KU Football Preview: Central Florida

After a rough week against Texas, a team departing the Big 12, Kansas will take on a new member of the Big 12 today in the Central Florida Knights. UCF has had a rough introduction to the conference, losing two shootouts. Kansas State beat them 44-31 in Manhattan, and last week a second half collapse ended in a 36-35 comeback win by Baylor in Orlando. In the latter, the Knights took a 35-7 lead with 8:08 remaining in the 3rd quarter, only to watch Baylor score 29 straight in the final 19 minutes.

Despite their rough introduction to Big 12 play, UCF still looks like a pretty strong team this year. SP+ has them ranked 30th in FBS overall with the 24th ranked offense and 44th ranked defense.…