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UCF football report: Knights continue to preach toughness

UCF running back RJ Harvey, (7) runs on the indoor practice field inside Nicholson Fieldhouse because of the wet practice field after heavy rains left by Tropical Storm Debby in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)

UCF football players break the team huddle on the indoor practice field inside Nicholson Fieldhouse because of the wet practice field after heavy rains left by Tropical Storm Debby in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)

UCF head coach Gus Malzahn holds an indoor practice inside Nicholson Fieldhouse because of the wet practice field after heavy rains left by Tropical Storm Debby in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)

UCF kicker and punter Grant Reddick, (80) practices kicking during the fall football camp practice in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)

UCF placekicker Colton Boomer, (35) practices kicking during the fall football camp practice in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)

UCF wide receiver Chauncey Magwood, (4) grabs the ball on defensive backs Deshawn Pace (3) and Braeden Marshall during the fall football camp practice in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)

UCF head coach Gus Malzahn holds an indoor practice inside Nicholson Fieldhouse because of the wet practice field after heavy rains left by Tropical Storm Debby in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)

UCF special teams coordinator and tight ends coach, Brian Blackmon, coaches his players during a fall football camp practice in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)

UCF offensive line coach Herb Hand coaches his players during a fall football camp practice in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)

UCF defensive coordinator Ted Roof, coaches his players during a fall football camp practice in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)

UCF defensive coordinator Ted Roof, coaches linebacker Deshawn Pace, (3) during a fall football camp practice in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)

UCF quarterback Dylan Risk, (10) practices during the fall football camp practice in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)

UCF placekicker Colton Boomer, (35) practices during the fall football camp practice in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)

UCF football players run to the team huddle on the indoor practice field inside Nicholson Fieldhouse because of the wet practice field after heavy rains left by Tropical Storm Debby in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)