The Matchup

• The Knights host Nevada and Maryland for their home opening weekend.
• UCF will face Nevada on Thursday and Friday followed by a matchup with Maryland on Saturday.
• Both teams head into the matchup after going 3-0 last weekend including two 3-0 sweeps.

For those of you going, what sections are you sitting in?

BRIAN BLACKMON​

TitleSpecial Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends

BEN LARSON​

TitleSpecial Teams Analyst

The bumbles on special teams field goal unit are absolutely unacceptable. The mistakes could have cost us the game and lost us many points!

Thoughts?

Getting ahead of how Saturday numbers looked. They should come out today?

However- we do have this to chew on. Good start for Friday night football on Fox. Great that it was B12 brands (even if it was a non conf game).

Was pretty disappointing overall. Yes it was hot, but come on… it’s a team from Texas and the opponent was from Florida… both sides are used to some hot games.

My group of 5 started at their main strip of bars to watch the early game and then proceeded to grab a cooler and walk around campus to see what it looked like as I do at most road games. I was honestly shocked. Very few tailgates across the campus anywhere. What I did like was close to the stadium we talked to a few fans and they said in specific lots you’re allowed to leave supplies in a tool chest during football season so when you show up, you’re usually just plugging in a TV and bringing your food. Some of The tailgate spots near the stadium had cover, built in fans, built coolers and even grills! Nice setup! WITH THAT SAID… The lot closest to the stadium was EMPTY 90 minutes before the game… legit 3-4 cars in the entire lot. Blew my mind!

Notes who's fault it is for Pay for Play and then notes how the Hogs NIL compares to others in the SEC.

Gottlieb on FSR gives a short intro before AD's remarks:

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TCU Fans: Better late than never?

My tailgating and game day experiences are vast and deep. I have been to UCF games home and away since the late 1980s. Based on the experiences that I have had the Citrus Bowl, the Bounce House and stadiums in far flung locations like Tempe and Boise, what I discovered in Ft. Worth was unexpected. What I found was an affable group of people who will show up, but not ahead of time.

Click here to read more from Robert Aronoff ... for the Sons of UCF.

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Happened early this morning, a large cargo ship hit one of the supports. The Ship was reportedly on fire.

Mass causality response…

I’ve been over the bridge many times.

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Expanded coverage will be :

Saturday CBS: 2 pm live coverage (use to start at 3 pm)

Saturday & Sunday: Noon - 2 pm on Paramount+.

Masters also stated that they will continue to limit tv commercials to 4 mins per hour.

Red Lobster filing for Chapter 11 happened a few weeks ago, but now several locations have been closed.

• 3552 East Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32803
• 7373 West Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32818
• 340 West State Road 436 Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
• 8003 Golden Sky Lane Orlando, FL 32809
• 20 Towne Center Circle Sanford, FL 32771
• 10010 US-441 South Leesburg, FL 34788
• 4010 W Vine Street Kissimmee, FL 34741

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Welcome to The Knighted One’s Podcast, Episode number 56!! We are the ONLY podcast that features a former UCF National Champion, a former UCF radio host, an ESPN Analyst and Hoops Player, a INfamous rapper, Our Resident Influencer, and an IG star, shooting the breeze, talking UCF Sports. Remember to like and follow us Youtube, IG, and check out the 70+ teams and conferences on the College Huddle.

This week we breakdown the HUGE nail-biter comeback against TCU, critique our defense, and discuss how far our running game can actually take us this season, as we prepare for the Bye-Week!

Please comment for subjects that we should cover in our Intern Re-Education segment!

Go Knights! and Charge On!

Introductions
Text Talk Trash Talking - 00:05:22
The Hypnotoads Hypno-Choke!! - 00:18:06
- A Huge Road Win!
- Not-So Special Teams
- An Unstoppable Force
- KJ Was Calm, Cool, and Collected
- RJ & KJ Have The Team On Their Backs
- Strats & Stats
- Night and Day Between Halves
- Our "New" Defense Doesn't Impress Allen
- Can't Let Them Get Hot
- The Method To The Madness
- A Comeback To Be Proud of
- Tre Doesn't Understand How We Win
- A Lackluster Receiving Room
- The Should've's, Would've's, & Could've's
- We Need To Expand The Arsenal
- How Far Can We Run?
Week 3 Score Predictions Review - 01:29:11
Week 4 Preview - 01:31:33
- Baby BYE BYE BYE (Bye-Bye)
Big 12 Scores Recap - 01:32:28
- A Wacky Season
- Sideline Casino?
- Early Season Stats Favor The Knights
Listener Love - 01:38:50
Allen's Oxymoronic Stats Of The Week - 01:42:38
- A New Mountain For RJ To Climb
Josh’s Sometimes Funny Fact Of The Week - 01:47:51
- A Record-Making Win!
UCF Athletic Sports Update - 01:51:46
- Women's Soccer Delivers a Texas-Sized Beatdown in Houston
- Men's Soccer Finding Their Footing
- Women's Volleyball Win In The South, But Beat In the North
Final Thoughts - 01:53:32

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I still can't figure that one out.

Thoughts?

Hmmmmmm...

All times Eastern:

Noon: Houston at Cincinnati (FS1)

Noon: Kansas at West Virginia (ESPN2)

2 pm: Arkansas State at #21 Iowa State (ESPN+)

3:30 pm: Arizona at Texas Tech (FS1)

4 pm: #12 Utah at #14 Oklahoma State (FOX)

5 pm: TCU at SMU (CW)

8 pm: Baylor at Colorado (FOX)

10:30 pm: #13 Kansas State at BYU (ESPN)

Josh Sitton has made the first cut of 167 nominated for consideration into the pro football hall of fame!

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This past weekend, Ole Miss destroyed Wake Forest 40-6. WF informed Ole Miss the same day that they were not going to do the second part of a home and home series in Oxford next year.



A person with knowledge of the decision confirmed that Wake Forest had canceled next year's trip to Ole Miss and said the school is closing in on alternative scheduling options. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the school isn't commenting publicly on details.

Kiffin broke the news about that decision in his postgame news conference and was still unhappy about the timing two days later.

"That's rarely ever done," Kiffin said Monday. "I've never really heard of doing it, and it really puts us at a big disadvantage. It is what it is. It obviously wasn't appreciated very much, them putting us in that situation.

"Now we've got to go find somebody and most people are all scheduled up. And even when you find somebody, you've got to go pay them. It's kind of an unwritten rule not to do that, actually."

The decision leaves Ole Miss having to try to find another Power 4 conference -- or major independent -- opponent for next season or seeking a waiver from the Southeastern Conference on that requirement. Getting a waiver would mean facing four nonconference teams, without having an opponent from one of the four most prominent leagues.

"That's not what we want to do, but they may have put us in an unavoidable situation not to," Kiffin said.

He took issue with the timing of the decision.

"I really find it amazing that you wait until the week of the game to tell the team," Kiffin said.

The game was scheduled for Sept. 13, 2025.

Kiffin: Wake's game buyout broke 'unwritten rule'

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated "an unwritten rule" by buying its way out of next year's matchup, leaving the No. 5 Rebels, who defeated the Demon Deacons 40-6 Saturday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in search of another opponent.

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Tonight is like a tournament schedule.

7:00 #3 Penn State vs #1 Pitt on ACCN
7:00 #4 Louisville vs #11 Kentucky on ESPN
8:00 #2 Stanford vs #5 Nebraska on BTN
9:00 #8 Texas vs #20 Baylor on ESPN

Oh, and UCF has 1st home matches on Thursday and Friday vs Nevada. 🏐 🍻

What a GAME and what a WIN! TCU has a beautiful campus, a hell of a nice and loud/energetic stadium, and probably the classiest opposing fans I’ve ever been around (and I’ve been to countless away UCF games over the last 28 years). So many TCU fans came up to my dad and I as we exited the stadium and shook our hands and congratulated us on a great game. And so many welcomed us when walked the campus beforehand as well. On a side note, we took an AWESOME JFK Assassination Tour on Friday and ate the BEST BBQ on the planet @ Terry Black’s! Dallas/Ft. Worth are GREAT cities. I hope all my fellow Knights who went to the game enjoyed Dallas/Ft. Worth and TCU as much as we did. Now, on to the Buffs. GO KNIGHTS!

Chris

Plenty to tighten up but so many clowns freaking out in the first quarter ..never ceases to amaze me.

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