In 2006, John Hitt used three characteristics to describe what he thought it took for a school to be considered a major university in the South: “Really good doctoral programs, a fair amount of research and playing big-time football.” This season, the UCF Knights will be playing big-time football in the Big 12 Conference but Hitt won’t be around to watch. Hitt, 82, died in February just five years after his retirement from serving as UCF’s president for almost 30 years. Although he didn’t get to see his vision come to fruition, it’s what he always wanted. “I thought there would be a movement to a major conference,” Hitt told the Sentinel in 2021, shortly after the Knights received an invitation to the Power Five league. “The old saying we branded around so much was to go big or go home.
Ucf’s Move To Power Conference Was Always Part Of John Hitt’s Vision
Jason Beede, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Sat, 07/01/2023 - 9:00am
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