Orlando, Fla. – New defensive coordinator, Erik Chinander plans to bring a new defensive philosophy to UCF football.
“In this day and age of the way your offensive football is going, the way to win games on defense is sacks, plus turnovers, minus explosive plays,” said Chinander. “We have to be aggressive, we have to take some chances.”
Chinander wants to have a multiple defense, ranging from a 4-3 to a 3-4. UCF has used a 4-3 defense under the O’Leary reign, but Chinander is confident that he has the talent on the roster and the potential to get the right talent in the State of Florida to run a multiple defense.
“We’re going to play an aggressive style of defense,” said Chinander. “I know there’s a lot of talent in this state, a lot of talent currently on the roster. I think the guys we’re going to be able to get and or currently here: we need to be able to penetrate and be aggressive.”
UCF currently has six verbal commits from defensive prospects according to cbssports.com. Out of the six defensive prospects, four are three-star rated prospects.
“This team will lead the country in effort, I don’t know about the stats yet, we gotta get that thing all figured out, but we’re gonna play hard,” said Chinander. “It’s a team that this community will be proud of.”
Chinander has a strong friendship with new Head Coach Scott Frost, but Frost says that Chinander is here because he has a great defensive mind.
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“I have worked with him [Frost], but more than that, we’ve been as close of friends as you could have for 10 plus years, we were roommates at one point in time,” said Chinander.
“We’re close, I’ve known him a long time, but he’s not here because of that,” said Frost. “He’s here because I think he’s one of the better football coaches that I know. He’s exceptionally intelligent and he’s got a lot of character. I know the players are going to love working for him and they’re going to play hard for him.”
