SMU prediction: What can the Mustangs do to slow UCF's offense down?

SMU at No. 12 UCF

When: 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 at Spectrum Stadium in Orlando

Records: SMU (2-3, 1-0 American), Central Florida (4-0, 1-0 American)

Last meeting: UCF defeated SMU 31-24 on November 4, 2017 in Dallas.

TV: ESPNU

What's on the line?

SMU's first-half gauntlet mercifully comes to an end next week with a bye. But before the Mustangs can rest and recover, they'll have to go through Central Florida in Orlando.

Oh boy.

SMU has already faced high-octane offenses in North Texas, TCU and Michigan -- but UCF may be the toughest test the Mustangs will face this season, all things considered. The Knights are quietly creeping up both major polls and are hands down the best team in the American…