Gallery: UCF Hosts Pep Rally Ahead of Season-Opener

A University of Central Florida cheerleader pumps up the crowd at a pep rally in the student union on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)

University of Central Florida defensive coordinator Erik Chinander speaks to students at a pep rally in the student union on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)

University of Central Florida linebacker Errol Clarke, left, and defensive coordinator Erik Chinander, right, prepare to throw t-shirts to students at a pep rally in the student union on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)

A University of Central Florida cheerleader pumps the crowd up at a pep rally in the student union on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)

University of Central Florida cheerleaders pose with Knightro at a pep rally in the student union on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)

University of Central Florida wide receiver Tre’Quan Smith prepares to speak to students at a pep rally in the student union on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)

University of Central Florida mascot Knightro flashes a “U” at a pep rally in the student union on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)

University of Central Florida linebacker Errol Clarke speaks to students at a pep rally in the student union on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)

University of Central Florida mascot Knightro pumps the crowd up at a pep rally in the student union on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)

University of Central Florida offensive coordinator Troy Walters, left, is introduced at a pep rally in the student union on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)

Two members of the University of Central Florida Marching Knights pose with Knightro at a pep rally in the student union on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)

University of Central Florida offensive coordinator Troy Walters speaks to the crowd at a pep rally at the student union on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)

Two members of the University of Central Florida Marching Knights pose with Knightro at a pep rally in the student union on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)

University of Central Florida mascot Knightro poses with a student at a pep rally in the student union on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)

University of Central Florida wide receiver Tre’Quan Smith speaks to the crowd at a pep rally in the student union on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Photo by Victor Tan / New Day Review)