WACO, Texas — It’s about an hour before UCF is about to kick off with Baylor and UCF athletics director Terry Mohajir is wrapping up a pregame appearance on the Knights’ radio broadcast.

UCF is more than halfway through its first season under Scott Frost , who returned to the program following an eight-year absence.

Expectations outside the program were low, but that hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm within the walls of the Wayne Densch Center.

“The culture is changing,” Mohajir told a group of reporters on site.

UCF failed to qualify for the postseason last year, snapping a streak of eight straight seasons with a bowl appearance. In the offseason, Gus Malzahn resigned, leaving after four seasons with the Knights.

“We were very reactive over the last three years. I was reactive. Th

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