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UCF fans enjoying 1st season in The Big 12
Fans of the University of Central Florida's basketball team are enjoying their first season in The Big 12. They even started a new tradition that includes palm fronds.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The official UCF football schedule for the 2024 season is here.
The Knights, led by head coach Gus Malzahn going into his fourth season with UCF, finished their inaugural season in the Big 12 Conference 6-7 overall, including a Gasparilla Bowl loss to Georgia Tech in late December.
Back in November, the Big 12 Conference revealed the home and away games for UCF's 2024 season – and through 2027 – but now we finally have dates to go with them. UCF will host a slew of opponents who have never visited the Bounce House before, including Arizona, Colorado and Utah.
As it goes every year, times and channels will be announced throughout the season. Kickoff times for the first three games will be announced this summer, UCF Athletics said.
CINCINNATI, OH - NOVEMBER 04: UCF Knights head coach Gus Malzahn high fives running back RJ Harvey (7) during the game against the UCF Knights and the Cincinnati Bearcats on November 4, 2023, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, OH. (Photo by Ian Johnso …
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A number of players are returning for the 2024 season, including big names like running back RJ Harvey and wide receiver Kobe Hudson. Harvey, an Orlando native and semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award, finished the 2023 season with 1,296 rushing yards, making him the first UCF RB to pass 1,000 rushing yards since 2018. Hudson recorded 44 receptions for 900 yards and eight touchdowns.
The Knights' leading wide receiver last season, Javon Baker, has declared for the NFL Draft.
UCF has also added an impressive quarterback to lead the Knights in 2024 – KJ Jefferson. The graduate transfer from Arkansas was nabbed after entering the transfer portal. He threw for more than 2,000 yards in his past three seasons with the Razorbacks.
The Knights will host New Hampshire on Thursday, Aug. 29 to kick off the season, a date that was confirmed earlier this month. Here's a look at the full slate:
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The story behind the 10-year-old UCF superfan
Callan Coleman loves everything about UCF -- and wants to be a UCF Knight when he's old enough for college. In fact, he dreams of being an NFL sports broadcaster when he gets older. Coleman has been to a bunch of UCF basketball, volleyball, and football games. During the UCF Basketball game against BYU, he showed of his dance moves and got featured on the big screen -- to the screams of thousands of fans around him.
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UCF football schedule 2024
- August 29 (Thursday): New Hampshire
- September 7 (Saturday): Sam Houston (Family Weekend)
- September 14 (Saturday): at TCU
- September 28 (Saturday): Colorado
- October 5 (Saturday): at Florida
- October 12 (Saturday): Cincinnati (Military Appreciation Day)
- October 19 (Saturday): at Iowa State
- October 26 (Saturday): BYU (Homecoming)
- November 2 (Saturday): Arizona (Space Game)
- November 9 (Saturday): at Arizona State
- November 23 (Saturday): at West Virginia
- November 29 (Friday): Utah (Senior Knight)
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UCF Knights Cheer Team wins national championship
The UCF Cheer Team and Coach Linda Gooch joined Good Day Orlando days after their national championship win. The Knights won the 2024 D1A Coed Cheerleading Title.
UCF Spring Game details were also announced
On Tuesday, UCF also announced that its annual Spring Game would be played at 7 p.m. on April 12.
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