No Heroes in This Story

In all the jocularity of April Fools, there was a true statement. William Wetherell, brother of FSU President T.K. Wetherell, was fired by UCF. It’s a story that says a lot about the character of John Hitt.

Listen: It had been discovered that William was actively working to undermine his immediate boss and the interests of UCF. When William’s boss requested of Hitt that he be allowed to fire William, Hitt said no because he didn’t want to deal with the fallout that could come from firing the brother of the politically connected President of FSU.

So, in the insane world that is UCF, William got to keep his salary, but because he couldn’t be trusted, most of his responsibilities and all of his direct reports were taken away from him.

Then, Hitt found out that William was encouraging T.K. to be publicly critical of the UCF President. Finally, William had committed a terminable offense, disloyalty to John Hitt, and William was fired. John Hitt’s life philosophy: You can mess with my family, but don’t mess with me.