{"id":365013,"date":"2026-08-07T04:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T04:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/365013\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T04:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T04:52:09","slug":"pictures-2026-ucf-football-media-day-orlando-sentinel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/365013\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures: 2026 UCF Football Media Day \u2013 Orlando Sentinel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF quarterback Alonza Barnett III is pictured during UCF Football...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay127071.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF quarterback Alonza Barnett III is pictured during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF quarterbacks coach McKenzie Milton is interviewed during UCF Football...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12574_7147de.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF quarterbacks coach McKenzie Milton is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF defensive tackle Thomas Collins is interviewed during UCF Football...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12587_38ff9e.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF defensive tackle Thomas Collins is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF running back Taevion Swint is interviewed during UCF Football...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12711_4afd04.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF running back Taevion Swint is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF player Horace Lockett is interviewed during UCF Football Media...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12569_2bc341.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF player Horace Lockett is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF players walk between stations during UCF Football Media Day...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12572_d4bfae.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF players walk between stations during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF quarterback Alonza Barnett III is interviewed during UCF Football...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12567_1438f0.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF quarterback Alonza Barnett III is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF player Sincere Edwards is interviewed during UCF Football Media...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12570_78dc62.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF player Sincere Edwards is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF offensive lineman Preston Cushman is interviewed during UCF Football...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12580_f2bb72.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF offensive lineman Preston Cushman is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF linebacker Tackett Curtis is interviewed during UCF Football Media...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12614_dfe04c.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF linebacker Tackett Curtis is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF defensive back Jayden Williams is interviewed during UCF Football...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12619_8b7b2c.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF defensive back Jayden Williams is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF defensive back Demari Henderson is interviewed during UCF Football...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12623_32a01f.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF defensive back Demari Henderson is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF quarterback Alonza Barnett III is interviewed during UCF Football...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12680_43af6a.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF quarterback Alonza Barnett III is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF punter Atticus Bertrams is interviewed during UCF Football Media...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12626_850b4a.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF punter Atticus Bertrams is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF kicker Will Stone is interviewed during UCF Football Media...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12630_0c2f85.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF kicker Will Stone is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF quarterback Alonza Barnett III (right) smlies as he walks...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12560_49890d.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF quarterback Alonza Barnett III (right) smlies as he walks in to be interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. At left is UCF assistant athletic director Ken Landis. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF defensive back Braeden Marshall is interviewed during UCF Football...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12640_b416f9.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF defensive back Braeden Marshall is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF player Horace Lockett is interviewed during UCF Football Media...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12684_da7b54.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF player Horace Lockett is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF quarterback Alonza Barnett III is pictured during UCF Football...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12688_59b4e5.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF quarterback Alonza Barnett III is pictured during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UCF running back Landen Chambers is interviewed during UCF Football...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TOS-L-2026UCFFootballMediaDay12606_90fa30.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UCF running back Landen Chambers is interviewed during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 20<\/p>\n<p>UCF quarterback Alonza Barnett III is pictured during UCF Football Media Day at the Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus on Thursday, August 6, 2026. (Stephen M. 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