach, while also serving as the of-fensive coordinator for three years. The 1995 Boilermakers led the Big Ten in rush-ing. Prior to Purdue, Salem spent two years at Colorado State (1989-90) as the run-ning backs and special teams assistant coach and two seasons at Phoenix College (1987-88) as the off ensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and assistant athleti cs director. During his two seasons at CSU, Salem helped running backs Tony Alford (1989) and Brian Copeland (1990) each lead the WAC in rushing.

A 1985 graduate of Arizona State, Salem began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater for two seasons. Salem began his collegiate playing career at Minnesota where in 1980 he set the Big Ten record for consecuti ve pass completi ons.

Salem is a nati ve of Minneapolis, Minn., and starred at the prep level at St. Thomas Academy. His father, Joe, was the head football coach at Min-nesota from 1979-84. Salem and his wife Wendy have three children, sons Taylor and Landan and daughter Kylan.

Coaching Experience• UCF, 2004-Present Tight Ends/Special Teams (2009-), Off ensive Coordinator (2004-08), Running Backs (2007-08), Wide Receivers (2006), Tight Ends (2005), Quarterbacks (2004)• Eastern Michigan, 2003 Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks• Ohio State, 1997-00 Quarterbacks• Purdue, 1991-96 Off ensive Coordinator (1994-96), Quarterbacks (1991-93)• Colorado State, 1989-90 Running Backs• Phoenix College, 1987-88 Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks• Arizona State, 1985-86 Graduate Assistant

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JOHN SKLADANYLINEBACKERS • SECOND YEAR AT UCF • CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, 1972John Skladany is in his fi rst year of his second sti nt at UCF and will coach the team’s linebackers. He previously served as UCF’s defensive coordinator in 2007.

Skladany helped the 2007 Knights to the only conference ti tle in school history and a berth in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. The Knights had fi ve All-Conference USA picks on defense that year in Joe Burnett , Leger Douzable, Bruce Miller, Sha’reff Rashad and Keith Shologan. Burnett , Douzable and Rashad have all made Nati onal Football League rosters while Shologan plays professionally in Canada and Miller was the 2009 C-USA Defensive Player of the Year.

The 2007 Knights intercepted a school-record 24 passes to rank third in the nati on. UCF led C-USA in passing effi ciency defense, was second in the league in rushing de-fense and was third in total defense that year, leading the conference with 39 sacks.

Skladany has spent the past two seasons at C-USA rival Houston, helping the Cougars to a pair of bowl appearances and the 2009 C-USA West Division Championship.

He spent 11 years at Iowa State from 1996 to 2006 as the Cyclones defensive co-ordinator and linebackers coach. While Skladany was at Iowa State, the Cyclones played in fi ve bowl games.

In 2005, Iowa State allowed just 10 rushing touchdowns, a school-record low. The defense held opponents to 19.2 points a game, the lowest Iowa State total since 1980. For the fourth ti me in fi ve years, Skladany’s unit was ranked in the top half of the Big 12 Conference in total defense. The Cyclones paced the Big 12 and ranked seventh nati onally, forcing 35 turnovers.

Following the regular season, a pair of Skladany’s players, nose guard Nick Leaders and cornerback LaMarcus Hicks, were named to the All-Big 12 First Team. Middle linebacker Tim Dobbins, the league’s defensive newcomer of the year in 2004, defensive tackle Brent Curvey and safety Steve Paris all garnered second-team all-league recogniti on.

Under Skladany’s leadership, the Cyclones allowed just 139.2 yards per game on the ground in 2004. Defensive back Ellis Hobbs, who currently plays for Philadelphia in the NFL, earned All-Big 12 First Team honors and the defensive MVP award in the Cyclones’ victory over Miami (Ohio) in the Independence Bowl.

Several of Skladany’s players at Iowa State moved on to the NFL ranks, including Reggie Hayward (Jacksonville) and Jordan Carstens (Carolina).

Iowa State parti cipated in the Humanitarian Bowl in 2002 aft er playing in the Inde-pendence Bowl the previous year. Hayward was a member of the Cyclones’ 2000 squad that defeated Pitt sburgh in the Insight.com Bowl.

Skladany’s defense lost seven starters from the 2000 unit, but his 2001 defenders recorded Iowa State’s best total defensive numbers since 1992. The defense dropped its yards allowed per game by 60 and shutout a pair of opponents in a single year for the fi rst ti me since 1978. Carstens earned the fi rst of two-straight All-Big 12 First Team honors in 2001.

In 2003, defensive end Jason Berryman was the Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year. Following the 2005 campaign, linebacker Alvin Bowen was a fi rst-team all-conference pick.

Before working at Iowa State, Skladany was on the staff at Colorado State. The Rams won Western Athleti c Conference ti tles in 1994 and 1995 with Skladany coaching the defensive line. He coached Brady Smith, the 1995 WAC Defensive Player of the Year. The defensive lineman led the nati on in sacks and tackles that season. Smith spent 10 years in the NFL with Atlanta.

In both 1994 and 1995, the Rams made Holiday Bowl appearances. Skladany came to Colorado State aft er two years as the defensive backs coach at Northern Arizona (1990-92) and one season coaching the Lumberjack defensive line.

Skladany coached at Ohio from 1985-89, serving as the secondary coach for three years and then taking over the defensive coordinator duti es (1988-89). He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Ohio in 1976. He also coached at

Maine (1981-84) and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (1980) aft er two years at Uti ca High School in Ohio.

The Haverhill, Mass., nati ve played at Central Connecti cut State, earning his bachelor’s degree in 1972. The defensive lineman had free agent tryouts with the New England Patriots in 1972 and the Washington Redskins in 1973. Skladany spent 1974 with the World Football League’s Birmingham Americans and played for the Ott awa Roughriders of the Canadian Football League the following exhibiti on season.

He owns a master’s degree from Ohio. Skladany and his wife, Sharon, have two daughters: Laura and Stephanie.

Coaching Experience• UCF, 2010-Present Linebackers• Houston, 2008-09 Defensive Coordinator/Safeti es• UCF, 2007 Defensive Coordinator• Iowa State, 1996-06 Defensive Coordinator• Colorado State, 1993-95 Defensive Coordinator• Northern Arizona, 1990-92 Defensive Backs (1991-92), Defensive Line (1990)• Ohio, 1985-89 Defensive Coordinator (1988-89), Secondary (1985-87)• Maine, 1981-84 Defensive Assistant• U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 1980 Defensive Assistant• Uti ca (Ohio) High School, 1978-79 Assistant Coach

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CHARLIE TAAFFEOFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACKS • SECOND YEAR AT UCF • SIENA, 1973Charlie Taaff e is in his second campaign as UCF’s off ensive coordinator and quar-terbacks coach.

Taaff e’s impact on the UCF off ense was instant and signifi cant in 2009 as the Knights made one of the fi ve largest improvements in the nati on from 2008 to 2009. UCF’s total off ensive average went from 229.5 yards per game in 2008 to 340.8. The Knights’ passing att ack in parti cular saw a great boost, improving from 116.2 yards per game in 2008 to 210.3. UCF scored an additi onal 10 points per game on average, jumping from 16.6 to 26.2. It all added up to an 8-5 record and berth in the St. Petersburg Bowl aft er going 4-8 the previous year.

Taaff e came to Orlando aft er spending two seasons in the Canadian Football League where he served as the head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He brought over 35 years of coaching experience to the UCF staff .

In additi on to his ti me with the Tiger-Cats, Taaff e also served as the head coach at The Citadel from 1987-96 and with the Montreal Alouett es in the CFL from 1999-00.

Taaff e most recently coached full-ti me on the college level from 2001-05, serving as the off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Maryland. In his fi rst cam-paign with the Terrapins, he helped guide the program to the 2001 Atlanti c Coast Conference Championship and a spot in the FedEx Orange Bowl. In each of his fi rst two seasons at Maryland, the Terps broke their school record for scoring, register-ing 390 points in 2001 and then 451 points the following year.

Maryland played in three bowl games during Taaff e’s tenure, recording victories in the 2001 Peach Bowl over Tennessee and the 2004 Gator Bowl versus West Virginia. Under Taaff e’s tutelage, quarterbacks Shaun Hill and Scott McBrien both garnered All-ACC honors. Taaff e spent the 2006 season at Pitt sburgh as an off en-sive assistant.

While serving as Montreal’s head coach, Taaff e was the CFL Coach of the Year in both 1999 and 2000. Montreal advanced to the CFL East Division ti tle game in 1999. In his fi nal campaign with the Alouett es, Taaff e guided the squad to the 2000 Grey Cup fi nal. Taaff e also worked as the team’s off ensive coordinator from 1997-98 before taking over as head coach.

From 1987-96, he posted a 55-47-1 mark as the head coach at The Citadel, winning more games than any other head coach at the college. His best year came in 1992 when the Bulldogs went 11-2, advancing to the Football Championship Subdivi-sion quarterfi nals. That year, The Citadel concluded the regular season ranked No. 1 in the nati on and Taaff e was named the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year.

While at The Citadel, he led the Bulldogs to victories over Football Bowl Subdivi-sion teams on six occasions, including upsets of South Carolina and Arkansas. Four of his squads were ranked in the fi nal FCS poll. In both 1988 and 1990 Taaff e was named both the Southern Conference Coach of the Year and the Kodak Region II Coach of the Year.

Taaff e was the off ensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and running backs coach at various points in his tenure at Army from 1981-86. Taaff e’s ti me at West Point included berths in the 1984 Cherry Bowl and the 1985 Peach Bowl, the only ti me that the Black Knights have played in consecuti ve bowl games. In the three years that Taaff e served as Army’s off ensive coordinator, the team posted a combined record of 23-13.

Taaff e was also an assistant at Virginia (1976-80), NC State (1975), Georgia Tech (1974) and Albany (1973).

Aft er starti ng his collegiate career at Clemson, Taaff e played quarterback at Siena from 1970-72. He received his bachelor’s degree in educati on in 1973 and was inducted into the school’s athleti cs hall of fame in 1990.

Taaff e and his wife, Jan, have a son Brian, who was a quarterback for the Knights in 2009.

Coaching Experience• UCF, 2009-Present Off ensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks• Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 2007-08 Head Coach• Pitt sburgh, 2006 Off ensive Assistant• Maryland, 2001-05 Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks• Montreal Alouett es, 1997-00 Head Coach (1999-00), Off ensive Coordinator (1997-98)• The Citadel, 1987-96 Head Coach• Army, 1981-86 Off ensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks, Running Backs• Virginia, 1976-80 Running Backs, Linebackers, Special Teams• NC State, 1975 Graduate Assistant• Georgia Tech, 1974 Graduate Assistant• Albany, 1973 Running Backs

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Marty O’Leary is in his sixth year on the UCF football staff as the director of football operati ons and seventh overall aft er spending one season as a graduate assistant. O’Leary was promoted to assistant A.D. for football operati ons in the spring of 2008 following the Knights run to the C-USA Championship ti tle the previous season. Prior to UCF, he worked in the fi nancial fi eld for Invesco Reti rement, Inc. O’Leary oversees the day-to-day operations of the football program from budget development, daily logisti cs of practi ce, as well as the insti tuti on of football policies and procedures.

In previous summers, O’Leary has been in charge of managing the UCF Football Women’s Clinic, which has helped teach the game to more than 500 female fans of the program. He also serves as a liaison between football and academic services, compliance and other campus gov-erning bodies. O’Leary graduated from Georgia Tech in 2002 with a degree in business management. He lett ered in football at Tech as a free safety.

Sean Gregory begins his fi rst eason as the off ensive graduate assistant for the UCF football program. Gregory starred at Georgia Tech from 1998-01 under George O’Leary where he led the Yellow Jackets in rushing in 1999, served as a team captain in 2001 and played in four bowl games. He signed as a free agent with the Balti more Ravens in 2002. Gregory earned a bachelor’s degree in man-agement from Georgia Tech in 2001 and worked in the private sector from 2003-10.

OFFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT

SEANGREGORYFIRST YEAR AT UCF

G. Alan Williams begins his fi rst season as the defensive graduate assistant with the UCF football program. Williams comes to UCF aft er spending three years as the head coach of Suncoast High School in Riviera Beach where he sent eight players on to college. He had previously coached linebackers at Palm Beach Lakes HS (2004) and linebackers (2005) and defensive line (2006) at William T. Dwyer HS. Williams played defensive line at Kent State from 2000-03 before earning a bachelor’s degree in management and industrial studies in 2004.

DEFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT

G. ALANWILLIAMSFIRST YEAR AT UCF

Alex Thompson begins his fi rst season as the operati ons graduate assistant for the football pro-gram. Thompson earned four varsity lett ers for the Knights from 2006-09 as a linebacker and special teams standout. He played in 42 games for UCF, making 56 tackles, including 24 his senior year. A native of Gainesville where he was an all-state pick at Buchholz High School, Thompson earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from UCF in 2009 and is currently working on a master’s degree in that same discipline.

OPERATIONS GRADUATE ASSISTANT

ALEX THOMPSONFIRST YEAR AT UCF

MARTY O’LEARYASSISTANT AD/FOOTBALL OPERATIONS • SEVENTH YEAR AT UCF

Manny Messeguer, who has missed only a few games in UCF’s 31 years of football, begins his third year as special assistant to head coach George O’Leary. Messeguer, who has met every UCF president, athleti cs director and football coach, began his asso-ciati on with the program in 1979 as a fan and proud Orlando resident. In 1982 he became a donor leader and has served the program in numerous capaciti es, including as a radio network sideline reporter and a personal pilot for former head coach Gene McDow-ell. Prior to formally joining the UCF program in February of 2008, Messeguer spent 18 years as

general manager and vice president of Tropical Ford Inc., turning the dealership from a 90-unit a month operati on into a 600-unit a month op-erati on, one of the largest in Orlando. Messegeur served as a pilot in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam era and remains instrument rated as a private pilot. He is originally a nati ve of Miami and fi rst moved to Orlando when stati oned at McCoy Air Force Base. He lives with his wife Madalana. They have three chil-dren and fi ve grandchildren.

MANNY MESSEGUERSPECIAL ASST. TO THE HEAD COACH • THIRD YEAR AT UCF

Albert Boone is in his second season as the Knights’ director of player personnel. Boone focuses on assisti ng with UCF’s recruiti ng eff orts. In this role, Boone manages UCF’s recruiti ng database, handles correspondence with recruits, helps coordinate recruiti ng travel and assists recruits during the admission process. He oversees all on-campus visits by recruits and directs events including junior day and high school coaches’ clinics. Boone is no stranger to UCF Athleti cs. From 2005-08, he served as an assistant general manager for ISP Sports on campus. During his tenure at ISP, Boone handled adverti sing sales, sponsorships and marketi ng. He also assisted in the producti on of UCF

Sports Today with George O’Leary and the football weekly radio show. Prior to joining the UCF-ISP Sports staff , Boone was an account executi ve in the USF marketi ng and ti cket sales of-fi ce for one year. Aft er graduati ng from Florida State in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in marketi ng, Boone worked as an associate adjuster for USAA Insurance.

ALBERT BOONEDIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL • SECOND YEAR AT UCF

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Mary Vander Heiden begins her 11th year as an athleti c trainer for UCF and third as the head football trainer. Vander Heiden completed her master’s of arts degree in exercise physiology in 2001 from UCF while serving as a graduate assistant athleti c trainer for the football team. A 1998 graduate of Wisconsin Eau-Claire, Vander Heiden earned a B.S. degree in kinesiology, with a minor in exercise management and a concen-trati on in sports medicine. Prior to her graduati on, Vander Heiden att end-ed Wisconsin-Stout where she played soft ball from 1993-97. As part of her graduati on requirements at UW

Eau-Claire, Vander Heiden worked with the University of Minnesota football team as a student athleti c trainer. Vander Heiden served as the associate head athleti c trainer for the annual Grid-iron Classic from 1999-04. She was an instructor in the NATABOC Accredited Athleti c Training Program at UCF from 2001-04, teaching Intro to Pharmacology and Field Applicati ons and assisti ng with Biomechan-ics and Modaliti es as a lab instructor. Vander Heiden remains a clinical instructor. Vander Heiden is a nati ve of Port Washington, Wis.

MARY VANDER HEIDENHEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER/FOOTBALL • 11TH YEAR AT UCF

Jud Fann embarks on his fourth season at UCF serving as the top assistant on the Knights’ athleti c training staff . Fann coordinates all day-to-day athleti c training operati ons for UCF football. Fann came to UCF from Stetson where he served as an assistant athleti c trainer from 2005-07, working with the Hatt ers’ men’s basketball team. He also served as an assistant strength and conditi oning coach while at Stetson. A nati ve of Safety Harbor, Fann graduated from UCF in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in ath-

leti c training and also worked as a student athleti c trainer while an undergraduate. He earned a master’s degree in exercise science from Tennes-see. While in Knoxville, Fann served as a graduate assistant athleti c trainer for UT’s intramural and club sports. He is a member of NATA, the NSCA, ATAF and SEATA.

JUD FANNASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER • FOURTH YEAR AT UCF

Ed Woodley starts his third season as an assistant athleti c trainer working for the Knights’ football team. He helps in a full-ti me capacity with all day-to-day athleti c training components of the UCF football program. Woodley fi rst came to the Sunshine State as an athleti c training intern at the Uni-versity of Florida where he worked mainly with the Gator football and men’s tennis teams. He spent the 2006-08 seasons as a graduate assistant at Southern Miss working with the soft ball, football, track and fi eld and cross country teams in Hatti esburg. He also worked a summer internship with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2008 and as a student athleti c trainer at the United States Air Force Academy for the fall 2003 semester.

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

ED WOODLEYTHIRD YEAR AT UCF

Phil Worts is in his fi rst year as the UCF football team’s graduate assistant athleti c trainer. Worts assists in all of the team’s day-to-day athleti c training needs including injury care and preventi on while also instructi ng in the athleti c training educati onal program. He has spent the past year working at Winter Park High School and Jewett Physical Therapy. As a student athleti c trainer at UCF from 2007-09, Worts worked with football, baseball, rowing and women’s soccer. He also assisted at both Winter Park and Timber Creek High Schools. Worts earned an associate’s degree in liberal studies from Fullerton (Calif.) College in 2005 and a cum laude bachelor’s degree in health science with an emphasis in athleti c training and a fi tness training minor from UCF in 2009. Worts is currently pursuing a master’s degree in sports and fi tness from UCF with an emphasis in applied exercise physiology. He is a member fo NATA, ATAF, SEATA and the NSCA.

GA ATHLETIC TRAINER

PHILWORTSFIRST YEAR AT UCF

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Kenneth A. Krumins, M.D. has been an ortho-paedic surgeon since 1997 and has been part of the Winter Park/Orlando community ever since. Krumins became the head team physician for UCF in 2003. He has been trained in and is extremely successful in arthroscopic and reconstructi ve surgery of the knee, sports medicine and general orthopaedics. Krumins serves as the Chairman of Orthopaedics at Winter Park Hospital. Aft er earning a bachelor’s degree from DePauw

in 1986, Krumins att ended The Medical College of Pennsylva-nia, graduati ng in 1990. He was both an intern and resident at West Chester County Medi-cal Center in New York while also doing a residency at the State University of New York Health Science Center in Syracuse. He fi rst came to Florida in 1997 as a fellow at Jewett Orthopaedic Clinic in Winter Park.

DR. KENNETH KRUMINS, M.D.TEAM PHYSICIAN

Dr. Daniel Monett e has been with UCF since 2002, while he also assists with Seminole High School and Seminole Community College. An associate clini-cal professor at Florida State, Monett e works at the North Seminole Family Practi ce and Sports Medicine in Sanford. Throughout his career, Monett e has been as-sociated with the athleti cs scene. In 1999, he was a spectator urgent care physician for NASCAR and worked at Daytona Internati onal Speedway from

2001-02 as an att ending phy-sician. He also has spent ti me with Embry-Riddle, Daytona Beach Community College and Bethune-Cookman Uni-versity. A graduate from the Uni-versity of Colorado in 1994 with a bachelor of arts in African American studies, Monett e received his medical doctorate from the UC Health Sciences Center in 1998.

DR. DANIEL MONETTE, M.D.TEAM PHYSICIAN

Dr. Michael Jablonski has worked with the UCF football team since 2003 and is also the primary physician for UCF’s basketball and baseball teams. He is also an assistant team physician for the Orlando Magic and physician to the Orlando Ballet. Jablonski works at the Jewett Orthopae-dic Clinic where he specializes in arthroscop-ic and reconstructi ve knee and shoulder sur-gery. He is certi fi ed by the AmericanBoard of Orthopaedic Surgery. Jablonski earned his pre-med degree from Florida in 1991, graduated from UF’s College of Medicine in 1995 and served as a resident at UF’s College of Medicine unti l 2000. Jablonski then spent a year as a fellow at the American Sports Medicine Insti tute in Birmingham, Ala.

TEAM PHYSICIAN

DR. MICHAELJABLONSKI, M.D.

Dr. Douglas Meuser has a 21-year history of service in the Orlando area. He has been actively involved with UCF athletics since 2001 as a primary care physician. Aft er arriv-ing in 1989, he practi ced for nine years as a community primary care physician. He taught at the Family Medicine residency at Florida Hospital between 1998 and 2006. He currently practi ces at Personalized Primary Care with emphasis on pati ent-centered care, evidence-based medicine and preventi ve health. For the past six years, Meuser has re-ceived the “Best Doctor” award. Twice he received the Florida Hospital Faculty of the Year award for his residency training work. He conti nues to provide clinical and classroom instructi on for local medical students. Since 2004, Meuser serves as the medi-cal director the Athleti c Training Educati onal Program at UCF. He is a nati ve of Columbus, Ohio. Aft er graduati ng from St. Olaf College, he received his medical degree from Ohio State with honors. His post-graduate training was completed at Florida in family medicine. In 1999, he earned a certi fi cate of added qualifi cati on in sports medicine. Meuser is an acti ve member of the AAFP, FAFP, AMSSM and Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society.

TEAM PHYSICIAN

DR. DOUGLASMEUSER, M.D.

Aldridge, Miles .................................................... 2004-06Amman Richard ................................................... 1981-82Anderson, Jerry ................................................... 1983-84Barbour, Bernie .........................................................1980Barresi, Jamie ...................................................... 2001-03Beckton, Sean ........................................1996-03, ‘09-10Bennet, Bruce ...................................................... 1986-88Bernhardt, Jim ..................................................... 2005-06Blackney, Gary ...........................................................2008Bland, Tommy ...................................................... 1979-80Brady, Dave ................................................................1979Carter, Aaron .............................................................1985Carter, Doug......................................................... 1985-86Chandler, Ernie ..........................................................1979Chandler, Wes ...................................................... 1994-95Chizik, Gene ......................................................... 1998-01Coatt a, John ...............................................................1985Collins, Earnest ..........................................................2007Collins, Geoff ....................................................... 2008-09Coso, Nick ............................................................ 1983-84Costanti ni, Lorenzo .............................................. 2000-03Cox, Andy ............................................................. 1996-99Crossman, Danny ................................................. 1997-98Cubit, Bill ............................................................. 1983-85D’ott avio, Bill........................................................ 1999-03Dorrell, Karl ...............................................................1989Ector, Robert ........................................................ 1991-93Engelberg, Lewis “Bugsy” ..........................................1980Flournoy, Melvin .................................................. 1987-88Fontes, John ........................................................ 2002-03Forbes, Reggie ...........................................................1981Fountain, Scott .................................................... 1997-03Freeman, Tom ...................................................... 2007-08Fry, Craig .............................................................. 1983-84Gilbert, Joe .......................................................... 2004-06Godsey, George ................................................ 2005-10Gooch, Alan ......................................................... 1991-03Goodyear, Tod...................................................... 1981-83Graham, Mark ...........................................................1995Green, Art ..................................................................1979Green, Eric .................................................................2004Hatcher, Chris ............................................................1996Heath, Ted .................................................................1992Hemmer, John ..........................................................1979Hinshaw, Darin...........................................................2000Hoff man, Charlie ................................................. 1989-90Huff , Charles ........................................................ 1997-02Huxtable, Dave ................................................. 2004-10Jeremia, Davis (J.D.) ...................................................1983Jones, Willie ......................................................... 1995-96Kelly, David ....................................................... 2007-10

Kessier, Bob ...............................................................1981Key, Brent ......................................................... 2006-10Koschewa, Edgar .................................................. 1993-94Kruczek, Mike ...................................................... 1985-97LePain, Matt ........................................................ 1995-96Lounsberry, Paul .................................................. 1987-99Manfredi, Terry ..........................................................1982Marti n, Dana ....................................................... 1985-93Marti nez, Willie ................................................... 1995-96McCarthy, D.J. ...................................................... 2004-05McCarty, Peter ..................................................... 2004-07McCaskill, Jack ...........................................................1979McCrone, Ron ...................................................... 1992-94McFarland, Robert ............................................... 2000-03Messina, Mike ...........................................................1989Miller, Eric ..................................................................1994Moore, Tom ...............................................................1991Moss, Perry .......................................................... 1986-87Murphy, Tom ....................................................... 1979-82Nelsen, Bill .................................................................1994Nickrenz, Chris ...........................................................1985Owens, Billy ...............................................................1991Panagos, Jim ..................................................... 2007-10Parker, Frank ..............................................................1981Perkins, Jay ................................................................1993Pesonen, Dick ............................................................1980Piccinini, John ............................................................1979Polian, Brian ..............................................................2004Pollard, Don “Deek” ............................................ 1990-93Richart, Phil ......................................................... 1981-82Robinson, Joe ............................................................2003Rock, Matt .....................................................1994-95, ‘99Romero, Randy .................................................... 1986-90Ross, Lou .............................................................. 1979-80Russell, Rusty .............................................................1989Salem, Tim ....................................................... 2004-10Scott , Dennis ..............................................................1984Seagraves, Al........................................................ 1983-85Shackelford, Bob .................................................. 1988-90Sirota, Mitch ..............................................................1983Skladany, John .................................................2007, ‘10Snell, David ................................................................1991Stewart, Bill ...............................................................1994Stewart, Pete .............................................................1983Stocksti ll, Rick ...................................................... 1985-88Taaff e, Charlie................................................... 2009-10Thompson, Lance ................................................ 2004-06Tuzzeo, Ray ................................................................1979VanGorder, Brian ................................................. 1995-97Winters, Bill ...............................................................1991Current assistant coaches in bold.

UCF ALL-TIME ASSISTANT COACHING ROSTER

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Ed Ellis is in his seventh season as the director of strength and conditi oning at UCF, working directly with the football program while overseeing the strength and conditi oning eff orts for UCF’s 16-sport athleti cs program. Ellis served in the same capacity at Georgia Tech for the 2001-03 seasons before arriving at UCF in January of 2004. The 2000 College Strength and Conditi oning Professional of the Year for the Atlanti c Coast Con-ference by the Nati onal Strength and Conditi oning Associati on, he was the head strength coach at Wake Forest for seven years before his sti nt at Georgia Tech. Prior to his stretch at Wake Forest, Ellis spent four years (1991-94) as the head strength and conditi oning coordinator at Illinois State and two years (1989-91)

as an assistant strength coach at Ole Miss. He started his career as a graduate assistant at Arkansas from 1987-89. Ellis earned his bachelor’s degree in physical educati on from Alabama in 1987 and received a master’s degree in educati on from Arkansas in 1989. Ellis is a master strength coach, which is the highest honor given by the collegiate strength and conditi oning associati on. Ellis is married to the former Dyann Edmonston, and the couple has four children: Jessica, Nicole, Eric and Brian.

ED ELLISDIRECTOR OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING • SEVENTH YEAR AT UCF

Scott Sinclair is in his seventh year at UCF as an assistant director of strength and conditi oning. He works with the football program while also training the men’s and women’s golf teams. Sinclair came to UCF aft er working as an assistant strength and conditi oning coach at Georgia Tech from 2001-03. While with the Yellow Jackets, Sinclair worked as the director of player development for Georgia Tech’s football squad. Prior to Georgia Tech, he served as an assistant at Wake Forest from 1999-01. A nati ve of Rockingham, N.C., Sinclair earned his bachelor’s degree in sports medicine from Guliford College in 1999. He received a master’s degree in

physical educati on from UCF in 2006. Sinclair is a member of both the Nati onal Strength and Conditi oning Associati on and the Collegiate Strength and Conditi oning Coaches Associati on. Sinclair is also a certi fi ed strength and conditi oning coach through the Collegiate Strength and Conditi oning Coaches Associati on. Sinclair and his wife, Farrah, have one son, Creed, and one daughter, Asher.

SCOTT SINCLAIRASST. DIR. OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING • SEVENTH YEAR AT UCF

B.J. Faulk is in his seventh year as an assistant strength and conditi oning coach at UCF. Faulk works with football as well as men’s basketball, baseball and track and fi eld. Faulk has worked previously at both Il-linois State and Wake Forest. He is a 1995 graduate of Illinois State, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise physiol-ogy. He was a member of the track and fi eld team for two years.

ASST. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

B.J. FAULKSEVENTH YEAR AT UCF

Robert Sample has been at UCF since 2001 and, along with a diligent staff of eight, expertly maintains all of UCF’s varsity and intramural playing fi elds, covering 30 acres in all. Sample helps ensure that Bright House Networks Stadium and UCF’s practi ce fi elds are in excellent conditi on for the Knights. Prior to UCF, Sample worked for the PGA Tour for over 20 years, maintaining several courses including the TPC Scott sdale, TPC at Prestancia, Tucson’s Starr Pass and, eventu-ally, Orange County Nati onal in Orlando. Sample graduated from Michigan State with a bachelor’s degree in turf grass manage-ment. He also att ended Murray State where he played two years of varsity golf for the Racers. Sample resides with his wife, Leah.

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS TURFS & GROUNDS

ROBERTSAMPLE10TH YEAR AT UCF

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Robert Jones begins his 11th season as the equipment coordinator at UCF. His primary respon-sibility is with the sport of football while he also oversees the equipment department for all 16 sports. Prior to getti ng back in collegiate athleti cs, Jones spent two years with Bike Athleti c as its Nati onal Promo Director. Jones’ career in equipment began in 1985 with the Orlando Renegades of the USFL. A 1984 graduate of Carson Newman, Jones worked previously in equipment departments at

Northwestern (1985-87), Pur-due (1987-93) and Louisville (1993-00). Jones and his staff were named the 2006-07 Confer-ence USA Equipment Staff of the Year at the annual Athleti c Equipment Managers Associati on Conventi on.

ROBERT JONESDIRECTOR OF EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS • 11TH YEAR AT UCF

Thaddeus Rivers is in his seventh season at UCF as the assistant equipment manager for football, coming to Orlando in 2004. Rivers handles all day-to-day equipment operati ons for UCF’s football team and support staff , including ordering, issuing, main-taining and inventory. He also orders equipment for the sports medicine, video services and strength and conditi oning departments. Rivers came to UCF aft er spending three sea-sons working in equipment operati ons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers under the directi on of Tim Sain, in-cluding the Buccaneers Super Bowl XXXVII win over the Oakland Raiders in San Diego. Rivers was previ-

ously a student equipment manager at the University of Florida for four years while an undergraduate. A nati ve of Tallahassee, Rivers graduated from UF in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in commercial recreati on and general business. He went on to earn a master’s from UCF in sports and fi t-ness in 2008. Rivers is a member of AEMA. He and his wife, Rochelle, have a daughter, Adriann.

THADDEUS RIVERSASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER • SEVENTH YEAR AT UCF

Danielle Cumm is in her fi rst season at UCF serving as the administrati ve assistant for the as-sistant coaching staff . She helps the staff with the compilati on and assembly of playbooks and other tasks preparing the Knights for game day and be-yond. She also serves as a general recepti onist for the Wayne Densch Sports Center. Cumm spent 2005-08 working in UCF’s ath-leti c marketi ng offi ce where she was primarily responsible for baseball while also assisti ng with football and basketball. She was a marketi ng in-tern for the Houston Astros during their 2009 spring training in Kissimmee. A nati ve of Jacksonville, Cumm earned a bachelor’s degree in communicati ons from UCF in 2005 and a master’s degree in communicati ons from UCF in 2007.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

DANIELLECUMMFIRST YEAR AT UCF

Linda Watt s is in a familiar role serving as the administrati ve assistant to head coach George O’Leary as she also worked in that capacity at Georgia Tech. Watt s coordinates much of O’Leary’s schedule and helps with general offi ce manage-ment. She worked for over 30 years at Georgia Tech, including ti me under head coaches Pepper Rodgers and Billy Curry, along with O’Leary. She also worked directly for many Georgia Tech athleti c administra-tors during her ti me in Atlanta. Watt s is a nati ve of Chatt anooga who att ended Chatt anooga Business School and spent 13 years at Western Union before going to Georgia Tech. She has three daughters, Tracie, Michelle and Sabrina, three grandchildren, Marcus, Shannon and Logan, and a pair of great grandchildren, Marcus, Jr. and Hannah.

SR. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

LINDA WATTSFOURTH YEAR AT UCF

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John Kvatek enters his seventh season as a foot-ball support staff member and the director of video services at UCF. A 20-year veteran in the business, Kvatek was named the 2006-07 Bob Matey Nati onal Video Coordinator of the Year at the annual Collegiate Sports Video As-sociati on in May of 2007. Prior to his arrival at UCF, Kvatek worked at Pinnacle Systems, Inc., where he worked from 1999-04. During his tenure at Pinnacle, Kvatek served as a product marketi ng manager for Networked News and Sports Editi ng Soluti ons. Prior to Pinnacle Systems, Kvatek was the athleti c video services coordinator at Wisconsin from 1995-99. During his ti me in Madison, Kvatek was responsible for the development and uti lizati on of the world’s fi rst

digital video network for sports video analysis and editi ng and was a member of the Kohl Center Design Team. Kvatek has also worked as a video coordinator at Virginia Tech and Miami (Ohio) in their respecti ve athleti c departments. He is a graduate of Miami with a bachelor’s degree in mass communica-ti ons. Kvatek was the Big Ten Video Coordinator of the Year in 1998 and earned the Conference USA award in 2007, 2009 and 2010. Kvatek and his wife, Michelle, have three sons: Conor, Liam and Declan.

Kristy Belden is in her ninth year at UCF, where she serves as an associate director in the academic services for student-athletes offi ce. She serves as the lead advisor for the Knights’ football team. She recieved her bachelor’s degree from St. John’s. Belden was a member of the Red Storm track and fi eld team. Belden earned a master’s degree in educati onal psychology/sport psychology from Florida State. Kristy and her husband welcomed their fi rst daughter, Zoe, in February.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR • ASSA

KRISTYBELDENNINTH YEAR AT UCF

Lindsey Herold joined the ASSA staff as a full-ti me advisor in June of 2009. Her current role includes being an advisor for football, women’s tennis and UCF’s nati onally-recognized spirit pro-gram. Herold has also taken part in creati ng and implementi ng the Shining Knights Summer Bridge Program where she co-teaches the student-athlete secti on of the student success course at UCF. A nati ve of Cocoa, Herold earned her bach-elor’s degree in psychology from UCF in 2008 and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in educati onal leadership from UCF. She is married to former UCF baseball player Mitch Herold.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR • ASSA

LINDSEYHEROLDSECOND YEAR AT UCF

Lisa Moser has been with Academic Services for Student-Athletes since June of 2008 and works extensively with the UCF football program. Her duti es include program coordinati on of the Men-tor Program and coordinati on of testi ng and as-sessments. Prior to arriving at UCF, she completed a graduate assistantship with the University of Okla-homa in a similar role. Moser earned her bach-elor’s degree and played on the equestrian team at Fresno State. Prior to Fresno, Moser att ended Medicine Hat College in Alberta, Canada, where she played basketball for two years.

LEARING SPECIALIST • ASSA

LISAMOSERTHIRD YEAR AT UCF

JOHN KVATEKDIRECTOR OF VIDEO SERVICES • SEVENTH YEAR AT UCF

Chris Hooley is starti ng her sixth football sea-son at UCF as the assistant director of video services. Hooley assists heavily with football and serves in a primary role for a total of nine sports at UCF, includ-ing both basketball teams. While with the Knights, she has been a part of UCF video staff s that were named Conference USA’s best in 2007, 2009 and 2010. Hooley came to UCF from Southern Miss where she served as video coordinator from 2000-05 where she oversaw all team video operati ons. Hooley was recognized as the best in C-USA by her peers in both 2001 and 2004 while at USM. She came to Hatti es-burg from Houston where she spent 1998-00 as as-

sistant video director for the Cougars. She worked directly with football and the Clyde Drexler-coached basketball team while also overseeing students who covered all UH sporti ng events. The nati ve of Sistersville, W. Va., graduated from Kentucky in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in telecom-municati ons. Hooley also worked in the UK sports video offi ce as a student.

CHRIS HOOLEYASST. DIRECTOR/VIDEO SERVICES • SIXTH YEAR AT UCF

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PERSONAL PROFILE• married to the former Martha Halsted for 48 years• father of two and grandfather of two• avid fi sherman and golfer

GOAL DRIVEN LEADERSHIP

Five Major Goals for UCF• off er the best undergraduate educati on in Florida• achieve internati onal prominence in key programs of graduate study and research• provide an internati onal focus to the curricula and research programs• become more inclusive and diverse• become America’s leading partnership university

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

A Leader in Higher Educati on• more than 18 years as president of the University of Central Florida o planned and won approval for a new college of medicine o doubled enrollment with enhanced academic quality o increased by sevenfold the number of doctoral degrees awarded each year o expanded research funding from $6.2 million to more than $121 million a year• more than 36 years of faculty and executi ve service in academic insti tuti ons o assistant professor of psychology at Tulane University o associate professor of psychology at Texas Christi an University o associate dean of Texas Christi an University o vice president of the Texas Christi an University Research Foundati on o dean of the Texas Christi an University Graduate School o provost and vice president for academic aff airs and professor of psychology at Bradley University o vice president for academic aff airs and professor of psychology at the University of Maine o interim president of the University of Maine

Academic Credenti als• graduated cum laude in 1962 from Austi n College (B.A. psychology) • earned master’s degree in 1964 from Tulane University (M.S. physiological psychology)• earned doctoral degree from Tulane University in 1966 (Ph.D. physiological psychology) • graduate study supported by fellowships from the Danforth Foundati on and the Nati onal Science Foundati on

Current Civic Service Engagements• member, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission Fundraising Campaign leadership cabinet • member, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando’s Council of Governors• member of the board, American Heart Associati on• member of the board, Central Florida Partnership• member of the board, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission• member of the board, SunTrust• member of the board, United Arts of Central Florida• member, American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment Leadership Circle• chair, Conference USA Board of Directors

Notable Past Service• two-term past-chair, State University Presidents Associati on• member, Florida Council of 100• founder, Florida High Tech Corridor Council• two-term past-president, Florida Associati on of Colleges and Universiti es• chair, Governor’s Select Task Force on Healthcare Professional Liability Insurance • member, Florida Distance Learning Task Force• member, Orange County Chairman’s Transportati on Commission• co-chair, Orange County Underage Drinking Task Force • member of the board, American Associati on of State Colleges and Universiti es• member of the board, EDUCAUSE • member of the board, Orlando Health • member of the board, Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce• member, NCAA Presidents’ Commission• board chair, Atlanti c Sun Conference

Selected Awards and Recogniti ons• Junior Achievement’s Spirit of Achievement Award, 2008• multi ple listi ngs among the Orlando Senti nel’s 25 Most Powerful People in Central Florida and Orlando Magazine’s 50 Most Powerful People in Central Florida• Seminole Chamber of Commerce’s Lifeti me Achievement Award, 2007 • Orlando Business Journal’s inaugural Legacy Award, 2006 • Orlando Senti nel’s Central Floridian of the Year, 2005 • Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission’s James B. Greene award, 2002 • Jewish Nati onal Fund’s Tree of Life award, 1999 • United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida’s Jack Halloway Star of Grati tude, 1999 • Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce’s John Young Award, 1998

DR. JOHN C. HITTPRESIDENT • 19TH YEAR AT UCF • AUSTIN COLLEGE, 1962

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Upon his hiring on June 6, 2006, Keith Tribble publicly shared his two core goals in taking the director of athleti cs positi on with the University of Central Florida – “To graduate our student-athletes and compete for championships”. Since that day, everything UCF has planned and ac-complished over the last four years has fi t within that mission.

Over three decades working in and around the collegiate community the consistency in Tribble’s background is his ability to build programs with strong foundati ons and dynamic infrastructure. Tribble, one of only seven African-American directors of athleti cs in the Football Bowl Subdivi-sion, has quickly taken hold of the burgeoning UCF Athleti cs program’s blueprints and promised to lead with the two key principles that everyone associated with the program will also share.

Most importantly, Tribble is committ ed to the concept of the well-rounded student-athlete, emphasizing the importance of their academic prowess off the fi eld as well as championship results on.

In additi on, the other focal point of his concentrati on is the oversight of the constructi on, expansion and completi on of the noted UCF Ath-leti cs Faciliti es Master Plan. When fi nished in 2020, the plan will have touched every-single area of the student-athletes’ well-being, includ-ing residenti al housing, academic and mentoring support faciliti es and state-of-the-art performance venues where UCF fans and supporters can cheer on the Knights. To date, Tribble has overseen $150 million in new constructi on and improvements to UCF athleti c faciliti es since his arrival, and was recently approved to move forward with a $70 million facility development plan that will complete the UCF Athleti cs quad-rant on the UCF campus.

Through a renewed commitment, Tribble has been most proud of the record academic achievement of the UCF student-athletes during his fi rst two years in Orlando. The Knights, for the fourth straight year in 2009-10, led all public insti tuti ons in Conference USA with the highest number of student-athletes on the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll with 221 representati ves maintaining a 3.0 grade-point av-erage or bett er. UCF’s 221 honorees represent approximately 60 per-cent of the school’s total student-athletes. For three straight years, through 2009, UCF student-athletes had placed the highest number on the league honor roll for all schools, public or private.

UCF Athleti cs can now compete for C-USA championships in all sports, and has been progressing in this directi on under Tribble since his fi rst season at UCF. In recent years, the football program has played for two C-USA ti tles, winning in 2007. That same year, women’s soccer and soft ball, and members of women’s track and fi eld, fi rst claimed C-USA ti tles. In 2008-09, C-USA Coach of the Year Joi Williams led a

young women’s basketball program to a memorable conference championship and NCAA Tournament invite. Men’s golf won its fi rst C-USA championship, while fi nishing among the Top 10 teams nati onally in 2009 and followed up in 2010 with another C-USA team ti tle. Women’s track and fi eld earned the school’s latest league ti tle with a memorable fi nish at the 2010 C-USA Championship. Caryl Smith Gilbert’s feat earned her league coach of the year in 2010, a season following her 2009 NCAA regional coach of the year honors. Women’s soccer was ranked as high as No. 8 in the nati on in 2009 and made its third consecuti ve NCAA Tournament appearance be-hind 2009 C-USA Coach of the Year Amanda Cromwell. In all, UCF Athleti cs has or will be competi ng in NCAA postseason tournaments in all of its programs in the coming seasons.

Tribble att ended the University of Florida where he played off ensive guard for three bowl teams. He graduated in 1977 with a bach-elor’s degree in journalism (public relati ons and marketi ng). Tribble and his wife, Terri, have a daughter, Carlyn, and a son, Kyle.

KEITH R. TRIBBLEDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS • FIFTH YEAR AT UCF • FLORIDA, 1977

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David Chambers was named the executi ve as-sociate athleti cs director for UCF Athleti cs on May 24, 2006. His primary responsibility with the

UCFAA is the oversight of the Knights day-to-day organizati onal operati ons. In additi on to serving as the staff administrator for the football program, Chambers also provides this role for men’s and women’s golf, soft ball, marketi ng and promoti ons, ti cketi ng, communicati ons and the compliance department. Prior to joining UCF, Chambers worked eight years in the Virginia Tech athleti cs department, the last fi ve years as the senior associate athlet-ics director for external aff airs. In his role with Virginia Tech, Chambers oversaw the Hokies’ marketi ng and promoti ons, sports informati on and ti cket operati ons as well as hokiesports.com and hokiesports - the newspaper. He also acted as the department’s liaison with ISP Sports, the exclusive multi-media and advertising rights holder for Virginia Tech athleti cs. In additi on to his external duti es, Chambers worked with the Virginia Tech Athleti c Fund, the Hokies’ fund-raising arm, as well as assisti ng athleti cs director Jim Weaver with football scheduling.

Prior to his tenure at Virginia Tech, Chambers worked at UNLV for six years beginning as the Reb-els’ director of NCAA compliance in 1992 before his promoti on to associate director of athleti cs from 1993-98. In his later role with UNLV, Chambers oversaw the day-to-day operati ons of football and men’s and women’s basketball. He also accounted for the scheduling of the football and basketball pro-grams. In additi on, he supervised the department’s three assistant athleti cs directors who oversaw UNLV’s internal aff airs and 15 varsity sports. From 1990-92, Chambers was one of 12 legislati ve assistants with the NCAA, providing writt en and oral interpretati ons of the organiza-ti on’s legislati on for member insti tuti ons. In this role, he also served as the NCAA liaison to the Big 10 Conference. He also provided rules-educati on seminars for various coaching organizations, served as the primary administrator for waivers of NCAA legislati on and prepared liti gati on sum-maries for the nati onal offi ce. Chambers was a former college quarterback at Iowa and later switched to the defensive side of the ball, lett ering as a strong safety in 1982 and was a starter in 1983. Under legendary head coach Hayden Fry, he was part of three postseason bowl squads: the Rose Bowl in January of 1982, as well

as the Peach and the Gator Bowls in December of 1982 and 1983. He received the Football Coaches Appreciati on Award in 1981 and was named to Iowa’s All-Time Strength and Conditi oning Team. He played with current Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops and was not only coached by Fry, but also Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder and Barry Alvarez, the former Wisconsin Badgers head coach and the school’s current director of athleti cs. Chambers earned a bachelor’s of business administrati on in 1983, specializing in industrial relati ons. He was named to the Big 10 All-Academic team in 1983 and received the presti gious Forest Evashevski Scholarship Achievement Award, as well as the R.E. Romey Memorial Scholarship and the Ben Trickey Memorial Scholarship. He then received a master’s of arts degree in educati onal measurement and stati sti cs from Iowa in 1985 while working as a graduate assistant. He spent the next year as an administrati ve assistant with the school’s athleti cs department, assist-ing with Big 10 and NCAA rules compliance and directi ng the senior student-athlete employment program. An att orney, Chambers att ended law school at Wake Forest. He received his juris doctorate in 1989 and became licensed to practi ce law in North Carolina.

Jeff Ulmer was hired as the senior associate ath-leti cs director for development in July of 2009. Ulmer brings more than 20 years of insti tuti onal advance-ment experience from tenures at three presti gious Southeastern Conference schools. Most recently, Ulmer was at the University of Mississippi where he served as President of the UMAA Foundati on. At UCF, Ulmer is the senior administrator over-

seeing all areas of athleti cs development; major gift s, fundraising and the Golden Knights Club, plus UCF’s athleti cs ti cket sales operati on. At Ole Miss, Ulmer oversaw the UMAA Foundati on’s development team, with a primary mission of reaching out to alumni, donors and fans across the state of Mississippi and around the country in an eff ort to secure private re-sources for capital projects and scholarship support. Ulmer’s goal as president of the UMAA Foundati on was to get out on the road and meet with the people who have supported Ole Miss throughout the years and develop a stronger network of partners, while raising the visibility of Rebel athleti cs throughout the state and beyond. In 2003, Ulmer was lured away from his previous employment at the University of Florida to become the assistant dean for development for Van-derbilt University’s Law School where he guided the law school through a $28 million capital campaign. Three years later he was named executi ve director of development for Vanderbilt’s Nati onal Commodore Club, the fund raising arm of Vanderbilt athleti cs. Ulmer began his development career in 1989 at UF, where he served four colleges and parti cipated in two capital campaigns over a 15-year period. Ulmer, who grew up in Gainesville and graduated from UF, worked for one season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers strength and conditi oning staff aft er serving in a similar capacity as a student assistant in the Gator Strength Complex.

David Hansen joined UCF Athleti cs as its senior associate athleti cs director for internal operati ons in June 2006. Hansen’s primary duties include overseeing all facility development and home event operati ons, while administering four Knights athlet-ics teams and two support units. Hansen directs the athleti cs facility develop-ment process and serves on UCF’s Master Planning

Committ ee. Since 2006, UCF Athleti cs has completed building projects totaling over $63 million. The Athleti cs Facility Plan calls for another $70 million in constructi on during the next 10 years. He also serves as the sport administrator for the Knights’ men’s basket-ball, baseball and men’s and women’s soccer programs. Hansen oversees the strength & conditi oning and equipment support units. Prior to joining the UCF staff , Hansen served as the deputy director of athleti cs at the University of Southern Mississippi. Hansen was the Golden Eagles’ chief operati ng and fi nancial offi cer and also directed all facility projects while overseeing the men’s basketball and baseball programs. Hansen arrived at Southern Miss in 1999 as the school’s associate athleti cs director for internal aff airs. In 2003, he was promoted to senior associate athleti cs director and two years later became the Golden Eagles’ deputy director of athleti cs. Before moving to Southern Miss, Hansen worked at the University of Louisiana at Monroe as the assistant athleti cs director for internal opera-ti ons. He originally joined the ULM staff in 1994 as the director of faciliti es & football operati ons. A nati ve of Gainesville and a 1992 graduate of the University of Florida, he worked at his alma mater as assistant football equipment manager from 1992-94. In 1990, Hansen spent ti me as an operati ons/sales assistant for the Blockbuster Bowl in South Florida. Hansen and his wife Trudy have three children, Kevin, Casey and Brian.

DAVID CHAMBERSEXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR • FIFTH YEAR AT UCF • IOWA, 1983

JEFF ULMERSR. ASSOCIATE AD/DEVELOPMENT

DAVID HANSENSR. ASSOCIATE AD/INTERNAL RELATIONS

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ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTORS

JOE HORNSTEINCommunicati ons

Jessica Reo was promoted to senior associate athleti cs di-rector for student ser-vices in July of 2008. Additi onally, Reo sti ll serves as senior

woman administrator (SWA), a role she took over in the summer of 2006. The role of SWA is an important one in college athleti cs, especially in the governance

structure of Conference USA. In that role, Reo represents UCF in conference dealings pertain-ing to scheduling, championships and legisla-ti on. Reo also serves as UCF’s liaison for gender equity and Title IX issues. In additi on, Reo serves as administrator of several UCF teams, including rowing, women’s cross country, men’s and women’s tennis, vol-leyball, women’s basketball and track and fi eld. Prior to coming to UCF, she spent seven years at the University of Miami. There she served as a compliance coordinator for rules educati on and documentati on for three years and spent four years as a compliance coordina-tor for athleti c services. Reo graduated with a bachelor’s degree in

English from Florida State in 1993. During her undergraduate years she worked in the Semi-noles’ sports informati on offi ce and then com-pleted a media relati ons internship with the Atlanti c Coast Conference offi ce aft er gradua-ti on. She spent two years as an assistant sports informati on director at Clemson University be-fore taking a job in compliance at Miami. Reo earned a master’s degree in sports and fi tness from UCF in May of 2010.

JESSICA REOSR. ASSOCIATE AD STUDENT SERVICES

JOE SIMONFaciliti es & Operati ons

BRAD STRICKLINBusiness Chief Financial Offi cer

ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTORS

PHIL ASHLERTicket & SalesOperati ons

LISA DANNERCompliance

RAELYNNMcAFEEMarketi ng andPromoti ons

BRIANREEDHuman Resources and Risk Management