100 Days to Kickoff: 2017 Opponent Previews - Central Florida

Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY SportsCountdown to kickoff: 33 days

As our 100 Days to Kickoff continues on, we begin our opponent previews to provide a quick look at each of the teams coming up on our schedule this season. Each team has changed and provides new challenges than in years past, so this week is all about learning about those changes and learning exactly what Georgia Tech’s opponents have to offer.

2017 UCF Knights

Who’s Gone?

The Knights are feeling the biggest losses on defense - the entire starting secondary graduated, as well as three of the starting linebackers in defensive coordinator Erik Chinander’s 3-4. UCF’s defense had taken a huge step forward from being one of the worst…