UCF Knights football: Players responding to Scott Frost coaching
UCF football coach Scott Frost spoke to reporters for the first time since March 11 after Saturday’s spring practice session.
UCF’s defense impressed during the team’s first open practice of the spring.Several early enrollees, particularly on offense, caught coach Scott Frost’s eye.Running back Myles Montgomery appears poised for a breakout season after the departure of RJ Harvey.
ORLANDO — UCF football fans got their first true look at Scott Frost’s team Saturday morning as the school held an open practice in front of limited capacity at FBC Mortgage Stadium.
Perfection is the end goal for Frost, but he was largely pleased with the progress shown — both over the course of the two-hour practice and the nine days of on-field work since mid-March.
“There’s some good and some bad. Any spring ball is like that,” Frost said. “We’re installing a lot of stuff with a lot of new guys, too. There were mistakes. The biggest thing I was looking for is to see who was going to show up ready to go and fight and be tough. We’ve got a lot of that on this team; I don’t think we have enough. We’re going to keep pushing them and helping them understand the expectations we have. We’ve got a long way to go.”
It was also the first spring camp session with full media access, with another set for Friday evening. With that in mind, here are five observations from UCF’s Saturday afternoon session.
Defense ‘won the day,’ makes plays on the football
Frost judged that the Knights’ defense “won the day” overall, bringing energy and intensity from the jump and creating several turnovers in individual and team practice periods.
Junior linebacker Andrew Harris returned an interception for a…
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