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Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
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Matt Murschel

Josh Heupel: UCF dismissed players who didn't meet expectations

UCF head coach Josh Heupel yells during action against Tulane at Bounce House Stadium in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. Heupel said removing four football players from the team following a traffic incident last week was one of the "worst days as a coach." (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

UCF coach Josh Heupel said the decision to remove four football players from the team following a traffic incident last week was one of the "worst days as a coach," adding those who were dismissed did not meet the expectations put forth by the program.

"When you're a part of this program, for all of us, there are a standard and expectations all of us have to meet, and when you don't meet those, there are consequences to those," Heupel said during a videoconference with reporters Thursday. "For a few young men, they no longer will be representing us on the field.

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