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Alabama’s Nick Saban weighs in on UCF’s self-proclaimed national championship

Everyone will admit the University of Central Florida had a great year of football in 2017, and one that culminated in it being undefeated and witnessing its biggest star (Shaquem Griffin) get selected in the NFL Draft.

The Knights defeated Auburn University in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and hopped into the top-25 rankings yet the decision to proclaim itself as last year’s national champion of college football is nothing short of gullible. Regardless of what Scott Frost did –taking a winless program to being undefeated in three seasons — when was the last time people considered Central Florida relevant?