Tyler Gibson had never met AJ Blazek in person, but the former Charlotte offensive lineman got a good feeling while catching up with UCF’s new offensive line coach.
So much so that when the 6-foot-5, 310-pound Georgia native finally caught up with him, he was sold on making UCF his new home.
“The biggest thing about my commitment to UCF was definitely the relationship that AJ and I are trying to build,” said Gibson. “You expect with a whole bunch of chaos going on with the NIL (name, image and likeness), that there aren’t many relationships that go into college football.