“I also want to take this time to thank my wife Dawn, who’s been my copilot in life. She’s probably piloting most of the time when I’m at the office. Also, my daughter Hannah and my son Jace. They woke up to a changed world today. They were excited—there may have been a few tears at the beginning of the day, but they were excited when they saw the orange T on the plane. They were ready to jump in and get here. Jace is excited. I was texting with Peyton Manning earlier and Jace is counting down the days until he’s able to catch a ball from him on the football field.
“I also want to thank the players and staff at UCF. The last three years have been a tremendous journey and ride. I appreciate them for allowing me as their coach to be a part of their individual journey and to accomplish so many great things. I’m so proud of who and what we were as a program and I’m just excited to see their success this year. There’s great leadership inside the locker room and when you have great leadership from within, all things are possible, and I appreciate each and every one of them.”
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