Good morning. Happy Friday! It’s a busy weekend in the world of athletics, but we love that. Especially when there are two home tennis matches! Check out the schedule at the bottom to see when you can cheer on the men’s and women’s tennis teams.

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

🏈 New defensive coordinator
⚾️ Baseball Fan Fest
🚀 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Welcome! The football staff is adding a new member under its belt. Head coach Gus Malzahn selected Ted Roof as defensive coordinator, and Addison Williams will now be associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator. Roof was previously at Oklahoma, where the team ranked third nationally in takeaways per game, seventh in tackles for loss per game and 14th in third-down defense.

🏈 See Roof’s other achievements here.

🔼 Meet and Greet. Are you ready to meet your UCF baseball team? Well, Saturday, Feb. 10, is the day for you. Come out to the annual Fan Fest from 2-4 p.m. at John Euliano Park for free. There will be fun inflatables for the kids and guided tours of the locker room, traditions room and club levels. Test your baseball skills in the bullpen and batting cages with players and coaches. Autographs will begin around 2:15, and ticketing staff will be there for any needs you may have for the upcoming season.

⚾️ All the info you need about the Baseball Fan Fest.

🤔 TRIVIA FOR YOU

More Fun. The softball team is also having a Fan Fest! You can watch part of the team’s practice, do fun activities and get autographs and photos of the athletes and coaches.

Today’s question— when is the Softball Fan Fest?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🚀 ONE BIG THING

In the Rankings. The softball team just had its third straight 40-win season and is ready to do it again this year. The Big 12 ranked them to finish fifth out of 10 programs in its inaugural season as a member of the Big 12 conference.

🥎 Read more about UCF softball and see the full preseason poll here.

📬 STICK AROUND WITH US

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday 1/19

👟 Women’s Track and Field Vanderbilt Invitational @ TBA | Meet Info | Schedule

Saturday 1/20

👟 Women’s Track and Field Vanderbilt Invitational @ TBA | Meet Info | Schedule
👟 Women’s Track and Field Corky Classic @ TBA | Meet Info | Schedule
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Georgia Tech & Bethune-Cookman @ 11am & 4pm ET
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. North Florida @ 12pm ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Houston @ 2pm ET | Watch | Listen | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Baylor @ 3pm ET | Watch | Live Stats

Sunday 1/21

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Georgia Southern @ 12pm ET

🚀 Click here to view the entire UCF Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Jan. 28, 12:30-3:15 at UCF Softball Complex!

🚀 Have a great Friday, y’all.