{"id":148797,"date":"2025-08-27T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=148797"},"modified":"2025-08-27T12:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:05:16","slug":"ucf-staff-alum-is-knightros-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-staff-alum-is-knightros-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Staff, Alum Is Knightro\u2019s Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Knightro struts his stuff on the field Thursday night to kick off football season, you likely had no idea that the beloved mascot has a head coach \u2014 and he\u2019s a data expert at UCF\u2019s College of Medicine.<\/p>\n

Michael Callahan \u201905 \u201909MBA \u201917EdD<\/strong>, director of knowledge management, is responsible for every piece of medical education data at UCF. He\u2019s also head mascot coach for UCF Athletics. He knows the role he coaches well. Callahan was Knightro from 2002-04, when he was an undergraduate student.<\/p>\n

\u201cIT and Knightro are similar roles if you think about it,\u201d he says. \u201cWe\u2019re both the support team. We do our part to help others do their best.\u201d<\/p>\n