UCF Knights Sports Talk

The UCF AD spoke on many issues facing the athletic program including the difficulty scheduling games, stadium expansion and growth of athletic facilities. We discuss what he said and what's going on the UCF athletic program. 

We discuss Twitter handles, offensive and defensive standouts and more from the UCF spring game.

With the UCF spring game approaching on April 10, we discuss where the team is under the new coaching staff.

UCF's new coaching staff is in place and the program is getting ready for spring football. We discuss what the coaching staff has discussed about how this team might look, how they are attacking recruiting and the transfer of three 4-star players from Auburn. We also look at what spring football might tell us and what we hope to see. All of this and more on the this episode. 

We break down the hiring of UCF's new head football coach Gus Malzahn.

UCF has a new AD and we talk about the hiring and what we expect new athletic director Terry Mohajir to bring to the UCF athletic program.

First Danny White took the AD job at Tennessee, then he took his football coach at UCF and brought him to Knoxville with him. We discuss the moves and what they mean for UCF in the present and going forward.

We look back at the season and talk about what needs to be worked on going forward.

Following McKenzie Milton's announcement that he will enter the transfer portal and leave UCF, we discuss his legacy, his story, and where he might be playing football next season.

We look back on the USF win, look forward at McKenzie Milton's future and discuss the potential bowl game coming up.

We discuss the disappointing loss to Cincinnati and how the Knights need to bounce back for their rival this week. We also wonder if McKenzie Milton could find his first action in two years against the rival Bulls and break down the comments from his best friend and teammate Dillon Gabriel. 

We look back at the defensive performance against the Owls and preview the Bearcats visit this Saturday.

We look back at UCF's win over Houston and how a depleted defense played its best game of the season. We also look at the record-breaking offense and how it still had a big day even while not being as sharp as it has been. And we discuss the off week and how the final three weeks of the season shape up for the Knights.

UCF's offense was brilliant and the defense played better as the Knights topped Tulane. We discuss the offense and how it continues to shine, passing and rushing the ball well against the Green Wave. We also look at the defense that toughened when needed and how the Knights also reduced their penalties in the win. All of this and more on this edition of the podcast.

UCF is reeling after losing its second straight game, this time a 50-49 loss to Memphis where the offense was brilliant and the defense was listless. We look back at the game and try to figure out if there is hope on the horizon for this defense and what needs to change with this team to get back where it should be.

After another loss to Tulsa where UCF struggled with penalties, consistency on offense and a variety of other things, we look at this UCF football team and try to figure out what is wrong - and what can be done to fix it.

We break down the Knights' 51-28 win over the Pirates. We look back on another solid day for Dillon Gabriel and some of his new favorite targets. We discuss the defense and it's takeaway trend. We also talk about the penalties issue and what can be done to fix that. All of this and more on this episode. 

We look back at UCF's 49-21 win over the Yellow Jackets and discuss what it means going forward. In this podcast we look at: Dillon Gabriel's career high day at QB The emergence of big play receivers Producing five turnovers on defense The national picture for UCF and more More on the game: UCF makes statement to playoff committee with rout of Georgia Tech | Commentary UCF players celebrate after cathartic win over Georgia Tech

We talk about the latest with UCF ahead of the coming season. With 10 players opting out, we look at what this means for the Knights and we discuss the planned gameday procedures for UCF home games.  We also talk about McKenzie Milton and UCF's schedule that is at nine games at the moment. 

Matt catches up with Danny White, Dillon Gabriel and Willie Martinez as we talk about the latest with UCF athletics. We discuss what Coach Martinez spoke about how players are dealing with the pandemic and getting ready for a possible football season. Gabriel is "stuck" in Hawaii and spoke of what he's doing to stay sharp and ready and White was very open with his optimistic, and cautious, view of what the immediate future holds for UCF sports.  All of this and more on this episode of the podcast. 

UCF has been quiet during the coronavirus pandemic but football coach Josh Heupel met with reporters over Zoom earlier this week so we figured it was a good time to return with the podcast to catch up on UCF.  

On this podcast, we discuss spring football so far and the AAC basketball tournament and coronavirus. 

Along with breaking down the UCF football schedule released today, we also look back at National Signing Day, the changes in the coaching staff and talk about the transfer pool ahead of spring football starting. 

UCF finishes its football season on Monday against Marshall in Tampa and we talk about the game and what it means for the players taking part in it. We also discuss National Signing Day last week and talk about how UCF did with its recruiting hall. 

UCF will face Marshall in the Gasparilla Bowl and we think it's a good bowl for the Knights this year. We break it down and how it could be a positive experience for the Knights going forward. 

We look back on Friday night's blowout win over USF and ask the question everyone was answering - was this a successful football season for the Knights? We wax poetic about this senior class and look ahead (just a little bit) to next season and the talent coming back. We also discuss the possible bowl destination - and how we have no idea where the Knights will end up. 

We talk about the USF game on Black Friday and what it means beyond just an important rivalry win.

UCF exorcised some road demons by holding off a Green Wave rally in New Orleans. We look at what the Knights did to win this game and talk about rivalry week and what a win over USF could mean in the bowl destination question.

UCF is in New Orleans this weekend to face Tulane and we talk a little about the game and where the Knights could end up bowling - with a whole lot of options still in play. 

UCF now has three losses on the season including an inexplicable 34-31 to then 2-7 Tulsa. What went wrong in NE Oklahoma is just one snippet of a season that didn't live up to expectations. On this podcast we talk about the Tulsa game and try to figure out what didn't go as planned for this Knights team. 

We look ahead to UCF's Friday night visit to Tulsa where the Knights have not won in four trips. Along with talking about that game we talk about the AAC in the first playoff rankings and the FSU job opening. 

After struggling in the first half, UCF pulled away from Houston in the second to keep their season goals alive. We look deep into the game and talk about what worked and what needs to be worked on going forward. 

UCF looks to build off two straight wins on Saturday against Houston (3-5, 1-5).  It's also the annual #UCFinSpace game when the Knights wear special uniforms to celebrate the university's participation in the space program. 

We look back on UCF's win over Temple and talk about how UCF put together its best second half of the season and best running game of 2019 too.

UCF's second-ranked offense hits the road on Saturday night to face AAC rival Temple. The Knights won last year's meeting 52-40 and will look to keep their high-octane offense in gear in what is expected to be 40 degree temperatures. We discuss the game, what missing Greg McCrae will mean and we scout the Owls. There's also a discussion about a tweet from Florida AD Scott Stricklin that you might want to hear. 

We look back on UCF's win over East Carolina on Saturday - talking about the offense's strong start and shockingly inept second half. 

UCF returns to the field on Saturday to face East Carolina after a bye week. We talk about what the Knights have been working on after losing two of their last three games. 

After a weekend to digest UCF's loss at Cincinnati, we look back and talk about what went wrong for the Knights and how they can fix it going forward. 

UCF heads to Cincinnati for a primetime tile on Friday with mega conference race implications. We discuss the road game and give a scouting report on the Bearcats. We also discuss the idea that Brandon Wimbush could see time at wide receiver this season for the Knights. 

UConn was just what UCF needed as the Knights raced out to a 56-0 lead before knocking off the soon-to-be former conference rivals 56-21 in the AAC opener for both. We talk about the big play explosiveness that UCF showed early and then breakdown some things the Knights need to work on before heading up to Cincinnati on Friday night.

The UCF Knights return to the field on Saturday, looking to get past the loss in Pittsburgh and win a 19th consecutive home game.  We talk about the team going forward and what we are looking to see improvement on against the over-matched Huskies. 

We look back at UCF's 35-34 loss at Pittsburgh and discuss some of the things that went wrong. We break down the game by discussing: The offensive line, who uncharacteristically couldn't protect the quarterback or establish a running game. A defense that failed to replicate pressure in the backfield like it had shown and also suffered from too many missed tackles and some ill-advised penalties. We also look at some coaching decisions and discuss what this means for the team going forward and why the sky isn't completely falling because of this loss. 

It only took 27 games, but UCF has captured the attention of the nation after complete domination of Stanford on Saturday. ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit openly gushed about the Knights and admitted he was too late to start believing. Along with Herbstreit, the folks on the Yahoo college football podcast also couldn't say enough things about the Knights. We talk about the national love and what it could mean going forward. We also briefly look back at the Stanford game and look ahead to a second straight Power 5 opponent with a visit to Pittsburgh this weekend.    

Will it be Dillon Gabriel? Will it be Brandon Wimbush? Could it be Darriel Mack, Jr.?  Those are the questions of the week as UCF prepares to host Pac-12 power Stanford on Saturday.  We break down the QB situation at UCF, talk about the incredible play so far this season on the defensive side and quickly preview the Cardinal. 

UCF is 1-0 after a 62-0 opening night win over FAMU and we breakdown some of the big storylines: The stellar play of the defense in keeping FAMU to just 96 total yards on offense.  The injury to Brandon Moore in the third quarter. We have the latest info from his mother on the injury and we talk about if the coaches made the right (or wrong) call by still having starters in the game. The running game that produced 338 yards of offense, averaging six yards per carry. And of course the quarterback play of Brandon Wimbush, Dillon Gabriel and Quadry Jones.  We also discuss FAU and the potential for it to be played next Saturday as planned in Boca Raton with Hurricane Dorian being tracked in the Atlantic. 

The QB race is over at UCF with Brandon Wimbush being named the starter. We look into what this means and why he won the starting gig. We also look ahead to the season opener against FAMU on Thursday night. 

UCF's fall camp has ended without a starting quarterback announcement. We talk about looking for hints in Josh Heupel's words and how we think the QB race will end up - and when we might know. We also talk about the talented depth at running back and discuss a few question areas that we are looking forward to seeing against FAMU. 

It seems we are no closer to finding out who will be the starting QB on August 29, but we at least have been assured by Coach Heupel that there will be a starting QB. We dissect the latest talk at QB and reveal a big positive on the other side of the ball with an emerging deep and athletic defensive line. Also, we talk about Matt's upcoming feature on the fourth quarterback, "Coach" Hayden. 

Ahead of Thursday's scrimmage, we talk about UCF's quarterback race and the latest news regarding who could be named the Knights starting signal caller. Along with breaking down the current QB race, we look at the defensive line and talk about Danny White's latest comments on potential two-for-ones with schools like Florida. 

The QB race is the biggest story at UCF's fall camp and with Matt Murschel having already gotten to speak to each of them, we dive deep into the unsettled QB race and talk about the pluses that each man brings to the job. We also look at UCF's motivation this season after a disappointing loss to LSU ended last year while also playing with a big target on their back as the top Group of 5 team for the past two seasons. All of this and more on our camp kickoff podcast.

We look at the UCF quarterback situation heading into fall camp now that it has been announced that Darriel Mack Jr. will miss training camp with a broken ankle.