Jolly fired up after talking to Heupel

UCF running back commitment Patrick Jolly Jr. is on board with the Heup Train.

The Tampa-area star said he had great conversation Tuesday night with new coach Josh Heupel, saying he can't wait to meet him in person.

"He just told me how my style of play would fit very well with his offensive style and that he was really looking forward to coaching me," Jolly said. "He said he will come and visit me soon so I'm really looking forward to it."

He said the coaching change won't impact his decision.

"Yes, I'm still 1000% committed," Jolly said.

When he committed last July, Jolly cited UCF's excellent academics as the primary reason.

"I think the biggest part of it was seeing UCF's graduation rate," Jolly said then. "I don't want to bash any other schools, but one of the other schools I was considering had like a 54 percent graduation rate. I'm really big on education. I want to better myself for the future. UCF has a 94 percent graduation rate, way higher than any other school."

As an athletic program, UCF has boasted the highest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) among FBS public institutions for three consecutive years. The Academic Progress Rate (APR) for football is always near the top of the rankings. The most current rankings, effective through the 2015-16 academic year, placed UCF fifth among public schools trailing only Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Louisville.