Is everyone paid per laugh over at ESPN? From Gameday to SportsCenter…

Nobody can complete a sentence without cackling like they heard Bill Burr’s best joke.

I CAN’T TAKE NO MORE!!!!!

What are y’all drinking and eating today?

Two tix in Sec 111 (Stadium Club), Row 14, plus a D2 parking.

$325 for all three.

$300 for two tix
$50 parking

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UCF head coach Gus Malzahn previews this Friday's home game against Louisville.

Opening statement:

"Louisville at home this week. Last year I think everybody just how tough a loss that was for us with the circumstances that happened. I think we lost five starters during the game. I think we lost seven or eight players during the game. Then we lost our quarterback on the last play of the game. That was a real tough deal there.

"This is a game that is very important to us. I know Louisville didn't play their best this past game. We know we're going to get their best. Their quarterback is one of the top players in all of college football. He's played a lot of football. He played really good against us last year. If I remember right, their back was a little bit against the wall when we played them. We know we're going to get their best.

"We need to improve. I told our team we did some really good things game one, but there's a lot of things we need to get corrected by game two. That's what we've been talking about. We're going to have to play good in all three phases to be able to win the game."

How much of an advantage is it having extra time to prepare for Louisville, while they were playing late Saturday night?

"I hope it helps. There's no doubt, a little bit of extra time especially being a big game for us, that's definitely helped us. Hopefully that will carry over in the game."

Game planning for Louisville, how much film do you watch from last year's game or do you focus more on the Syracuse game?

"It's all of the above. If you've played somebody before, you look ahead and try to predict what they're going to do. You look and see what they've done this year maybe that's different than last year. You've got to be able to prepare for all of the above. Early in the season, your playbook has to be big. You've got to be able to adjust. They do a lot of different things defensively. They're unique. They move and twist a lot. Blitz a lot. You've got to be patient."

How much of a test will this be for the linebackers trying to contain Malik Cunnnigham?

"It will be a test for our whole defense. He's one of the best quarterbacks in college football. I know things didn't go as well as they would have liked last week. He's a phenomenal player. We know that. We saw firsthand last year. Not only the linebackers, the whole defense has to play well."

When you look back at the film, how do you evaluate what John Rhys Plumlee did and what do you want to see differently?

"That was his first time playing really a full game in two years. There's nothing like being out there. There's a couple things he'd like to have back, but it's very important to him. He's really football savvy. He's a smart guy. Each game I think you'll see him improve."

The Louisville game last year, the result was one thing and then coming home and having so many starters injured, how did you try to pick up the pieces?

"That was a real challenge. There was a lot of adversity we faced in that game. They slowed the tempo down. Every time we subbed they walked on the field and walked off the field. It really slowed down the tempo. The last play of the game when our quarterback got hurt, they actually called a time out after we'd already snapped the ball. Usually on the last play of the game you only have one desperation play and they saw it and were able to defend it. There were a lot of a frustrating things in the game. That's in the past. Our team rallied. They handled themselves like champions after that game. This is a new year. We're playing at home. We need to play good football."

What do you want to see from your receivers without the ball?

"We talked about playing better without the football. We've got a lot of new guys out there. New offense. Learning on the run. The first game we learned a lot."

Is blocking something that takes longer for receivers to pick up?

"I think the special ones play just as good without the ball. That's really what we're looking for. We've got some new guys where it was their first rodeo with us and this offense."

We saw Johnny Richardson and Isaiah Bowser run the ball. What do you want to see from them in this next game?

"They're both phenomenal running backs. They did a good job holding the ball. That's the main thing. They've done that consistently. Both of them are different and provide different looks to the defense."

You mentioned the biggest jump is usually between the first and second games?

"I think the penalties were really the thing that stood out to me that we've got to get corrected. We're working hard to do that. You can't beat yourself when you're playing a good team."

A couple players after the game on Thursday said Louisville is a game they circled on their calendar. Are your noticing a heightened sense of focus or excitement?

"I think so. Especially from the guys who weren't through that experience last year. You use everything you can to prepare yourselves in college football. It's definitely an important game for them."

Xavier Townsend, did he earn the punt return job or is that TBD?

"We'll see. He did a great job with that. We'll kind of see as we move through the year. There's a good chance you'll see both of them next week."

Mixed bag for your special teams. What do you want to see improve?

"We've got to protect the punter. The punt block was the thing that stood out. We did block a punt for a touchdown too. That was really good. I think we had a few penalties in the kicking game. We had a couple good returns. O'Keefe got near the 50-yard line twice and we had two of them called back. We had the punt return which was electric called back. The penalties and protecting the punter is the No. 1 thing."

How do you feel the offensive line did and how much of an insurance policy is it having a quarterback like John Rhys Plumlee who can run?

"Any time you've got a quarterback that can create, it helps everybody out including the offensive line. That was their first time playing together. The two tackles and our starting tackle moved to guard. Each game, as long as we stay healthy, you're going to see that group improve each game. I think they have a chance to be really good."

Considering the physicality of the game last year at Louisville, what can you impart on guys who weren't in that game?

"Any time you're playing a good team, you better buckle up. Our guys understand that. I think we'll be ready by that."

Were you surprised by the Louisville-Syracuse result?

"The other team got after them. There's no doubt. I watched it on TV. It was impressive watching what the other team did. Like I said, I think their backs were against the wall last year and we got their best shot."

Daniel Obarski missed the field goal with 14 seconds left in the first half. How did you feel about that situation?

"You would like for him to slow down and set his feet. We worked on that situation. It wasn't desperate, running it down to one. We'd like to make that. He knows that. He's a really good kicker. I think he'll have a good year."

Was it much of a competition in August between Daniel Obarski and Colton Boomer?

"It was a good competition, especially early. Colton had a little bit of a quad or something that put him behind. Daniel really came on. He had a really good fall camp. I think he's set up for a good year kicking for us."

Ryker Casey handling kickoffs?

"He's got a fresh leg. He kicked I think all of them but three into the end zone pretty good. I think he's a weapon. Taking a little bit off Daniel too to keep his leg a little fresher. Daniel last year was doing both. We really had to watch him. I think he got worn down a little bit. Hopefully that will help keep his leg fresh."

It was a year ago this past June I think when they initially said they were going to expand the College Football Playoff to 12. A lot of stuff has happened since then, UCF going to the Big 12, then this past Friday they said they'd do the same plan after all. What are your thoughts on that and how good will that be for UCF?

"I'm just happy the leaders of college football got together and did the right thing. It's best for college football. Get more teams involved. Everything that goes with that. I wish it was a little bit quicker, but at least they got that done. I think that surprised a lot of people they were able to get it done. Hats off to the leaders."

What else about Louisville gets your attention?

"They're a big stretch team. They do a good job up front. They've got a lot of their guys back on both sides of the football. Defensively, like I said, they do a lot of different stuff. They've got some good guys on the back end. Their talent level is pretty high as far as college football goes."

Same day as the UCF/Cinci game (Oct 29th), the Air Force Thunderbirds and more will be performing at the Orlando Air & Space Show at Orlando Sanford International Airport.

Would be cool if they did a warm up lap over the Bounce House if the UCF Game is played during the day (or a National Anthem Flyover if game kicks off at 7 pm).

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UCF's defense dominated South Carolina State in the opener, but the challenge ramps up this week with Louisville featuring dynamic quarterback Malik Cunningham. The Cardinals were shocked in their opener, losing 31-7 on the road at Syracuse, but defensive lineman Anthony Montalvo doesn't believe that was an indication of their talent.

"Their quarterback is really shifty," Montalvo said. "He's a really good player. They have other good players on the team. They have a 6-5 tight end that can make plays. They're a really good team. What we saw against Syracuse wasn't them, in my opinion. I think we're going to see something different in our game."

Cunningham is a true dual threat. Last season he passed for 2,941 yards and 19 touchdowns while rushing for 1,031 yards and 20 touchdowns. He rushed for 99 yards against UCF last season. Obviously, he's a point of emphasis for the defense.

"We have Malik Cunnigham circled," Montalvo said. "We know he can move. Obviously we want him to stay in the pocket. We don't want him getting out in the open field. He's athletic."

Louisville's offensive line has two All-Conference caliber players in left guard Caleb Chandler and left tackle Trevor Reid.

"They're experienced," Montalvo said. "Their o-line is coming back. I think they have one new person. For the most part, they're all back. That pass pro and their run blocks, they're all very connected. They have that game experience with each other especially with the quarterback. I saw Malik Cunningham on the sidelines at Syracuse, even when they were down, he's still going to the teammates, 'We're going to win.' Who doesn't want to play for a quarterback like that?"

While this is a game UCF has circled on their calendar, especially how last year's game ended, Montalvo knows it's especially important to his defensive line teammate and friend Ricky Barber, who is originally from Louisville. He was one of the multitude of UCF players injured in last year's game.

"He's fired up," Montalvo said. "He was mad he didn't get a chance to play them last year. I think he played them when he was at WKU. He knows their offense pretty well. He wants to show what he can do. I think he's going to do great."

Montavlo wants to see the Bounce House rocking on Friday night.

"It's going to be fun," he said. "I'm hoping it's all out packed. I remember the 2017 USF game, how loud it was. I'm hoping that can play a factor in the game."

The second half of last year the defense was the key reason the team went 5 and 1. It was nice to see the improvements they made under T Will. In the last 6 games outside of the SMU game the defense gave up an average of 10.8 points per game in the last 5 wins.
Memphis 24-7, Temple 49-7, Tulane 14-10, Connecticut 49-17, USF 17-13..... and then throw in the bowl game Gators 29-17

The coaches added some talented additions in the off season indicating this defense could be something special. I know it's difficult to get a good read in the SC State, I like the way the team aggressively pursued the ball as well as the way Jean-Baptiste led the way for the LB.
Louisville will be a much better indicator if the defense limits the points scored by our opponents to less than 17 per game with the improved offense this year could be really special. Thoughts?

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I'll be joined by @UCFUniTracker and we're scheduled to have a very special guest from UCF around 3 pm.

We will go live a few minutes before, probably around 2:45.

This will be promoted everywhere - would love some interaction via the YT chat!

Can transfer electronically.

What was your favorite play?

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We have 1 last season with the plebes, with the Cotton Bowl on deck this year to host the best G5 champion. Given the sad state of our SOS it's entirely possible we would need to run the table to get to the NY6. I started looking around the other leagues in play for the Cotton, specifically for teams with any shred of national recognition and that are still undefeated:

Fresno State with games against Oregon State and USC still to go.

Western Kentucky has already beaten App St and has future games against Indiana and Auburn.

UAB has a game at LSU

Nevada plays at Iowa

Who did I miss?

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The 2022 Marching Knights head to band camp this week! New uniforms will be unveiled and the students start their routines. My son says they have to learn the new knight head logo and stuff .

I love football,well UCF football. I want to take this moment and say while we all go to the games for the game , the MKs do make gane day great. These young people aren't on scholarship for Marching Band. They volunteer ,heck actually pay 2 credit hours to do it . They love their school, each other and the fans. Mamy are not even music majors .

The kid with the sunglasses and beard that's my son. If you see him on gane day, give him a hard time ,but not too hard. Cut him some slack ,he didn't get to chose his dad but he sure did make the right choice to chose UCF ! 😆. GKCO

Suicide.

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saw some posts about it being cut day - NFL.com used to track by school any other way?

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Who you got?

NICE slate of games today. Cindy Arkansas and UF Utah are my two must watch

NC State v ECU kind gives me upset vibes

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(Thx @UCFChargeOn for graphic)

full list below

Sam Houston at No. 6 Texas A&M | 12 p.m. | SEC Network
South Dakota State at Iowa | 12 p.m. | FS1
Buffalo at Maryland | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Colorado State at No. 8 Michigan | 12 p.m. | ABC
Rutgers at Boston College | 12 p.m. | ACC Network
North Carolina at Appalachian State | 12 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 13 NC State at East Carolina | 12 p.m. | ESPN
Delaware at Navy | 12 p.m. | CBSSN
Richmond at Virginia | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN3
UNI at Air Force | 1 p.m. | Altitude (TV) and MWN (Stream)
SE Missouri State at Iowa State | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Bowling Green at UCLA | 2:30 p.m. | Pac-12 Network
No. 23 Cincinnati at No. 19 Arkansas | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
No. 11 Oregon vs. No. 3 Georgia (Atlanta, Georgia) | 3:30 p.m. | ABC
Arizona at San Diego State | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
North Dakota at Nebraska | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Bethune-Cookman at No. 16 Miami (Fla.) | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Norfolk State at Marshall | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN3
Tulsa at Wyoming | 3:30 p.m. | FS1
UTEP at No. 9 Oklahoma | 3:30 p.m. | FOX
No. 24 Houston at UTSA | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN
Troy at No. 21 Ole Miss | 4 p.m. | SEC Network
No. 25 BYU at South Florida | 4 p.m. | ESPNU
UC Davis at Cal | 4 p.m. | Pac-12 Bay Area
Nicholls at South Alabama | 5 p.m. | ESPN3
Texas State at Nevada | 5:30 p.m. | MWN
Morgan State at Georgia Southern | 6 p.m. | ESPN3
Florida Atlantic at Ohio | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at James Madison | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Rice at No. 14 USC | 6 p.m. | Pac-12 Network
Mercer at Auburn | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 7 Utah at Florida | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Miami (Ohio) at No. 20 Kentucky | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
Elon at Vanderbilt | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
South Dakota at Kansas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Army at Coastal Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Liberty at Southern Miss | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Illinois State at No. 18 Wisconsin | 7 p.m. | FS1
UMass at Tulane | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
SE Louisiana at Louisiana | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Albany at No. 10 Baylor | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Grambling at Arkansas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN3
Utah State at No. 1 Alabama | 7:30 p.m. | SEC Network
Memphis at Mississippi State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Georgia State at South Carolina | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 2 Ohio State | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
SMU at North Texas | 7:30 p.m. | CBSSN
Murray State at Texas Tech | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
UL Monroe at Texas | 8 p.m. | Longhorn Network
Louisville at Syracuse | 8 p.m. | ACC Network
Colgate at Stanford | 8 p.m. | Pac-12 Bay Area
Maine at New Mexico | 8 p.m. | MWN
Idaho at Washington State | 9:30 p.m. | Pac-12 Network
Boise State at Oregon State | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN
Kent State at Washington | 10:30 p.m. | FS1
Western Kentucky at Hawai'i | 11:59 p.m. | Spectrum Sports PPV




There was a CFB thread for yesterdays games. If it’s duplicative to have this one lmk and I’ll delete

ORLANDO – Edgewater High School strongside defensive end Josh Alexander-Felton is making a name for himself on the recruiting trail. Alexander picked up his first offer from Pitt with UCF getting into the mix. Alexander’s Eagles squad is off to a 2-0 start with their defender racking up 16 stops, 1.5 tackles for a loss, and a sack.

After helping take down Don Bosco Prep (34-10), the 2024 prospect spoke about his relationship with the Knights.

“UCF is a really good school, and it is close to home,” Alexander said. “They keep in contact. I was supposed to the game Thursday, but I couldn't go. They keep close contact with me.”

The Knights may have a little insider’s help keeping him local with his family wanting him to play for UCF.

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As of yesterday, we're within the window that most hotels allow you to advance book. I'm at the Hyatt Place downtown right across the river from the stadium for $200/night. I'm planning on loading the truck up with tailgate gear and I'll see you NARF's there.

9/5/2022 Louisville Edition:


Let's recap SC State.

Final score was 56-10. Based on where the scores fell in the sims, that was pretty close. Nailed the offense pretty much, but defense was WAY better than expected and the new transfers seemed to gel instantly. Adjustments were made accordingly under-the-hood. Good to see.

The Math prediction was 58-28, and my "Heart" Prediction was 45-17. My friend's son, Julian predicted 56-7 having done no study. SO...I have decided to utilize his Nostradamus skills going forward as part of the write-up (with his father's permission of course).

Onto some Louisville stuff.

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Louisville Fun-Facts:

Louisville has had a radio station running since 1968. It's also part of Louisville's "Public Radio Partnership", featuring no less than three NPR affiliates. That's impressive.

Like FSU, Louisville has an on campus movie theater that seats 228. The theater can run both 35 mm and DVD projection.

Louisville has no actors, actresses, or pop culture celebrity alumni (at least according to Wikipedia). For a public university of its size, that surprising. Although, James Patterson, co-founder of multiple restaurant chains, including Long John Silvers, Rally's Hamburgers, and Chi-Chi's is a notable alumnus.

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Players to watch for Louisville:

Malik Cunningham - QB, 6'1", 190. Dual-threat, shifty...can throw. Reminiscent of Teddy Bridgewater

Tiyon Evans - RB, 5' 11", 210. Transfer from Tennessee. Has experience, good weight and speed ratio.

Dee Wiggins - WR, 6'3", 195. Transfer from Miami. Has good speed, can catch in traffic.




***Onto the REAL Beef*** (Or NOTHING, because you are FASTING.)

Weather forecast at 7:30PM Eastern kickoff:
Sunset: 7:37pm
Temp: 81F
Chance of rain: 40%
Slightly less chance than last week. Doesn't matter. It's Florida and football, plan for the unplanned. You've been warned for months anyway, perhaps years...

TV: ESPN


I ran 12 CPU simulations for a good math spread. Half with Rain, half without to simulate approximate rain chance. Louisville is a tough team to read now after watching their game at Syracuse. I almost feel that there is something systemic occuring by how they folded so easily to Syracuse. Syracuse also looks good as well. This will be an interesting prediction.


Average of 12 simulation results:

UCF 44
Louisville 29

Sim Avg Spread:
UCF -15 (Vegas: UCF -6.5 1:22PM 9/5/22)



"Heart" Prediction:

UCF 48
Louisville 24

"heart" spread:

CENTRAL FLORIDA: -24 (Vegas be damned)

My friend's son Julian's prediction:

UCF 42
Louisville 17

Julian's line of doom: UCF -25 (He's not old enough for Vegas, sorry)

Results (Pardon if link to images do not work, they seem...intermittent?)

Dm me

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UCF defensive coordinator Travis Williams was proud of his team for a stout first-game effort against South Carolina State.

The Knights limited the Bulldogs to under 100 yards of total offense and their only two scores came when they had short fields.

"I do think our guys were up for the challenge," Williams said. "Our challenge was us playing our brand of ball. Even when they were backed up, when they were down on the three-yard line in our territory, forcing a field goal. It's our job to put the fire out. We're the first responders. It doesn't matter the circumstances that got us there. It's our job to stop those guys from scoring. One time we forced a field goal. Another time they hit us on the fade ball. The ball was in the air forever and we've got to make a play on the ball, the secondary. For the most part, I thought the guys played with great effort."

What needs to be worked on heading into game two?

"We did a good job stopping the run," Williams said. "There were times we have to be better in our gaps. Gap control. Better leverage on different routes, things like that. That stood out. It starts up front. We have to stop the run and everything else will take care of itself. That was our first game. A lot of new linebackers. Some new defensive linemen. Just being able to have our gaps under control is something we have to work on this week."

UCF rotated 13 defensive linemen throughout the course of the game. Several players saw their first significant action in a UCF uniform, including K.D. McDaniel (Kentucky transfer), Matthew Alexander (redshirt freshman), Malachi Lawrence (redshirt freshman), Jamaal Johnson (freshman) and Keahnist Thompson (freshman).

"The plan was to rotate the guys," Williams said. "They're good enough. We don't care if a guy is a freshman or a senior. If you're good enough, you're old enough so we will play young guys. Especially for the guys up front, you want to keep them fresh. A tired defensive line is not a good deal. We try to keep the guys fresh. We try to rotate as much as we can. Again, it starts up front. If we can keep those guys fresh, the fresher they are, the better they are."

Asked if there was any moment or performance that brought a smile to his face, Williams said he was proud of the players seeing their first significant game action. Or in the case of Jarvis Ware, returning from injury. The former Missouri cornerback missed all of 2021 with a knee injury.

"It's the preparation to get to a point like that," Williams said. "You're pointing out Jarvis Ware, who is coming off injury. He hasn't played in a long time and it's his first time playing (at UCF). Just to see him out there playing. Seeing the freshmen out there. Matthew Alexander. Seeing Nikai (Martinez). Seeing Malachi Lawrence, who had the shoulder injury last year. Seeing the new freshmen out there. It's so hard to get to that point and to see those guys actually go on the field. That's the part I just pointed out to the defense. For me as a coach, just knowing how much those guys put into it to get to that point, it was good to see them go out and play."

Martinez, a true freshman, recording two tackles including a sack. Williams said he has the versatility to play every position in the secondary, though they want to focus on nickel and corner for now.

"He's a guy that's smart enough to do it all," Williams said. "For us as coaches, because he's smart enough and good enough, we don't want to overload his plate as well. We want him to get good at one position. He played the majority of the night at the nickel spot."

Safety Divaad Wilson pulled down the third interception of his UCF career.

"The ball is in the air, seeing the ball and having good body control to get the ball," Williams said. "That was good for him. It was good for him to get that interception. It was good to see the reaction on the sideline by his teammates. It was a good night for him."

UCF rotated four linebackers, each seeing nearly equal reps: Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste, Jason Johnson, Walter Yates III and Branden Jennings. Jean-Baptiste is the experienced senior, while the other three are transfers.

"Looking at them, what I see is speed," Williams said. "We have some speed at the position and some depth. We were rotating. Jeremiah is the ringleader of that whole deal. He's been really good with his leadership. Football is important to him. UCF is important to him. He's a graduate. I love the kid. It's important to him. Having a guy like that in the room makes a world of difference."

Yates made a big impression leading the defense with seven total tackles.. The former Savannah State linebacker transferred to UCF this summer with two years eligibility remaining.

"He can run," Williams said of Yates. "He has a nose for the football. Very smart football player. It was good to see him out there. We'll rotate the linebackers. We feel good about the rotation there. That's another thing, keeping those guys fresh. It was really good to see him. I looked at the stats this morning, I think he had seven tackles. I saw him flash on film. His speed and just his knack for the football."

Up front at the defensive end spot, K.D. McDaniel made his presence felt with two pressures including one tackle for loss. He has UCF's highest-graded defensive player according to PFF, earning an elite grade of 91.4.

"K.D. McDaniel did some good stuff," Williams said. "You saw him playing in the back field. He gives us that pass rush ability. He's really been working at stopping the run, the point of attack, watching him do that. That was good to see."

Defensive end Dallaz Corbitt saw his first action under this staff after not playing in 2021.

"It was good to see Dallaz Corbitt out there," Williams said. "It was his first time really playing. He's another guy that gives us juice off the edge. He has the club on his hand with some different effort deals that I showed the defense. Again for me, because I know the preparation and the hard work for all those guys, those are a couple names of the guys that work hard to get to that moment. Now they've got to keep going."

Tre'Mon Morris-Brash had three tackles from the end spot.

"He's slippery," Williams said. "He's a guy that you've got to see where he's at. He made some plays in the back field. He's going to do some stuff as a coach, oh, the C-Gap! But he makes the play. Sometimes you can mess a player up if you make him a robot. We don't want to make him a robot. We want him to make plays. He did some good things yesterday and some things he needs to work on, but I was proud of him."

The challenge ramps up next week on Friday night when Louisville and star quarterback Malik Cunningham make their return trip to the Bounce House. A year ago, the Cardinals beat UCF 42-35 in the closing seconds when a Dillon Gabriel pass was intercepted for a pick-six.

Cunningham is a true dual threat. Last season he passed for 2,941 yards and 19 touchdowns while rushing for 1,031 yards and 20 touchdowns.

"If we could sneak 12 (players) out there, that could help us," Williams said. "The guy is dynamic. He's a Heisman Trophy candidate. He's going to get his. He's dynamic with his feet and his arm. He's a really good football player. We have our hands full. We have to prepare and have a good game plan for him."

During the time of this interview on Friday, Williams hadn't fully dived into Louisville prep but knows there's more to worry about than just Cunningham.

"They've got some receivers that transferred in and a really good offensive line," Williams said. "I think their left guard (Caleb Chandler) is really highly rated. PFF has him rated really high. I know he's a good football player. Just from my general knowledge of the team, that's what I can tell you but I haven't really broken them down yet."

Louisville will have a short week to prepare for UCF as they open on the road on Syracuse on Saturday night at 8 p.m.

"(Playing on Thursday) gives us a little bit more time to get prepared for them," Williams said. "We need every second we can to get prepared. It's a team we respect. Preparation is the key. Like I told the defense, the most important game yesterday was South Carolina State. The most important game going forward is Louisville because that's the next game. If we prepare, we'll be ready."

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Defensive tackle Lee Hunter (Auburn transfer) did not dress for the opener.

"He had a little deal nagging him, but he'll be back next week," Williams said.

Freshman Ja'Cari Henderson, who was listed on the initial depth chart as a backup cornerback, also did not dress.

"Ja'Cari is good. We just wanted to hold him. He had something nagging him a little bit, but he'll be ready to roll."

Always a good feeling when you start off Saturday with a bankroll. UCF and the over, Penn State -3.55, Oklahoma St over…great start heading into weekend slate

Everyone and there mother is on ECU +12. I ain’t no chalk eating weasel, give me them Moneyline +360

BYU -11.5
UNC ML +115
BC/Rutgers u48
Oklahoma/UTEP o58

Who else has some winners?