UCF fires DC Roofing in the middle of 5-game losing streak

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterOct 28, 2024, 10:34 AM ET

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College football press reporter; signed up with ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.UCF has actually fired protective coordinator Ted Roofing amidst a five-game losing streak in which the Knights have actually allowed 37 points or more three times.Roof, a veteran playcaller who invested the 2022 and 2023 seasons as Oklahoma

‘s defensive organizer, was in his very first season at UCF under coach Gus Malzahn. Co-defensive coordinator Addison Williams, who likewise is the group’s associate head coach, will take over defensive playcalling tasks, according to a source. Williams acted as UCF’s main protective coordinator in 2023, when the system led the Huge 12 against the pass and allowed its least passing touchdowns(12 )since 2001. The Knights have permitted 75 points and 1,010 lawns total in losses to Huge 12 leaders Iowa State

and BYU the past two weeks. After a promising start in protecting the run, UCF enabled 508 rushing yards in those two losses.Roof and Malzahn acted as organizers for Auburn’s championship game group under Gene Chizik in 2010.

Roof was in his 2nd stint at UCF after working as defensive planner in 2011, and also has actually held organizer functions for Penn State, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and other programs. He was Duke’s head coach from 2004 to 2007. Malzahn also announced that he will no longer be managing offensive playcalling, and is turning that responsibility over to offensive coordinator Tim Harris Jr.UCF returns to the field this week when it hosts Arizona.