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UCF football has much to resolve before Civil Conflict

Forget about the Civil Conflict. UCF has enough self conflict to overshadow any hype surrounding UConn coach Bob Diaco's manufactured rivalry with the Knights.

UCF's season has been crippled by a variety of factors on and off the field, ranging from a slew of injuries leading the Knights to rely on inexperienced players to flat out sub-par performances.

So it's no wonder UCF coach and athletics director George O'Leary has little time to concern himself with his upcoming "rivalry" Saturday at Bright House Networks Stadium.

"I don't know much about it, I really don't. To be honest with you, I haven't even mentioned it to the kids except there's a trophy involved in the game," O'Leary said Monday of the matchup with UConn, which kicks off at 3:45 p.