Passed away after a medical emergency while performing.

Massive recall. Listeria. Won’t be available for a while. Not sure what other brands Publix carries.

TCU, UCF's week three opponent, will play ACC powerhouse Stanford during ESPN's "ACC After Dark" late viewing window.

Lehigh at Army | 6 p.m. | CBSSN
Temple at No. 16 Oklahoma | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Florida Atlantic at Michigan State | 7 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Elon at Duke | 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Western Michigan at Wisconsin | 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network
TCU at Stanford | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN

Should be fun to see some of the early morning craziness going on in Morgantown.

Big bonus if WVU can beat Penn State today at Noon.

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Join Eric Lopez and Trace Trylko as they debate some of the current topics surrounding UCF Athletics.

In this episode, the guys talk about the start of the 2024 season and their overall expectations, including what can go well and what could go wrong.

Plus, the guys go game by game and offer their prediction.

Also: Has NIL changed perceptions, is UCONN a good fit, what to expect from Volleyball, and how would you divvy up 10 championships.

Click here to watch this week's Around the Kingdom.

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Who wants to bring their RV for family weekend? Needing to sell this game unfortunately. $250

looks like space game jerseys only

there's other stuff too but that was the only thing that really stuck out at me

I couldn't help myself from taking the over for our game at 63.5.
Only other thing I am still unsure of is Temple getting 42.5(!) I haven’t pulled the trigger but I am very tempted.
UGA giving 13.5 to Climpson is intriguing.
Which games are you guys wasting your hard earned money on this weekend?

Lake Mary LL manager with a UCF Natty shout out while being interviewed at their Disney Parade.

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So far running game looks great. Jefferson looks awful.

For those that listen to the Knighted 1's, we are part of the college huddle and along with two other pods have decided to start a Power 4 focused podcast featuring the Florida schools. This week is our debut and we discuss the offenses for UCF, FSU, and UF. This week we are covering the offenses for the BIG 3 (UCF, FSU, and UF) and will be talking all topics Florida College Football going forward. We will be taking jabs at eachother and yes we all decided to leave Miami out on purpose. Welcome to the big time and this gives us a great preview of Florida's offense for the game this year. Let me know what you think but we are still working on the intro/format etc.

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I was listening to the fans around me in the first quarter last night and the obvious became clear to me. The frustrations amongst those centered around the notion of "we" are paying what for that? The NIL era clearly turned the expectations from oh, that's just a kid working his way for a scholly to this guy is being paid to win. Two very different mindsets. One is , oh this young man is playing a sport to get an education while the other is this dude is being paid and we expect results .

I think in some ways you see patience in the idea when students are trying to pay for college by playing a sport. NIL has made this very transactional with journeyman players helping you win now.

I think KJ will be fine as QBs go, but it's clear our expectations going forward are we expect these guys to perform because they are openly being paid. As a result fans patience run thin quickly. It's just the nature of any transactional relationship.

As luck would have it I have a lineman rodeo to attend in Kansas City the week prior to UCF v Iowa State. Ames is 4ish hours from KC. I may try to cut out early Saturday (or super late Friday) and drive up for the game if I can.

Anyone else planning on attending?

Has anyone found any information on UNH football? There doesn't seem to be any information on this year's team. There are a few videos of previous games...but not much.

For those that listen to the Knighted 1's, we are part of the college huddle and along with two other pods have decided to start a Power 4 focused podcast featuring the Florida schools. This week is our debut and we discuss the offenses for UCF, FSU, and UF. This week we are covering the offenses for the BIG 3 (UCF, FSU, and UF) and will be talking all topics Florida College Football going forward. We will be taking jabs at eachother and yes we all decided to leave Miami out on purpose. Welcome to the big time and this gives us a great preview of Florida's offense for the game this year. Let me know what you think but we are still working on the intro/format etc.

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Key losses: QB John Rhys Plumlee, QB Timmy McClain, TE Alec Holler
Top returners: TE Randy Pittman Jr., So. (6-2/225)
Key additions: QB KJ Jefferson, 6th year (6-3/245, 38 career starts at Arkansas), QB Jacurri Brown, RS So. (6-4/220, three starts at Miami), QB EJ Colson, Fr. (6-1/185, c/o 2024), TE Kylan Fox, Fr. (6-4/215, c/o 2024), QB Riley Trujillo, Fr. (6-3/210, c/o 2024)

After putting all their chips in the middle of the table with Plumlee last season, and losing both Mikey Keane and Tommy Castellanos in the process, the Knights have attempted to once again re-stock their QB room in 2024.

Jefferson started for three consecutive seasons at Arkansas (including a win in the Swamp against Florida last year), and now comes to Orlando to play out his final year of eligibility for Gus Malzhan. The Mississippi native has amassed over 7,500 yards and over 65 passing TD's in his career, to go along with over 1,800 yards and 21 TD"s on the ground. In Brown, UCF also added a Jefferson insurance plan for this upcoming season, as well as a possible starter down the road.

UCF also added two heralded true freshmen quarterbacks in Colson and Trujillo. Both capable (in my opinion) of taking over the reins at quarterback for this program at some point down the road, my only question remains - will they stick around long enough for that vision to come to fruition? Transfer culture defines the current climate in college football, and the quarterback position seems to carousel even more than some other spots. The Knights currently boast Brown (three-years of eligibility remaining), Rizk (four-years of eligibility remaining), Colson (four-years of eligibility remaining), and Trujillo (four-years of eligibility remaining) as depth pieces in their rather crowded QB room behind Jefferson. Who stays at UCF among this group? Who looks elsewhere?

Pittman Jr. caught 19 balls for 215 yards as a true freshmen for the Knights last season (1 TD, one start). He returns and his primed for a potential jump in production in '24. In Fox, UCF was able to snag a top-20 tight end nationally (12th by ESPN, 15th by Rivals, 19th by 247). For Malzhan's run-heavy scheme, the Knights also brought in this past offseason two 'run-blocking' tight ends in Reece Adkins (6-6/250, from Eastern Kentucky) and Evan Morris (6-5/245, from Michigan State).

Prior Positional Previews:
Defensive Line - https://ucf.forums.rivals.com/threads/2024-position-preview-defensive-line.117479/
Offensive Line - https://ucf.forums.rivals.com/threads/2024-position-preview-offensive-line.117554/
Linebackers - https://ucf.forums.rivals.com/threads/2024-position-preview-linebackers.117648/
Running Backs - https://ucf.forums.rivals.com/threads/2024-position-preview-running-backs.117885/

It's entirely possible I've missed this discussion amongst the sea of discussion about KJ's lackluster performance.

Was that second FG actually good? It looked to me on TV like he missed both the "warm up kick" and the actual FG that the refs ruled as having been good. I was kind of shocked.

Not the UCF game thread, lol.

Big 12:

New Hampshire at UCF | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 22 Kansas vs. Lindenwood (in Kansas City, Kansas) | 8 p.m. | Big 12/ESPN+
North Dakota State at Colorado | 8 p.m. | ESPN
Southern Utah at No. 12 Utah | 9 p.m. | ESPN+

ACC:

North Carolina A&T at Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX
Western Carolina at No. 24 NC State | 7 p.m. | ACC Network
North Carolina at Minnesota | 8 p.m. | FOX

Big Ten:
Howard at Rutgers | 6 p.m. | Big Ten Network
North Carolina at Minnesota | 8 p.m. | FOX
Eastern Illinois at Illinois | 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network

SEC:
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Murray State at No. 11 Missouri | 8 p.m. | SEC Network

G5:

Jackson State at UL Monroe | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Lafayette at Buffalo | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Fordham at Bowling Green | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Central Connecticut at Central Michigan | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Duquesne at Toledo | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Coastal Carolina at Jacksonville State | 8 p.m. | CBSSN
Alcorn State at UAB | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
SE Louisiana at Tulane | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Northwestern State at Tulsa | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Sacramento State at San Jose State | 10 p.m. | truTV

Scores:

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