This is a great point. It's really really wild how far off the perception was from the reality. In 2017 he was seen as not only a potential genius at the game of football, but also the spearhead of this new modern youthful college football world that was about to take over.
He was beloved by his players who saw him as a cool as hell older brother, UCF's sideline was famous for goofy stunts, the entire program seemed like they were having a blast all the time, he would speak about CFB issues through a modern/futuristic lens, he had a charismatic star quality, he wore Yeezys, I mean... where the hell did that guy go?
It's still utterly bizarre to me that we go this guy instead: