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Assessing the next group of players who look prime to make it to the next level ➡️

Top Future NFL Draft Prospects to Watch in 2026 👀

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Students Protest Abortion on UCF Campus — KnightNews.com

On April 15th, around noon, the UCF Students for Life of America (SFLA) chapter hosted an anti-abortion protest on campus, during which students marched from the Student Union patio to Memory Mall before tabling for the afternoon following the event. The event kicked off with the president of SFLA, third-year Jasmine Stewart, acknowledging the organizations […]

Biggest risers and fallers a few days away from draft ➡️

Daniel Jeremiah's Final Big Board

Oversight Committee recommended standardizing start date for all CFB teams at Week 0

NCAA FBS Proposes New Schedule

College Football Playoff drops 'refreshed' look with 'championship gold' details 📸

CFP Reveals Updated Logo 👌

Prospects whose NFL draft stock rose or fell during workouts 📲

Pro Day Winners & Losers 🎭

Committee 'moving toward' making all teams begin season during Week 0 (The Athletic)

NCAA Eyeing Early CFB Start

Committee announces new rules and penalties around targeting, uniforms and more 📲

2026 CFB Rule Changes 📜

Why Malachi Lawrence is a player to watch for in the draft 👀

Draft Prospects Who Will Go Higher Than Expected 📈

Landing spots for 2026 draft candidates flying under the radar 📲

Underrated NFL Prospect Fits

Way-Too-Early College Football Upset Picks for 2026

💫 Spencer Fano shines 💪 Markell Bell crushes 40 📲 Tap for results

NFL Combine Day 4 Recap 🔥

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Everything You Need To Know About the 2025-26 UCF Men's Golf Team

Knights Get Back on the Hunt For an NCAA Return

Top players to keep an eye on this spring after changing teams 📲

CFB Transfer Players to Watch 👀

🌟 LBs steal the show 📈 DL who stood out 📲 Tap for full recap

NFL Combine Day 1 Takeaways 📝

How the nation's best signal-callers stack up going into the spring ➡️

Top 25 QBs For 2026 🔢

Top Rushing Plays of Season 💨

Relive last year's most insane runs

Committee could propose to remove 'carryover suspension part of the punishment' (The Athletic)

NCAA May Change Targeting Rule

Check out the 10 returning players with the highest max speeds ➡️

CFB Speedsters You Need to Know ⚡

Why the Big Ten's expansion proposal has merit ➡️

The Case for 24-Team CFP Plan 🏆

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Evaluating UCF's Tournament Hopes after the WVU Loss

Knights NCAA hopes are still good, but the margin is getting tight

Notre Dame's CJ Carr, more young guys with a legitimate shot at the trophy ➡️

Underclassmen Eyeing 2026 Heisman 🏆

Best Catches of the Year 🤲

Whose was the most impressive? Comment below ⬇️

Reshuffling the national landscape after national signing day ➡️

Post-Recruiting Cycle Top 25 📊

15 guys who'll get increased shine next season ➡️

Players You'll Love in 2026 😍

An early look at the next recruiting cycle ➡️

Top 2027 Recruiting Classes 📈

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Former UCF Head Coach Gus Malzahn Announces Retirement

After a 35-year coaching career, former UCF head coach Guz Malzahn announced his retirement on Monday, February 2nd, 2026. In 2021, Gus Malzahn was announced as the head coach for the UCF Knights after his previous coaching stint with the Auburn Tigers in the SEC, which included the loss to UCF in the 2017 Peach [...]

🌽 Nebraska gets major win 😬 Oregon's HS QB recruiting 📲 Full breakdown

Winners/Losers of Late Signing Window 📊

Latest on Raiola, Lagway and more 📲

CFB Transfer Portal Tracker 🔄

Lane Kiffin isn't a fan. Tap for details 📲

CFP Schedule Changes 🗓️

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Former UCF Coach Gus Malzahn is Hanging it Up

Gus Malzahn is stepping away from coaching, and if you've followed college football for more than a minute, that feels like one of those moments where you just pause and take it in.

Former Auburn, UCF HC spent last season as FSU's OC

Gus Malzahn Retiring

Prospects who boosted draft stock at showcase

Full Senior Bowl 2026 Results

National Signing Day 2026 Tracker and Updates on Notable College Football Commits

Top recruiting, transfer topics before this week's National Signing Day ➡️

Biggest NSD Storylines ✍️

Current format expected to stay in place for next season (Yahoo)

CFP Staying at 12 Teams ↔️

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UCF gifted favorable 2026 football schedule in Year 2 of Scott Frost era 2.0

The UCF Knights officially have their 2026 football schedule, and it should have fans ready for a great season under head coach Scott Frost. In his first season

Tap to see who every team plays next season 📲

Big 12 Announces 2026 Schedule

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UCF Football Releases Full Schedule Ahead of Their 2026 Season

Written by Sam Foth. On January 21st, the Big 12 Conference released the schedule for the 2026 football season. UCF revealed theirs in a "Knives Out" detective-style video titled "Knights Out". Here is the UCF Knights football schedule for the 2026 season: September 3rd: vs.

See how Top 25 shakes out after Indiana's natty win 📲

Final AP CFB Poll 📝

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UCF Has a New Quarterback Headed to Orlando

UCF fans, help is on the way! This time, it's the addition of FIU transfer Keyone Jenkins, who has been a star with the Panthers over his three seasons in Miami, Florida.

B/R's rankings for 2026-27 season after Indiana's Natty win 📲

Way-Too-Early CFB Top 25 📊

UCF drops its second game at home this season

UCF Knights Unable to Pull off Upset Against #1 Arizona, 84-77

Top 5 shake up after Dante Moore decides to return to Oregon

Mel Kiper 2026 Draft Big Board

UCF, Houston using their best tool to recruit players from transfer portal 📸

CFB Teams' NIL Promo 💸

Follow the Knights' comings and goings here

2026 UCF Football Transfer Portal Tracker

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John Walker's transfer portal commitment proves UCF does have top-tier talent

The transfer portal has not been particularly kind to UCF so far this offseason, as many key players from the 2025 season have decided to enter the portal. Howe

Dylan Raiola and the best signal-callers set to swap schools ➡️

Top Transfer Portal QBs 🔄

2025 Sun Belt Player of the Year led the Dukes to the CFP

JMU QB Alonza Barnett III Transferring to UCF

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UCF Football Has Found Their New Quarterback

There's a new quarterback on the move heading to Orlando, Florida, and his name is Alonza Barnett. Barnett, a 6-foot junior from Whitsett, North Carolina, is fresh off a College Football Playoff run with JMU, after leading his team to a 12-2 record and a first-place finish in the Sun Belt.

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UCF has problems with the transfer portal but it isn't as bad as some Big 12 programs

It seems like the Transfer Portal is already becoming more and more of a problem in college sports, especially college football. Many schools are seeing a mass

Knights have big holes to fill via the transfer portal

UCF Football's Top 5 Needs For 2026

Athletic departments reportedly finding ways to circumvent $20.5M salary cap after House Settlement (The Athletic)

CFB Teams Working Around Cap

Committee to finalize potential expansion plan by Jan. 23

CFP Discussing 3 Formats

Date, time and network of every matchup leading up to national championship 📲

Complete CFP, Bowl Schedule 📺

‘It’s the dumbest thing in the world’ (The Athletic)

CFB Agent Rips Portal Changes

KU and OSU matchups are two critical early games

UCF's First Two Big 12 Games Will be Pivotal

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UCF Legend RJ Harvey Needs More Appreciation on Broncos' Roster

Put more respect on Harvey's name.

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UCF's Scott Frost is Officially Suing Nebraska

Scott Frost and Nebraska just can't seem to quit each other, even if both probably wish they could. On Friday afternoon, Frost filed a lawsuit against the University of Nebraska, claiming the school still owes him more than $5 million in contractually guaranteed money. The filing came in Lancaster C

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Recapping 2025 National Signing Day for the UCF Knights

Written by Sam Foth. December 3rd, 2025, marked College Football's National Signing Day and the first day of the early signing period. On that day, UCF had 13 signees to add to its roster for the 2026 season. Here is the list of UCF's signees on National Signing Day: Quarterback: Rocco Marriott - 4 stars [...]

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UCF Declines Bowl Game Invitation, Citing Player Unavailability and Transfer Portal Exits

Written by Sam Foth. The first Sunday of December is one of the most highly anticipated days of the year for college football fans, as it is the day when the College Football Playoff bracket is revealed, and bowl game matchups are announced. UCF, finishing 5-7 in the regular season, seemingly had no chance of [...]

Full list of Friday night's announcements 📲

CFB Awards Results 🏆

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UCF's Defense Just Lost a Massive Piece to Transfer Portal

UCF is about to take a hit on the defensive front, with starting lineman John Walker planning to enter the transfer portal. This one's going to sting a little more than usual.

🚨 FINAL CFP BRACKET

Full 12-team playoff is set. Watch the recap 🎥

☝️ Indiana jumps to top 🌰 OSU drops to No. 3 📲 Full Top-25 list

Latest CFB AP Poll

Notre Dame misses the mark. Reacting to final playoff rankings 📲

Biggest CFP Snubs 🤨

It's here. Final standings heading into postseason 📲

CFP Bracket Revealed 🏆

😳 Notre Dame left out 👀 Bama, Miami sneak in 📲 Did committee get it right?

CFP Bracket Hits & Misses 🎯

Standouts on both sides as bowl season looms 📲

CFB Regular-Season Winners, Losers 🎭

🤷‍♂️ IU's 13-0 record is not a fluke 🐶 UGA always finds a way 📲 Full breakdown after WILD day

CFB Championship Weekend Winners & Losers

Big 12 Commissioner Presser🎙️

Brett Yormark answers questions before Big 12 Championship Game. Live now 📳

Should Bama fall out? Does UGA jump OSU? CFP committee with TOUGH decisions 📲

Chaos Before Selection Sunday 🤯

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UCF QB Tayven Jackson is Entering the Transfer Portal

Tayven Jackson is headed for the portal again. The UCF quarterback has officially decided to move on after just one season in Orlando, marking his third stop in college football. This one probably doesn't surprise anybody who's been paying attention. Jackson came in with a shot to solidify the po

CFP Top 25 Rankings Reveal

📈 Bama somehow rises 🫧 Miami, ND on the bubble 📲 Full breakdown in app

CFP Ranking Winners & Losers ⚖️

Final breakdown ahead of conference championships 📲

CFP Top 25 Rankings 🔢

Dates, times and best CFP bracket matchups 📲

Bowl Games Schedule 📆

Fresh look at the standings before championship weekend 📲

CFP Bracket After Week 14 🏆

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The Game When UCF Fans Should've Known the 2025 Season Would Drag on

The Knights were never the same after this game

What Tuesday's rankings could look like after Week 14 chaos

Latest CFP Bracket Projections 🔮

If there ever was a year for such a format, this would be the one 📲

CFB Needs A 16-Team Playoff 🗣️

⚓️ Vandy ahead of Texas 📉 TAMU drops 4 spots 📲 Full rankings after Week 14

New CFB AP Poll Rankings 📊

Upset losses cause major shakeup in the top 10 📲

CFB Top 25 After Week 14 ↕️

Latest look at 12-team bracket after Oregon, Oklahoma essentially lock up spots

Updated CFP Picture 🔢

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UCF Football is Bowl Ineligible After Season Finale Loss Against #11 BYU

Written by Francisco Vera. The UCF Knights drop a must-win season finale against 11th-ranked BYU with the score of 41-21. This loss keeps them out of bowl eligibility with a 5-7 record and only two wins in Big 12 Conference play. It was an early kickoff in Provo, and UCF appeared to be a completely [...]

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UCF vs. BYU: Live Updates and Where to Watch

UCF aims for bowl eligibility at CFP hopeful Cougars

School exec says team is 'prepared for every scenario' amid Arkansas rumors 📸

USF's Statement on Head Coach

😮‍💨 Bama, ND stay put ↘️ Utah's slight dip 📲 Full breakdown in app

CFP Ranking Winners & Losers ⚖️

3️⃣ Undefeated squads in front 🤔 Oregon jumps Ole Miss 📲 Full 12-team bracket

New CFP Top 25 Ranking 📊

Fresh look at standings after latest rankings drop 📲

CFP Bracket Ahead of Week 14 🍿

CFP Rankings Reveal 🏆

Reacting to new Top 25

Fresh look at the standings after week of blowout wins 📲

CFP Bracket After Week 13

Biggest risers and fallers after WILD weekend 📲

CFB Week 14 AP Poll 📊

Georgia Tech tumbles down the charts after devastating loss to Pitt 📲

Top 25 Rankings After Week 13

Written by Sam Foth. For their last game in the Bounce House for the 2025 season, the UCF Knights took on the Oklahoma State Cowboys for their Senior Knight, resulting in a nail-biting 17-14 victory. OSU opened up the game with 1 75-yard drive, resulting in a Zane Flores to Gavin Freeman touchdown.

UCF Dominates 2nd Half on Senior Knight versus Oklahoma State

🚮 Georgia Tech dumps its destiny ☘️ Notre Dame passes the eye test 📲 Full breakdown

CFB Week 13 Winners & Losers 📊

Full Oklahoma State Cowboys - UCF Knights Highlights

11/22/2025

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Scott Frost focuses on the future with 4-star QB flip from James Madison

When UCF brought Scott Frost back to Orlando, fans were ready for another 13-0 season right off the bat. Well, the Knights are currently 4-6 on the season and m

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UCF Football Makes Big-Time Quarterback Flip

Rocco Marriott, a four-star quarterback out of Missouri, flipped his commitment from James Madison to UCF, marking a huge win for Scott Frost and the Knights as they continue to build their future in a power conference.

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UCF vs. Oklahoma State: Live Updates and Where to Watch

UCF celebrates Senior Day vs. Cowboys

Written by Francisco Vera. The UCF Knights traveled to the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach and handed Pitt their second loss of the season in a 77-67 win. The Legends Classic started as an offensive showdown between the Knights and the Panthers, with both sides trading baskets early.

UCF Takes Care of Business in Daytona Beach in Win Over Pittsburgh

📈 Winner: Big 12 👎 Loser: Alabama's fall 📲 Full Week 13 breakdown

CFP Rankings Biggest Takeaways ✍️

Latest Heisman Race Odds to Watch and Predictions for 2025 Award

Fresh look at the standings and elimination scenarios heading into Week 13 📲

CFP Bracket after Rankings

Our experts pick biggest risers and fallers after Week 12 📲

B/R's CFB Top-25 Rankings 📊

📖 TAMU's historic comeback 😬 Texas' CFP hopes fall 📲 Full breakdown

CFB Week 12 Winners/Losers ✍️

Full UCF Knights - Texas Tech Red Raiders Highlights

11/15/2025

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UCF vs. Texas Tech: Live Updates and Where to Watch

UCF faces toughest test of 2025 in Lubbock

Full Houston Cougars - UCF Knights Highlights

11/07/2025

First look at latest edition on field... featuring glow-in-the-dark numbers

UCF Debuts Space Unis 🧑‍🚀

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UCF vs. Houston: Live Updates and Where to Watch

UCF aims to remain undefeated in Space Games

Written by José Terrassa. Gus Malzahn, the veteran offensive guru, has navigated a career path defined by his commitment to the "Hurry-Up, No Huddle" scheme. This journey recently led him from a head coaching tenure at UCF to his current role as offensive coordinator at Florida State.

Gus Malzahn: The Journey from UCF's Upset to FSU's Offensive Test

Written by Sam Foth. Coming out of the bye week, UCF traveled to McLane Stadium to play against the Baylor Bears, where the Knights struggled on both sides of the ball in the 30-3 loss, bringing their road game losing streak up to seven. The first quarter was all Sawyer Robertson and the Bears as [...]

UCF Struggles On the Road Against Baylor, Extending Road Game Losing Streak

Full UCF Knights - Baylor Bears Highlights

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Written by José Terrassa. UCF Football Coach Scott Frost used his mid-season press conference, held during the team's bye week, to emphasize the importance of player health, fundamental improvement, and maintaining consistency ahead of a crucial five-game stretch, starting with a road game against Baylor.

Frost Focuses on Consistency and Health as UCF Prepares for Baylor Showdown

UCF Senior lecturer Jim Clark, passed away at the age of 78. Clark was a historian, lecturer, and big into journalism, working for several Florida publications. Clark grew up in Maryland getting his degree in 1975, before coming down to Orlando to work for the Orlando Sentinel.

UCF Lecturer Dr. James

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Top 25 Rankings After Week 9

Elite football in the SEC and a shakeup in the Group of Five playoff chase headlines Week 9

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RJ Harvey is in the Denver Broncos record books after career-high game vs. Cowboys

The RJ Harvey era in Denver is officially here, and UCF fans could not be more excited. After a bit of a slower start to the season than some were hoping for, H

Two near upsets and a dominant performance in the Big 12 headlines the slate 📲

CFB Bracket Predictions 🔮

Written by Nate Hill. The Knights fell to LSU in a close game to finish off their exhibition games with a final score of 75-68. UCF started strong, shooting great throughout the first half. The knights were able to shoot 53% from 3, scoring a total of 36 points.

UCF Loses Second Exhibition Game in a Close Battle Against The LSU Tigers

RJ Harvey's 3-TD Day 🤩

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RJ Harvey meets the end zone for the THIRD time today! DALvsDEN on CBS/Paramount+ https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt

UCF defensive back Jaylen Heyward has officially informed the program he will enter the transfer portal, ending his time with the Knights while retaining three years of eligibility. At 6‑foot and 190 pounds, Heyward appeared in 13 games during his tenure, primarily contributing on special teams and

A Former UCF Four-Star Is Eyeing a New Opportunity

Written by Nate Hill. UCF played a very efficient game outright controlling the entire game with a dominant performance beating West Virginia 45-13. The first quarter was all entirely controlled by UCF, who played perfectly on all 3 phases scoring 2 passing touchdowns and holding West Virginia to just 54 yards on offense.

UCF Ends Big 12 Losing Streak with much needed win over West Virginia

UCF finally snags their first Big 12 win of the season and show hope of turning a corner.

Making The Grade: UCF Beats WVU, 45-13

Written by Francisco Vera. The UCF Meowing Contest was held on the stage outside of Addition Financial Arena on Tuesday, October 14th, and brought hundreds of people together with the same purpose: to meow. The contest started at 1 p.m., and the chants from the large crowd could be heard all the way to the [...]

UCF Kitty Rallies Students Together for Meowing Contest

UCF continues to make strategic moves on the recruiting trail, this time landing one of Florida's most promising young quarterbacks. Logan Flaherty, a three-star signal-caller from Port Charlotte High School, has committed to the Knights as a member of the Class of 2027. https://twitter.com/Lfla

Three-Star QB Logan Flaherty Commits to UCF in 2027 Class

Knights' offense controlled everything but the scoreboard

Making the Grade: UCF Loses to Cincy, 20-11

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Big 12 Dunks on Venables 🤐

Conference social media account pulls up HC's stats

Written by Francisco Vera. Due to both sides of the ball being unable to work effectively in the first half, UCF drops its third straight game and is now 0-3 in Big 12 play after losing 20-11 against the Cincinnati Bearcats. The first quarter was all Bearcats football, and after the Knights' offense struggled to [...]

UCF Loses Third Straight game of the season at Cincy, are now 3-3

On Saturday morning, Cincinnati and UCF squared off in a high-stakes Big 12 battle that actually turned into a gritty, low-scoring outing. The Bearcats entered the contest undefeated in conference play, fresh off a statement win over No. 22 Iowa State. The Knights, however, were looking to get a bad

Top 3 Takeaways From Cincinnati's 20-11 Win Over UCF

Jeff and Kyle discuss the fallout from the Kansas loss and preview the Cincy game

KNIGHTSHIFT: Previewing UCF vs. Cincinnati

Written by Sam Foth. Today, October 7th, 2025, at 3:21 P.M, UCF revealed the uniforms that the football team will be wearing for their annual "Space Game". Today also marks one month until the "Nauts" play their space game. This year marks the ninth year that UCF has kept the Space Game tradition, marking it [...]

UCF Reveals Uniforms for 9th Annual Space Game

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New UCF 'Space U' Uniforms 🥶

First look at this year's edition. (📸 via @UCF_Football on X)

UCF loses their big 12 home opening game against the Kansas Jayhawks. This was the first time Kansas visited UCF in the Bounce House. UCF started out strong, putting 14 points on the board and holding off the Jayhawks in the first quarter. With some good drives, Kansas was able to score 14 points of [...]

UCF Loses Big 12 Home Opener to Kansas Jayhawks

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Making the Grade: UCF Drops 2nd Straight to Kansas, 27-20

While many UCF students are busy navigating classes and deadlines, one Knight is trying to change how students study altogether. Kipras Vitas, a UCF undergrad, has created UniShare, a university‑only platform built to help students share resources, form study groups, and leverage AI and productivity tools to learn smarter.

UCF Student Launches UniShare - A New Platform to Transform Academic Collaboration

The Cleveland Browns are currently are now 1-3 on the season and have already decided to make a big move. Long-time NFL veteran Joe Flacco was named the starter

Former UCF quarterback will get his first official chance as Cleveland Browns starter

Written by Francisco Vera On Saturday, September 27, Red Bull brought its world-renowned tandem bike event to the United States for the first time, and Orlando was chosen as the host. What is usually a straight line course with obstacles was changed for this event.

UCF Grad Student and Brother Take On the Red Bull Tandem Rollercoaster Event

RJ Harvey has been a bit slower than some had expected to start his first NFL season, but that isn't surprising, as he is a rookie competing for the top running

RJ Harvey's first NFL touchdown may be the easiest he ever has in his career

UCF falls short in their first Big 12 conference road game of the season.

Making the Grade: UCF falls to K-State, 34-20

Scott Frost's 16-game win streak dating back to 2017 and his first stint at UCF have officially come to an end as UCF suffers its first loss of the 2025 season,

A key injury and mistakes plague UCF in first loss of the season to Kansas State

It seemed like Tayven Jackson's day was done after taking a big hit and going right into the medical tent with what looked like a shoulder injury. Jackson even

Tayven Jackson throws everyone for a loop with crazy return after injury

Update: Tayven Jackson has returned to from the locker room in warmup clothes and his left arm in a sling. His day is done and he will now has to watch from the

Tayven Jackson injury update: UCF QB goes right into medical tent after hard hit

It has been a heavy week for the UCF Knights, as well as Appalachian State, after the passing of Shawn Clark. Clark was the former head coach at Appalachian St

UCF will honor Shawn Clark in the best way against K-State and for rest of season