{"id":13400,"date":"2018-02-20T21:54:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T21:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/?p=13400&#038;post_type=story"},"modified":"2020-05-21T19:02:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T19:02:22","slug":"josh-heupel-named-ucf-football-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/josh-heupel-named-ucf-football-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Heupel Named Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Football Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Spring 2018<\/em><br \/>\n[lead]Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ officially announced Josh Heupel (pronounced \u201chype-ul\u201d) as the new head coach of Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Football on December 5. A former quarterback who led the Oklahoma Sooners to the 2000 BCS National Championship, Heupel served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Missouri for two seasons. Under his direction, in 2017, the Missouri Tigers ranked No. 7 in the nation for total offense. 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