Saturday's fifth meeting between FIU and Central Florida (the intrastate series is tied 2-2) is likely to come down to who can control the tempo of the game. UCF, under first-year coach Scott Frost, employs a fast break, read-option system that Frost brought from Oregon where he was the offensive coordinator last season. The Knights will go after the Panthers with the no-huddle attack and hope to wear down the FIU defense.
UCF freshman quarterback McKenzie Milton, who ran this offense at Hawaii's Mililani High the last four years, was recruited to Oregon by Frost and followed him to Orlando.