ORLANDO, Fla. — A UCF fan tweeted out a video earlier this week of former WWE wrestler Goldberg’s iconic ring entrance in which the sculpted professional wrestler marches toward the squared circle with fans cheering and music blaring. And as he emerges from the smoke and pyrotechnics onto the runway, Goldberg punches and kicks the air, scowling, growling and flexing his bulging muscles.
The caption underneath the video: “Danny White makes his return to Orlando.”
The caption, of course, was making reference to current Tennessee and former UCF athletic director Danny White, who made his triumphant homecoming to Orlando this weekend to watch his fourth-seeded Vols advance to the Sweet 16 Sunday by dismantling fifth-seeded Duke 65-52 at Amway Center. White, who made a name for himself as one of the most innovative ADs in the country while in Orlando, has used nearly the exact same strategic plan at UT as he used at UCF to instantly revitalize a dilapidated, downtrodden athletic program in Knoxville.
