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16/12/2023

Dick Nunis brought Walt Disney’s dream-big mentality to UCF sports | Commentary

Just as Walt Disney envisioned 43 square miles of Florida swampland as a kaleidoscopic, magical place where dreams could come true, Dick Nunis saw UCF’s expansive campus as a virgin landscape where…

16/12/2023

UCF’s John Rhys Plumlee, Jason Johnson excited to cap season at Gasparilla Bowl

It’s been three weeks since UCF (6-6, 3-6 Big 12) wrapped up its season with a 27-13 victory over visiting Houston. The Knights needed the win to earn a bid for a bowl game for the eighth consecuti…

15/12/2023

UCF gets verbal commitment from top defensive lineman in South Carolina

The 6-foot-6, 285-pound Downs was the No. 66 defensive lineman in the country according to 247Sports’ composite rankings and the No. 8 overall player out of South Carolina.

14/12/2023

Unlike UCF, Vols AD Danny White not willing to proclaim FSU as national champs | Commentary

Danny White self-proclaiming undefeated UCF as national champions was one of the greatest marketing ploys in college football history. It raised national awareness of UCF’s program and helped the K…

14/12/2023

UCF commitment QB EJ Colson reclassifies from 2025 to 2024 class

The decision to reclassify to the 2024 class gives the Knights 18 commitments to a class that was ranked No. 33 overall in the 247Sports composite rankings. He becomes the second quarterback commit…

11/12/2023

UCF Athletics receives largest financial gift from former Knights athlete

Ron Thow, who played fullback for UCF from 1989-92 and was on the 1990 team that finished 10-4, earning a spot in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs, made the legacy gift commitmen…

11/12/2023

Hurricanes center and UCF alum Matt Lee declares for NFL draft after one year at Miami

Hurricanes center Matt Lee is the latest Miami player to declare for the 2024 NFL draft.

11/12/2023

Second-half surge not enough as UCF hoops falls to Ole Miss

If the UCF men’s basketball team wanted to get a true test as to what it could be like in its first season in the Big 12, the Knights got it Sunday afternoon. It was a furious finish and a heartbre…

09/12/2023

Transfer portal allows Dillon Gabriel, Trevor Etienne to cash in — and good for them! | Commentary

Dillon Gabriel and other college football stars who have entered the transfer portal are doing what every smart business person or corporate CEO would do: Making the best deal possible and maximizi…

07/12/2023

UCF sells out allotment of tickets for Gasparilla Bowl

The last time UCF played in the Gasparilla Bowl was against Florida in 2021. That game set a bowl record for attendance with an announced crowd of 63,669. The time before that, UCF defeated Marshal…

07/12/2023

UCF busy working the transfer market to fill needs for the Knights

It’s a whirlwind process and one that has kept UCF coach Gus Malzahn and his coaching staff busy as they work to not only keep their top players from leaving but also identify and recruit pla…

07/12/2023

Sylla and Sellers combine for 36 points in UCF’s rout of Jacksonville

Behind a 20-point double-double recorded by sophomore forward Thierno Sylla, the Knights stifled visiting Jacksonville.

06/12/2023

UCF’s Gus Malzahn: FSU Playoff snub is a “bad look for football”

While Malzahn isn’t a Florida State fan, he is a fan of Seminoles coach Mike Norvell, who he worked with when both were assistant coaches at Tulsa under Todd Graham in 2007.

05/12/2023

A Gasparilla Bowl victory would be perfect way to end to UCF’s challenging first season in Big 12

Coach Gus Malzahn has been juggling a schedule that includes the opening of the transfer portal (Monday), the start of the earning signing period for high school recruits (Dec. 20) and preparing th…

03/12/2023

UCF headed back to Gasparilla Bowl to face Georgia Tech

It’s the sixth time the program has played in the bowl game, which has had various names over its 15 years of existence. UCF (6-6, 3-6 Big 12) most recently played in the game in 2021, when the Kni…

03/12/2023

Johnson with 19 points and Sellers with 16 propel UCF past Lipscomb by 15

Johnson and Sellers scored 10 points each in the first half as Johnny Dawkins’ club led UCF led 39-23 at the break.

30/11/2023

UCF football transfer tracker: Cornerback Fred Davis II enters portal

Cornerback Fred Davis II plans to enter the transfer market after one season with the Knights, according to ON3.com. Davis would be a graduate transfer and have two seasons of eligibility left.

29/11/2023

16 UCF players earn All-Big 12 honors

UCF receiver Javon Baker and defensive end Tre’mon Morris-Brash were named All-Big 12 first-team selections, leading a group of 16 Knights to be honored on Wednesday.

29/11/2023

UCF men’s hoops looks to respond from loss to Stetson

Sunday’s 85-82 loss to visiting Stetson was one of the latter, handing UCF (4-2, 0-0 Big 12) its second loss. The Knights are No. 66 in the latest NCC NET rankings and No. 78 in the Kenpom rankings…

29/11/2023

Here’s hoping UCF isn’t ducking USF in a bowl game | Commentary

What amazes (and disappoints) me is that both schools aren’t lobbying publicly to temporarily renew “The War on I-4” rivalry that was killed when UCF made the jump to the Big 12 this season.

27/11/2023

UCF stumbles in loss to Stetson despite career night by Jaylin Sellers

UCF (4-2, 0-0 Big 12) was fresh off claiming the championship in the Jacksonville Classic after defeating South Dakota State (83-80) and Charlotte (74-71 OT) last week.

26/11/2023

3 things learned from UCF’s win over Houston

UCF (6-6, 3-6 Big 12) won three out of its last four games and emerged as the only one among the four newcomers to the Big 12 to become eligible for a bowl game.

25/11/2023

UCF wraps up regular season with win over Houston for bowl bid

The 5th-year senior scored two touchdowns as UCF (6-6, 3-6 Big 12) became bowl-eligible for the eighth consecutive season, winning three of its last four games.

24/11/2023

It’s do-or-die for UCF with bowl bid on the line vs. Houston

Coaches and players know what’s at stake when UCF (5-6, 2-6 Big 12) hosts Houston (4-7, 2-6 Big 12) in its regular-season finale on Saturday. Win and the Knights are bowl eligible. Lose and t…

23/11/2023

Big 12 has familiar look with 4 traditional members still in running for conference title game

Soon-to-be-gone league stalwarts Texas and Oklahoma, as well as longtime members Oklahoma State and Kansas State, are all ranked in the Top 25 and remain in the running for spots in the Big 12 cham…

22/11/2023

Bowl eligibility or not, UCF’s inaugural Big 12 season is already a success | Commentary

Becoming bowl eligible would be nice, but if you ask me, UCF’s season has already been a success simply by being a member of the Big 12.

22/11/2023

FSU’s Jordan Travis, UF’s Graham Mertz epitomize football courage | Commentary

It’s no coincidence that so many quarterbacks get injured. In this state alone, every starting quarterback among the Big Four programs — Florida State, Florida, Miami and UCF — has been injur…

21/11/2023

Can UCF kicker Colton Boomer brush off rough road performance? | Analysis

The kicker has connected on 12 of 17 field-goal attempts (70%) but has missed two of his last four. He is near the bottom of the Big 12 in field-goal completion percentage and ranks seventh in fiel…

21/11/2023

UCF women’s basketball gets to 3-0 by topping Auburn

Laila Jewett went 7-of-11 from the field while Kaitlin Peterson recorded her third consecutive double-digit game with 16 points for coach Sytia Messer.

21/11/2023

UCF men edge Charlotte in OT to advance to Jacksonville Classic title game

Darius Johnson led Johnny Dawkins’ Knights with 25 points, adding 6 rebounds and 3 steals.

20/11/2023

UCF knows best way to honor seniors is with win, bowl bid

UCF (5-6, 2-6 Big 12) enters its final regular season game needing a win against visiting Houston (4-7, 2-6 Big 12) on Saturday (Noon, FS1) to become bowl-eligible for the 8th consecutive season. T…

20/11/2023

UCF men edge S. Dakota State in Jacksonville Classic when 3-pointer misses

Marchelus Avery and Jaylin Sellers combined for 42 points to power the Knights.

19/11/2023

3 things learned from UCF’s close loss at Texas Tech

It was a massive letdown for the Knights, who dismantled 15th-ranked Oklahoma State 45-3 one week ago and needed a win in their final two games to become bowl-eligible for the eighth straight seaso…

19/11/2023

Former USF coach Jim Leavitt has become one of UCF’s biggest admirers | Commentary

The man who once tried to keep the Knights down is now actually talking them up.

19/11/2023

UCF continues to struggle on the road with loss at Texas Tech

UCF (5-6, 2-6 Big 12) lost its fourth conference road game as Texas Tech (6-5, 5-3 Big 12) rallied from an early 14-0 deficit to down the Knights, 24-23 Saturday night.

18/11/2023

UCF keeps eyes toward transfer market as season winds down

The first window for players to enter their name into the NCAA transfer portal opens Dec. 4 and runs through Jan. 3. It always coincides with the three-day, early signing period for high school rec…

17/11/2023

UCF looks to avoid letdown, clinch bowl berth at Texas Tech

The Knights (5-5, 2-5 Big 12) are one win away from being bowl eligible for the eighth consecutive season. Two games remain, including a road contest at the Raiders (5-5, 4-3) on Saturday (5 p.m., …

17/11/2023

UCF trounces Cal State Fullerton in men’s basketball

The Titans were held to 23.5% shooting from the field (12-for-51), UCF’s best defensive performance in that regard since 2016 when coach Johnny Dawkins was in his first season with the progra…

16/11/2023

Jimbo Fisher beats Gus Malzahn again — this time in the obscene Buyout Bowl! | Commentary

If Texas A&M took the $77 million contract buyout it’s giving Jimbo Fisher over the next eight years, the university could pay all 85 of its scholarship football players about $113,000 a year o…

14/11/2023

How much has UCF QB John Rhys Plumlee improved since returning from injury? | Analysis

The quarterback, coming off his best performance since recovering from a knee injury, has shown an especially good touch on deep throws. “You can see he’s getting healthier and it changes the…

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