When Herb Hand arrived at UCF, the veteran offensive line coach must have immediately liked what he saw.
The Knights possess plenty of depth, experience, size and speed up front with six returning starters in 2021, which fits right with what Hand is looking for from good offensive linemen.
“He likes to put that ‘Dude Alert’ thing on Twitter,” redshirt junior tackle Sam Jackson said of Hand’s social media signature when highlighting something he likes or respects. “It’s a mentality. We’re the people that move the offense. You can’t have a play without the center snapping the ball, and you can’t have [quarterback] Dillon [Gabriel] making plays if we’re not blocking right.