UCF's practice was a decibel quieter Tuesday morning, the team's first workout without the booming voice of recently retired head coach George O'Leary.
Players went through the same motions, but the emotions were different.
"It's bizarre, honestly, at practice, him not being there," UCF left tackle Aaron Evans said. "He was a very dominant presence, so when he's not there, it's strange. I think there's gonna be an adjustment period right now, but I think it's good."
Interim coach Danny Barrett gave players and staff the day off Monday to have 24 hours to refocus after O'Leary's surprising news that he would not finish out the 2015 season as head coach.