UCF: Positive Takes & Good Info Thread.

[LoboCane]

I will update this thread with solid UCF information and positive, informed takes on the football program (as applicable).

Absolutely, no Miami, Nebraska or FSU mentions in this thread. Thanks!

 

[AuburnLegacy_1]

"The good news? This isn’t the worst UCF roster Scott Frost has inherited. When he first took the job, the team went 0–12 the year before."

Texas Tech Tops ESPN’s Offseason Rankings; UCF Lands at the Bottom

The Transfer Portal Changed This Offseason—and ESPN Took Notice Remember when the college football offseason was boring and a little dull? It felt like there was hardly ever any news. But that’s changed thanks to the never-ending transfer portal. Teams can look completely different from the end...

www.heartlandcollegesports.com

 

[DaShuckster]

This isn’t the worst UCF roster Scott Frost has inherited. When he first took the job, the team went 0–12 the year before."

Last season's record was better but this year's team isn't as good as that 2016 team.

 

[Willie Knightime]

Last season's record was better but this year's team isn't as good as that 2016 team.

Of course the Nebraska fan would be the only one to respond to this bullshit.

 

[LoboCane]

Sincere Edwards is a very good addition. He’s a hybrid DL who can play some DE and the DT on pass rushing 3rd downs.

 

[AuburnLegacy_1]

Jacurri Brown eyes UCF starting QB job with renewed confidence

Jacurri Brown doesn't lack confidence. The 6-4, 220-lb. QB believes he can be one of the best in college football.

ucf.rivals.com

Jacurri Brown doesn't lack confidence. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound quarterback believes he can be one of the best in college football—and now he's working to make that vision a reality.

"I know I'm the best in the nation. That's how I feel," Brown said.

 

[AuburnLegacy_1]

 

[B R Knightz2]

We are expanding The Bounce House for FREE!!! CTFO!!!

 

[Poolside Knight]

what is worse than trolling or delusion is apathy..that is where UCF is right now. Our Athletic Director is to blame more than anybody.

 

[AuburnLegacy_1]

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Some national media aren’t expecting much from UCF this season

With the start of the 2025 college football season less than 100 days out, this is the time of year when national sports commentators and analysts begin to fill these long, sun-soaked summer days with their predictions and projections for the upcoming season. Enthusiastic debates about potential...

sports.yahoo.com

"There is much excitement surrounding UCF as the upcoming season approaches..."

 

[LoboCane]

I like the TE transfer from Maryland. That’s a solid pickup for UCF. I don’t think he’s as good as Pittman, but good production with 29 catches for nearly 400 yards in 2024.

 

[LoboCane]

Jacurri Brown eyes UCF starting QB job with renewed confidence

Jacurri Brown doesn't lack confidence. The 6-4, 220-lb. QB believes he can be one of the best in college football.

ucf.rivals.com

Jacurri Brown doesn't lack confidence. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound quarterback believes he can be one of the best in college football—and now he's working to make that vision a reality.

"I know I'm the best in the nation. That's how I feel," Brown said.

Jacurri Brown is the guy UCF should start and play the entire year. Brown is tall, strong and very fast. He also has a big time arm.

JB has accuracy issues and that has been his problem since day one. However, this is a throw away year and JB has the highest ceiling of anyone in the UCF QB room. T Jackson has no upside…he’s not a runner and he has a weak arm. It makes sense to go with JB.

 

[DaShuckster]

what is worse than trolling or delusion is apathy..that is where UCF is right now. Our Athletic Director is to blame more than anybody.

Whether it's the AD's fault or not, I don't know. But I do know that UCF needs some serious NIL money. I get the impression (again, I don't really know) that UCF's NIL collective, The Kingdom, isn't doing much. With a new head coach, THIS is the year that the collective should have given Frost and his Coaches enough $$$$ to make one or two splash signings (like a name QB and a veteran WR.) But those positions, expecially quarterback demand the most NIL bucks.

On the bright side, there were a lot of positive comments about the Knight's S&G and lockerroom culture this Spring. On the not-so-bright side, the program lost a lot of returning players to NIL deals elsewhere that UCF apparently couldn't match. If the program is going to turnaround anytime soon, the AD and the The Kingdom people are going to have to find a few big Sugar Daddies for next year. Without a few big-dollar NIL recruits to generate some excitement, both on and off the field, the future looks pretty tough.

 

[AuburnLegacy_1]

Y'all don't have to worry about NIL.

Scott Frost and his army of analysts are going to take all these diamonds in the rough and chicken eaters and "coachwhip" them into National Champs!

16-0

 

[LoboCane]

Whether it's the AD's fault or not, I don't know. But I do know that UCF needs some serious NIL money. I get the impression (again, I don't really know) that UCF's NIL collective, The Kingdom, isn't doing much. With a new head coach, THIS is the year that the collective should have given Frost and his Coaches enough $$$$ to make one or two splash signings (like a name QB and a veteran WR.) But those positions, expecially quarterback demand the most NIL bucks.

On the bright side, there were a lot of positive comments about the Knight's S&G and lockerroom culture this Spring. On the not-so-bright side, the program lost a lot of returning players to NIL deals elsewhere that UCF apparently couldn't match. If the program is going to turnaround anytime soon, the AD and the The Kingdom people are going to have to find a few big Sugar Daddies for next year. Without a few big-dollar NIL recruits to generate some excitement, both on and off the field, the future looks pretty tough.

Kingdom NIL no longer exists…it was disbanded by Mohajir. They just have an athletic fund now for revenue share. Thing is that the money in the athletics funds can be used for anything…not just for NIL. It’s up to Mohajir’s discretion how those funds are spent.

I am far from a fan of the Scott Forst hire but the man has been given little resources to acquire talent…this is not debatable. Frost is in a very tough situation…it would be really tough to blame him for the 2025 W/L record.

 

[LoboCane]

Of all the UCF coaching hires…Clark, the former App State HC, is the best. I am not sure why he got fired but he’s a very good coach that had his team prepared. I am surprised he took a job as a OL coach.

 

[DaShuckster]

Kingdom NIL no longer exists…it was disbanded by Mohajir. They just have an athletic fund now for revenue share.

Wow. Wow. Wow.

Given today's CFB landscape, disbanding your NIL collective -- at SUCH a crtical time when your football program desperately needs to become a force again now that its in the Big XII -- borders on suicidal. There are many reasons why CFB's elites, you know, the ones getting hyped for all their bigtime portal signings, all have outside collectives pulling in the money while ALSO running their own athletic fund-raising efforts.


No matter how you look that call, it makes zero sense. If you wanted to convince me that Mohajir was an idiot, you should have started with THIS decision.

 

[DaShuckster]

Of all the UCF coaching hires…Clark, the former App State HC, is the best.

I agree Clark is a great hire. I would include Sean Beckton and Mike Dawson. I can't really speak (yay or nay) to the others. I was a big Mac fan as a player. We'll have to wait and see how he does as a QB coach.

 

[AuburnLegacy_1]

College football 2025 win totals Bruce Feldman likes most: Is Clemson an 11-1 team?

Not only is do I feel great about the over on Clemson's win total, but also I think the Tigers could be in the title game.

www.nytimes.com

UCF 6.5: Under
Scott Frost worked some wonders in Orlando in his first stint. He can find success there again, but given the roster overhaul here, I was surprised this number was as high as it was. UCF has to replace four of its five starting O-linemen. QBs Tayven Jackson and Jacurri Brown are playmakers, but expecting much consistency behind a rebuilt O-line seems like a big ask, especially considering UCF doesn’t have a receiver on the roster who caught a pass last year.