They use the skycam quite a bit and yes it pans a good ways behind the pit area. Every single one of those pictures except the last the stage is strategically put in a confined area. There’s a reason. And why else did UCF ask people to bring tents on Friday and guarantee people would be with them at 8am Sat?
Ah...because EVERY show they loved to do a tailgating/grilling shot.
Have you ever even WATCHED a GameDay show?
UCF will have 10,000 plus fans out there Saturday AM...and it will look GREAT on TV.