The 5-2 UCF Knights are a formidable opponent.
After crushing a rebuilding Georgia Tech club in their opener and taking ECU to the woodshed, they sputtered in games 3 and 4. While their vaunted offense continued to churn out piles of yardage in both the passing and running games, their defense was supremely porous against conference powers Tulsa and Memphis.
A 34-26 loss to Tulsa and 50-49 defeat at the hands of Memphis knocked this club down a peg. They seem to have regained their footing.
Not classically handsome head coach Josh Heupel has since righted UCF’s ship.