Corey Gammage, a Florida native who led Marshall in receiving the past two seasons, will play his final season at UCF.
UCFSports.com recently caught up with Gammage, who arrived on campus earlier this summer.
At one point, Gammage appeared to be set on transferring to Purdue but then switched course and committed to UCF.
"My family (is the reason)," Gammage said. "I always wanted to be closer to home, so my family can see me play. I know when I was out there at Marshall, flights and everything were difficult. When I had the chance to come home, I was gonna do it. I did it for them."
Gammage wasn't offered by UCF coming out of high school, but he was familiar with the program because of Tre'Quan Smith who is also from his hometown of Delray Beach.
"Tre'Quan Smith is like a brother to me," Gammage said. "He played here. I looked up to him when he was here. That was another big role in me coming here."
Tre'Quan is four years older than Corey, who was Class of 2018.
"We grew up together since I was probably like eight (years old)," Gammage said. "My mom and his mom were cool. That's why I wear No. 4 now."
Gammage said Tre'Quan was excited he made the move to his alma mater.
"He called me when he saw it on Instagram," Gammage said. "He was very happy for me."
In 2021, the 6-foot-4 Gammage caught 78 passes for 869 yards and two touchdowns. Last year, Gammage reeled in 52 catches for 774 yards and six scores.
What does he think he's known for playing wide receiver?
"My blocking," Gammage said. "I'm very physical. I love making DBs look small because of my size."
He said he's always understood blocking comes first.
"Ever since I was small, all my Little League coaches and high school coaches always told me you got to block before you catch the ball. So that's why I just stuck with that."
For his final season of college football, Gammage wants a ring.
"My goal and the team goal is to win the Big 12 Championship," Gammage said. "That's my goal. I always wanted to leave college with a championship. That's what I'm looking forward to."
