Olympia head coach Travis Gabriel is excited about the direction of UCF Football under head coach Scott Frost.

Earlier this week, Gabriel, the head coach of the Titans since 2018, posted his thoughts on X:

"I should've sent this a while ago," Gabriel wrote. "I am giving UCF Football, Coach Frost, Coach (Brandon) Harris, Coach (Alex) Grinch, Coach (Sean) Beckton and staff their flowers for being different with recruiting. As a coach, it's rare to witness college football coaches, especially FBS coaches, be different."

Gabriel, a proud UCF alumnus and older brother of former Knights star wide receiver Doug Gabriel, praised Frost and his staff for their authentic recruiting approach—one that focuses on evaluation, not dictated by star rankings or which other schools had already offered a player.

"These guys are actually doing what they've said they will do and go after 'football players,'" Gabriel said. "Not waiting on hype, ratings, rankings, or other schools to offer a kid. They do the work and go after who they see as a fit for them."

The inspiration behind Gabriel's post was Ja'Cari Jackson, his star player who recently committed to UCF. Jackson had just one offer from FCS Mercer prior to the Knights entering the picture.