UCF Knights Sports Talk: Recent Episodes
UCF Knights Sports Talk
The UCF AD spoke on many issues facing the athletic program including the difficulty scheduling games, stadium expansion and growth of athletic facilities. We discuss what he said and what's going on the UCF athletic program.
We discuss Twitter handles, offensive and defensive standouts and more from the UCF spring game.
With the UCF spring game approaching on April 10, we discuss where the team is under the new coaching staff.
UCF's new coaching staff is in place and the program is getting ready for spring football.
We discuss what the coaching staff has discussed about how this team might look, how they are attacking recruiting and the transfer of three 4-star players from Auburn.
We also look at what spring football might tell us and what we hope to see.
All of this and more on the this episode.
UCF has a new AD and we talk about the hiring and what we expect new athletic director Terry Mohajir to bring to the UCF athletic program.
First Danny White took the AD job at Tennessee, then he took his football coach at UCF and brought him to Knoxville with him. We discuss the moves and what they mean for UCF in the present and going forward.
Following McKenzie Milton's announcement that he will enter the transfer portal and leave UCF, we discuss his legacy, his story, and where he might be playing football next season.
We look back on the USF win, look forward at McKenzie Milton's future and discuss the potential bowl game coming up.
We discuss the disappointing loss to Cincinnati and how the Knights need to bounce back for their rival this week.
We also wonder if McKenzie Milton could find his first action in two years against the rival Bulls and break down the comments from his best friend and teammate Dillon Gabriel.
We look back at the defensive performance against the Owls and preview the Bearcats visit this Saturday.
We look back at UCF's win over Houston and how a depleted defense played its best game of the season.
We also look at the record-breaking offense and how it still had a big day even while not being as sharp as it has been.
And we discuss the off week and how the final three weeks of the season shape up for the Knights.
UCF's offense was brilliant and the defense played better as the Knights topped Tulane.
We discuss the offense and how it continues to shine, passing and rushing the ball well against the Green Wave.
We also look at the defense that toughened when needed and how the Knights also reduced their penalties in the win.
All of this and more on this edition of the podcast.
UCF is reeling after losing its second straight game, this time a 50-49 loss to Memphis where the offense was brilliant and the defense was listless.
We look back at the game and try to figure out if there is hope on the horizon for this defense and what needs to change with this team to get back where it should be.
After another loss to Tulsa where UCF struggled with penalties, consistency on offense and a variety of other things, we look at this UCF football team and try to figure out what is wrong - and what can be done to fix it.
We break down the Knights' 51-28 win over the Pirates.
We look back on another solid day for Dillon Gabriel and some of his new favorite targets.
We discuss the defense and it's takeaway trend.
We also talk about the penalties issue and what can be done to fix that.
All of this and more on this episode.
We look back at UCF's 49-21 win over the Yellow Jackets and discuss what it means going forward.
In this podcast we look at:
- Dillon Gabriel's career high day at QB
- The emergence of big play receivers
- Producing five turnovers on defense
- The national picture for UCF and more
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We talk about the latest with UCF ahead of the coming season.
With 10 players opting out, we look at what this means for the Knights and we discuss the planned gameday procedures for UCF home games.
We also talk about McKenzie Milton and UCF's schedule that is at nine games at the moment.
Matt catches up with Danny White, Dillon Gabriel and Willie Martinez as we talk about the latest with UCF athletics.
We discuss what Coach Martinez spoke about how players are dealing with the pandemic and getting ready for a possible football season.
Gabriel is "stuck" in Hawaii and spoke of what he's doing to stay sharp and ready and White was very open with his optimistic, and cautious, view of what the immediate future holds for UCF sports.
All of this and more on this episode of the podcast.
UCF has been quiet during the coronavirus pandemic but football coach Josh Heupel met with reporters over Zoom earlier this week so we figured it was a good time to return with the podcast to catch up on UCF.
On this podcast, we discuss spring football so far and the AAC basketball tournament and coronavirus.
Along with breaking down the UCF football schedule released today, we also look back at National Signing Day, the changes in the coaching staff and talk about the transfer pool ahead of spring football starting.
UCF finishes its football season on Monday against Marshall in Tampa and we talk about the game and what it means for the players taking part in it.
We also discuss National Signing Day last week and talk about how UCF did with its recruiting hall.
UCF will face Marshall in the Gasparilla Bowl and we think it's a good bowl for the Knights this year.
We break it down and how it could be a positive experience for the Knights going forward.
We look back on Friday night's blowout win over USF and ask the question everyone was answering - was this a successful football season for the Knights?
We wax poetic about this senior class and look ahead (just a little bit) to next season and the talent coming back.
We also discuss the possible bowl destination - and how we have no idea where the Knights will end up.
We talk about the USF game on Black Friday and what it means beyond just an important rivalry win.
UCF exorcised some road demons by holding off a Green Wave rally in New Orleans.
We look at what the Knights did to win this game and talk about rivalry week and what a win over USF could mean in the bowl destination question.
UCF is in New Orleans this weekend to face Tulane and we talk a little about the game and where the Knights could end up bowling - with a whole lot of options still in play.
UCF now has three losses on the season including an inexplicable 34-31 to then 2-7 Tulsa. What went wrong in NE Oklahoma is just one snippet of a season that didn't live up to expectations.
On this podcast we talk about the Tulsa game and try to figure out what didn't go as planned for this Knights team.
We look ahead to UCF's Friday night visit to Tulsa where the Knights have not won in four trips.
Along with talking about that game we talk about the AAC in the first playoff rankings and the FSU job opening.
After struggling in the first half, UCF pulled away from Houston in the second to keep their season goals alive.
We look deep into the game and talk about what worked and what needs to be worked on going forward.
UCF looks to build off two straight wins on Saturday against Houston (3-5, 1-5).
It's also the annual #UCFinSpace game when the Knights wear special uniforms to celebrate the university's participation in the space program.
We look back on UCF's win over Temple and talk about how UCF put together its best second half of the season and best running game of 2019 too.
UCF's second-ranked offense hits the road on Saturday night to face AAC rival Temple.
The Knights won last year's meeting 52-40 and will look to keep their high-octane offense in gear in what is expected to be 40 degree temperatures.
We discuss the game, what missing Greg McCrae will mean and we scout the Owls.
There's also a discussion about a tweet from Florida AD Scott Stricklin that you might want to hear.
We look back on UCF's win over East Carolina on Saturday - talking about the offense's strong start and shockingly inept second half.
UCF returns to the field on Saturday to face East Carolina after a bye week.
We talk about what the Knights have been working on after losing two of their last three games.
After a weekend to digest UCF's loss at Cincinnati, we look back and talk about what went wrong for the Knights and how they can fix it going forward.
UCF heads to Cincinnati for a primetime tile on Friday with mega conference race implications.
We discuss the road game and give a scouting report on the Bearcats.
We also discuss the idea that Brandon Wimbush could see time at wide receiver this season for the Knights.
UConn was just what UCF needed as the Knights raced out to a 56-0 lead before knocking off the soon-to-be former conference rivals 56-21 in the AAC opener for both.
We talk about the big play explosiveness that UCF showed early and then breakdown some things the Knights need to work on before heading up to Cincinnati on Friday night.
The UCF Knights return to the field on Saturday, looking to get past the loss in Pittsburgh and win a 19th consecutive home game.
We talk about the team going forward and what we are looking to see improvement on against the over-matched Huskies.
We look back at UCF's 35-34 loss at Pittsburgh and discuss some of the things that went wrong.
We break down the game by discussing:
The offensive line, who uncharacteristically couldn't protect the quarterback or establish a running game.
A defense that failed to replicate pressure in the backfield like it had shown and also suffered from too many missed tackles and some ill-advised penalties.
We also look at some coaching decisions and discuss what this means for the team going forward and why the sky isn't completely falling because of this loss.
It only took 27 games, but UCF has captured the attention of the nation after complete domination of Stanford on Saturday.
ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit openly gushed about the Knights and admitted he was too late to start believing.
Along with Herbstreit, the folks on the Yahoo college football podcast also couldn't say enough things about the Knights.
We talk about the national love and what it could mean going forward.
We also briefly look back at the Stanford game and look ahead to a second straight Power 5 opponent with a visit to Pittsburgh this weekend.
Will it be Dillon Gabriel?
Will it be Brandon Wimbush?
Could it be Darriel Mack, Jr.?
Those are the questions of the week as UCF prepares to host Pac-12 power Stanford on Saturday.
We break down the QB situation at UCF, talk about the incredible play so far this season on the defensive side and quickly preview the Cardinal.
UCF is 1-0 after a 62-0 opening night win over FAMU and we breakdown some of the big storylines:
The stellar play of the defense in keeping FAMU to just 96 total yards on offense.
The injury to Brandon Moore in the third quarter. We have the latest info from his mother on the injury and we talk about if the coaches made the right (or wrong) call by still having starters in the game.
The running game that produced 338 yards of offense, averaging six yards per carry.
And of course the quarterback play of Brandon Wimbush, Dillon Gabriel and Quadry Jones.
We also discuss FAU and the potential for it to be played next Saturday as planned in Boca Raton with Hurricane Dorian being tracked in the Atlantic.
The QB race is over at UCF with Brandon Wimbush being named the starter. We look into what this means and why he won the starting gig.
We also look ahead to the season opener against FAMU on Thursday night.
UCF's fall camp has ended without a starting quarterback announcement. We talk about looking for hints in Josh Heupel's words and how we think the QB race will end up - and when we might know.
We also talk about the talented depth at running back and discuss a few question areas that we are looking forward to seeing against FAMU.
It seems we are no closer to finding out who will be the starting QB on August 29, but we at least have been assured by Coach Heupel that there will be a starting QB.
We dissect the latest talk at QB and reveal a big positive on the other side of the ball with an emerging deep and athletic defensive line.
Also, we talk about Matt's upcoming feature on the fourth quarterback, "Coach" Hayden.
Ahead of Thursday's scrimmage, we talk about UCF's quarterback race and the latest news regarding who could be named the Knights starting signal caller.
Along with breaking down the current QB race, we look at the defensive line and talk about Danny White's latest comments on potential two-for-ones with schools like Florida.
The QB race is the biggest story at UCF's fall camp and with Matt Murschel having already gotten to speak to each of them, we dive deep into the unsettled QB race and talk about the pluses that each man brings to the job.
We also look at UCF's motivation this season after a disappointing loss to LSU ended last year while also playing with a big target on their back as the top Group of 5 team for the past two seasons.
All of this and more on our camp kickoff podcast.
We look at the UCF quarterback situation heading into fall camp now that it has been announced that Darriel Mack Jr. will miss training camp with a broken ankle.
With UConn having officially accepted an invite to join the Big East, we look at what it means going forward for the American Athletic Conference and the 11 football members remaining.
With the UCF spring game behind us, we take a few moments to look back at some of the highlights and important storylines from the spring camp and look ahead to what they need to work on heading into the fall camp.
The UCF Knights had potentially one of the best recruiting classes in program history. We break it down for you on this podcast and look ahead to spring football.
We recap the Fiesta Bowl loss at LSU and look forward to what's next for the Knights.
Topics include:
- What went wrong - and right - at the Fiesta Bowl
- A groundbreaking UCF football season
- The future at QB for UCF
Matt and Mike are in Arizona and they get you ready for the Fiesta Bowl with a podcast that touches upon everything going on leading up to the big bowl game.
It was a good signing day for UCF.
We talk about the successes for the Knights and also the Hawaii connection that provided another quarterback to UCF.
Topics included on this podcast:
- How the playoff committee messed up
- Darriel Mack’s big game against Memphis
- UCF’s halftime adjustments continue
- The special bond between the fans and this team
On this episode, we also look back at the USF win and analyze some postseason possibilities based on the latest rankings.
On this podcast we discuss the Cincinnati game, the GameDay experience, the latest rankings and preview the USF game.
The college football world will have its eyes on UCF this weekend with ESPN's College GameDay broadcasting from campus and UCF-Cincy appearing on the primetime game on ABC.
We talk about the preparations for GameDay and how important this week's game against the Bearcats is.
All of this and more on this week's episode.
Also on this podcast:
- The breakout game for Greg McCrae
- McKenzie Milton's health
- The challenges Navy poses
- And the No. 12 spot in the college football playoff rankings
Along with the first playoff rankings, we talk about McKenzie Milton's status ahead of the Temple game, and discuss some of the strengths and challenges the Owls bring on Thursday night.
Other topics on this podcast:
- What does Milton’s injury mean going forward?
- ESPN GameDay’s take on UCF
- Can Danny White win his battle of words with ESPN?
- UCF fans heading to Jacksonville to invade the GameDay set
Topics discussed on this episode:
- UCF's poor first half with penalties, inconsistency on offense and allowing Darrell Henderson to run all over them.
- The improvement by the defense in the second half.
- The fourth down gamble that paid off
- McKenzie Milton's flip for a touchdown
- and a No. 10 ranking that has fans upset and coaches and players ignoring it.
All of this and more.
On this podcast, we talk about:
- UCF extends the longest winning streak in the nation to 18 games
- The offense piled up over 500 yards and the defense made big plays to shutdown the Mustangs
- UCF heads to Memphis, a team the Knights beat twice last year. The defense could be a difference maker in this game.
- Does a Top 10 ranking mean anything when the College Football Playoff committee meets later this month?
All of this and more on this week's podcast.
UCF pounded Pitt 45-14 on Saturday and we look back at the win. Topics discussed:
- McKenzie Milton accounts for six touchdowns but still isn't happy with his performance.
- The defense plays its best game of the season
- Pitt players seemed to cramp up a lot, UCF says they were faking injuries
- UCF is now No. 12 in the AP poll - What is the ceiling for the Knights?
We also look ahead to SMU this weekend.
UCF's win over Florida Atlantic showcased the offense's poise with McKenzie Milton totaling 389 yards and six touchdowns as the Knights rallied after trailing for the first time all season.
We also look at the depth on the offensive line and the stellar play of the linebackers.
With UCF ranked #13 in the AP and #14 in the Coaches Poll and we talk about what the ceiling could be for the unbeaten Knights.
We then look ahead to the Pitt game and what to watch for on Saturday against the Panthers.
UCF beat South Carolina State to improve to 2-0 on the season.
We talk about McKenzie Milton's bad game and the terrific performances from the O-Line, defense and special teams.
We also talk about Randy Edsall saying that Boise State is better than UCF and if that hurts the AAC.
We look back at UCF's 56-17 win over Connecticut.
Some of the topics we get to are:
- McKenzie Milton's Heisman-talk worthy performance
- The other stars on the offense
- What the defense needs to work on
- The disappointment from teams on UCF's schedule in Week 1
All of this and more as we talk UCF football.
After UCF’s first day of fall practice, head coach Josh Heupel and quarterback McKenzie Milton met with the media.
This podcast features some of the highlights from those interviews with Heupel looking back at the first fall practice of his tenure and Milton talking about how excited he was to be out on the field again.
UCF officially began work on the 2018 college football season with their first practice on August 1.
Matt Murschel was at the first practice and talked about the high energy displayed by the team.
It's the first fall practice under Josh Heupel and we discussed how Heupel and his staff have worked to really get to know this team.
New UCF boss Josh Heupel talks about picking the Media Days representatives, what the transition has been like this offseason and how the coaching staff has worked to get to know every member of this team well.
UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton sits down with Matt Murschel at AAC Media Days in Rhode Island.
Milton talks about his first trip to Rhode Island, his friendship with Missouri QB Drew Lock, his Heisman campaign and what it means to be from Hawaii.
Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi talks about UCF football going forward after the spring football game.
Will the team be even faster this season? Head coach Josh Heupel thinks they will and so does Bianchi.
This and more from spring practice and the Knights going forward.
Shannon Green is back from the NFL Combine and we talk about the performance of Shaquem Griffin and other UCF players who are trying to improve their stock in the upcoming NFL Draft.
We talk about the upcoming 2018 football schedule, Shannon's Q&A with Josh Heupel, the NFL combine, basketball and our book coming out called "Perfect Knights".
Thu., Aug. 30, at UConn *
Sat., Sept. 8, South Carolina State
Sat., Sept. 15, at North Carolina
Fri., Sept. 21, Florida Atlantic
Sat., Sept. 29, Pitt
Sat., Oct. 6, SMU *
Sat., Oct. 13, at Memphis *
Sat., Oct. 20, at ECU *
Thu., Nov. 1, Temple * (ESPN)
Sat., Nov. 10, Navy *
Sat., Nov. 17, Cincinnati *
Fri., Nov. 23, at USF *
* American Athletic Conference game
We look back at beating SMU, check in on 'Baby Watch' for head coach Scott Frost, lament the ending of the Civil Conflict and try to make sense of UCF's No. 18 ranking in the College Football Playoff rankings.
Shannon Green is back and she joins Matt Murschel and Brant Parsons to talk about UCF's win over Austin Peay, its No. 18 ranking in the first College Football Playoff announcement, the SMU game and Scott Frost's potential coaching suitors.
Matt is back from Annapolis and we look back at the performance from the Knights on Saturday in their 31-21 win over the Midshipmen.
We take a few moments with CBS Sports color and draft analyst Corey Chavous to talk about the Knights and their game this Saturday against Navy.
Brant and Matt breakdown the Navy game and what UCF can do to slow down the Midshipmen’s option attack.
Matt is back and dry from Cincinnati and we get ready for East Carolina’s visit and see what games down the road could present the biggest problem for the Knights.
UCF scored on every single one of its offensive possessions in a game shortened by rain and lightning. We look back on the win and what went right.
The Knights are flying high after a 40-13 defeat of Memphis. With a top 25 ranking in hand, UCF heads to Cincinnati this weekend looking to go 4-0 for the first time since 1988.
We look at UCF’s big win over Maryland and how the Memphis game came about being rescheduled for this Saturday – and then what a win over the Tigers would mean for the Knights.
Hurricane Irma has passed and we are back talking UCF football. We look ahead to Maryland this weekend also discuss the scheduling decisions made the last two weeks.
UCF opens the season on Thursday night against FIU. Matt Murschel previews the Knights’ season opener as only he knows how.
The latest on the UCF Knights football, basketball and more featuring Orlando Sentinel sports writer Shannon Green.