While USF's conference-realignment strategies seem to be covert, UCF has done at least one bit of public lobbying, according to an ESPN report.
UCF president John Hitt sent a promotional brochure to his counterpart at West Virginia, Gordon Gee, according to Jake Trotter's story. Gee is one of the presidents leading the conference's expansion exploration.
"I appreciate very much our [phone] conversation, and I appreciate the information you sent me," Gee wrote to Hitt in October, according to documents obtained by ESPN. "Be assured that the University of Central Florida is very much on our radar screen.