Andrew Strop returns to UCF as an assisociate director of sports performance for football. Strop has worked under Knights director of sports performance Zach Duval at every stop of his career, as Strop was on Duval's staff in Orlando from 2016-17, Wyoming and Buffalo.
Strop assists Duval in all aspects of the Knights sports performance program. Before Nebraska, Strop spent two seasons as an assistant director of sports performance for football under Duval at UCF. With the Knights, Strop helped UCF post the greatest two-year turnaround in college football history, as the Knights went from an 0-12 record in 2015 to a perfect 13-0 season in 2017, when UCF was the nation's only undefeated team.
Strop also worked under Duval as a football strength coach at Wyoming in 2014 and 2015. Strop began his career as an assistant strength coach under Duval at Buffalo, working with football and men's basketball.
Strop earned his degree in allied health science from The College of the Ozarks, and he is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.
