Every time you see a Knight run out onto the field or court in uniform, every time a player takes a towel during a timeout, you\u2019re seeing the work of Robert Jones, Director of Equipment Operations, and his team. Since 2002, Jones has tackled the equipment necessities for all of UCF\u2019s athletic teams. The towels alone that hit the daily wash are enough to make the average jock\u2019s sports socks spin. Jones\u2019s team, however, is anything but average.<\/p>\n
Jones\u2019 game days often begin at the crack of dawn and end when others are snoring or blissfully dreaming about that thrilling, last-minute touchdown. He\u2019s the first to arrive at that away-game hotel and often the first to appear at the stadium. And after 31 years in this business, he has never missed a deadline when it comes to having the cleats, shoulder pads, helmets, and yes, jock straps on the truck and on hand for the Knights heading in to battle.<\/p>\n
\u201cGame day happens whether you\u2019re ready or not. Every sport has its unique needs, wants, pressures and deadlines. The passion I have for my job and UCF help me handle the fast pace. When you love what you do, the rest is easy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every time you see a Knight run out onto the field or court in uniform, every time a player takes a towel during a timeout, you\u2019re seeing the work of Robert Jones, Director of Equipment Operations, and his team. Since 2002, Jones has tackled the equipment necessities for all of UCF\u2019s athletic teams. The towels alone that hit the daily…","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":26526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1810],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-26524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-football"],"yoast_head":"\n