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UCF concluded their first week of camp with a scrimmage inside the Bounce House on Sunday. The Knights started the morning a bit earlier than originally scheduled to avoid inclement weather from approaching Tropical Storm Debby.

Though the scrimmage was closed, head coach Gus Malzahn and players recapped the day afterward.

Malzahn said they ran 123 plays, starting out the scrimmage with field goal, field goal block, punt and punt return.

"The ones, twos, and threes got pretty much equal reps right around that 40 play total," Malzahn said. "The first half, our defense, we were very basic. So we could just evaluate who can tackle, who can block, who can hold on the ball, that.

"Second half, it was more pressure. There were some good things that happened. Really what stood out to me, big picture, the defensive line really was active. They knocked a lot of balls down. There were some sacks. They really came off and read some screens well. That's really what stood out to me defensively.

"Offensively, Jacoby Jones had two touchdowns, you know, a new receiver. Super job with that.

"Grant Stevens had a touchdown. The good thing for the offense is there was zero turnovers. Now, obviously, the defense, we're talking turnovers. We got to get the ball. But the offense had zero turnovers and had five penalties.

"So there was a lot of penalties, 18 total penalties. Five for the offense, 13 for the defense. We talked hard about pre-snap penalties, being disciplined, everything. And we got to do a better job in that.

"What is that, six days down? I think we're in a good spot. We're straining the guys. We were physical all the padded days. That's what we need, trying to get that good hard-nosed edge. Our guys are starting to learn how to practice, the expectation each day with that and have been getting better with that.

"And I don't believe there's any serious injuries. That's always something you worry about.

"We let our quarterbacks go live, all but KJ (Jefferson) and Dylan (Rizk). The other three went live. It's always good to see how they react. It's a completely different feel. And it's also really good for the defense."

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The UCF Football team met with the local media to discuss the upcoming season, and it is clear that WR Xavier Townsend is poised for a breakout season.

A dynamic playmaker on offense and special teams, Townsend will have the opportunity to put up some big numbers in 2024.

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The UCF Knights Football team took to the field for the first scrimmage of the 2024 fall camp. Head Coach Gus Malzahn knows that his team has talent, but wants them to continue to build toughness. There were some standout performances on offense, but the theme of the day was discipline, evidenced by the 18 total penalties called.

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Key losses - none
Top returners - RJ Harvey, 6th year (5-9/205, 14 career starts at UCF), Johnny Richardson, 5th year (5-7/175, 9 career starts at UCF)
Key additions - Peny Boone, 5th year (6-1/240, transfer from Toledo), Myles Montgomery, RS Jr. (5-11/205, transfer from Cincinnati), Stacy Gage, Fr. (5-11/210, four-star RB from 2024 class)

This room is absolutely loaded. No homerism here, this RB group is one of the strongest in the conference (and stacks up rather solidly against most other running back collectives across the country). In Harvey, UCF returns a Doak Walker semi-finalist from '23 who rushed for over 1,400 yards to go along with 16 TD's. According to UCF, Harvey's career 6.3 yards per carry average ranks third among active collegiate running backs in the country. There's no question that Harvey will once again represent the focal point of the offense for the Knights in 2024, but there's a lot of depth behind him as well.

It was once widely believed that Harvey would move on from UCF this past offseason. Instead, the Knights were fortunate enough to welcome Harvey back, as well as add another serious weapon to their running game. Boone transferred to UCF for his final year of eligibility, bringing with him a MAC Player of the Year award from '23. Last season, Boone led the MAC in rushing (1,400 yards), ranked third in the country in YPC (7.22), and found the end zone 15 times. At 240 pounds, Boone is expected to take some of the goal line punishment off Harvey's shoulders this upcoming season (as will KJ Jefferson). In Harvey and Boone, UCF will unquestionably boast one of the top running back tandems in the country this season.

And if all of that production is not enough to mention, UCF also returns a fifth-year back in Richardson (who has struggled at times to find consistent playing time/a consistent role during his tenure at UCF, but is always a threat to break-off a big play with his elite speed). Even in a complementary role, Richardson has amassed 2,739 all-purpose yards as a Knight (nearly half of those yards coming in 2021). Montgomery (Jacksonville native, 548 career yards and 4 TD's at Cincinnati before transferring) will provide depth and insurance for UCF at running back as well.

Of course, Gage (four-star RB from Tampa, FL) represents the future for UCF at the running back position, but I would count on him likely redshirting this season. With so much experience in front of Gage, I just don't see the true freshmen playing a significant role for the Knights in 2024.

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/
Linebacker - https://ucf.forums.rivals.com/threads/2024-position-preview-linebackers.117648/

While never a huge Aerosmith fan (enjoyed their 70s music the most), sad to see that Tyler will not be able to perform again due to his now permanent vocal cord injury.

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Hello everyone, today is the UCF Football Fan Fest in the UCF Arena.

1:30-3:30 pm


I’m heading over soon (I only live 5 minutes from the campus).

It has been raining off and on for the last hour here so that could effect the attendance.



I’ll try to take lots of pictures and post.

Remember the key to taking a great picture is to take a lot of pictures…😎😎😎…

I am looking for two tickets for the Sam Houston Game on Sep 7.

Preferably for Stadium Club.

Let me know.

The UCF Knights Football team took to the field for the first scrimmage of the 2024 fall camp. Head Coach Gus Malzahn knows that his team has talent, but wants them to continue to build toughness. There were some standout performances on offense, but the theme of the day was discipline, evidenced by the 18 total penalties called.

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And so it begins. One of the forecasts has this as a category 5 storm over Florida next weekend. It’s gonna be a long season.

7 day tracker July

Anyone gone to see it? I grew up watching Twister every other weekend at my dad's house because it was one of the two or three VHS' he had. I can still watch it anytime even after seeing 1000 times. Is the sequel worth seeing now or just wait for it to be streaming/on TV? Helen Hunt was a smoke show.

Looks like fan fest is this weekend. I have not seen anything about it. Anyone have info they can share?