UCF was viciously mocked by a four-star tight end recruit after the referee attempted to get him to play. There will be no FoVander Ploog at UCF. Despite receiving no better scholarship offers, he recently participated in an off-season competition and took severe jabs at the Knights.
Neither the athlete nor the university looked good in it!
Ploog is rated as a four-star college football prospect for the 2025 recruiting class. He is regarded as one of the top 15 tight ends in the nation and a top 250 prospect overall at 6-foot-6 and 210 pounds.
Currently, Arizona State, Cal, SMU, Utah, Washington, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon State, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, and Washington State have extended scholarship offers to the Fullerton, California native. UCLA has expressed interest as well, but no offer has been made.
Ploog does not have the University of Central Florida on his short list. No scholarship has been offered by the Knights.
They have no intention of actively pursuing a recruitment of the West Coast tight end anytime soon.
He’s not interested in anything. UCF would be wasting its time on it.
During the weekend, Ploog was mic’d up at an OT7 event, and one of the officials asked him where he was attending school. He declared that he was unsure!
The referee (not so) lightheartedly suggested Space U as a possibility. With a chuckle, Ploog informed him that he would think about the Citronauts before disclosing his actual thoughts
It’s hilarious that the official was actively promoting what, I guess, is his alma mater in the first place. That sounds like something that, even while it’s not harmful, probably shouldn’t occur.
And lastly, Ploog’s response.
If he were to receive a scholarship—and I know that not every school is for everyone—UCF would be among his better offers. It’s unfortunate that a Big 12 program that has gained national attention over the past seven years would be written off so quickly! Vander Ploog has many worse options.