UCF kicks off inaugural Big 12 season hosting Kent State: 'Nothing like the first game'

The Orlando area avoided the worst of Hurricane Idalia, so it was business as usual for UCF Football, as the Knights prepared for their season opener against Kent State on Thursday.

Tailgating ahead of UCF season opener
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Thousands of Knights fans arrived at the "Bounce House" on Thursday for the season opener against Kent State.

Could Hurricane Idalia impact UCF football's home opener?

Hurricane Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida as a major hurricane on Wednesday, just before UCF football is scheduled to host its home opener at FBC Mortgage Stadium.

UCF Football kicks off practice for inaugural season in Big 12

Day one of fall football camp at UCF is in the books. The school's first Big 12 game isn’t until late September when they travel to Kansas State. So right now, Gus Malzahn says the team’s main focus is on itself.

Big 12 brings UCF's Malzahn, Houston's Holgorsen back into Power Five as part of league’s 4 new teams

Gus Malzahn is back in a Power Five conference with UCF prepping for its first season in the Big 12, where Houston coach Dana Holgorsen is again overseeing a team’s transition into the league like he did just more than a decade ago at West Virginia.

UCF football season tickets sell out ahead of inaugural Big 12 season

UCF football has officially sold out its season ticket allotment for 2023 ahead of its inaugural Big 12 Conference season, Athletic Director Terry Mohajir announced Monday. 

UCF's Swoboda prepping for draft, fundraising for heat stroke charity

At 6'10, 325 pounds, Windermere Prep graduate and University of Central Florida offensive lineman Ryan Swoboda has hopes of being picked in this summer's NFL Draft.

UCF provides update on Mission XII initiative, new football complex

UCF Athletic Director Terry Mohajir on Thursday provided an update on the progress being made by the school in its transition into the Big 12 Conference, what has been branded as the Mission XII initiative.

UCF provides update on new football complex
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UCF Athletic Director Terry Mohajir on Thursday provided an update on the progress being made by the school in its transition into the Big 12 Conference. Part of that update included new artist renderings of the new football complex, including new suites to be added to Roth Tower on the west side of the FBC Mortgage Stadium.

From the gridiron to the diamond, UCF's Plumlee shows versatility and talent

Sports fans have definitely gotten used to seeing John Rhys Plumlee playing football in the “Bounce House,” but now for the first time since he transferred to UCF, they're getting a taste of John Rhys Plumlee the baseball player.

Duke contains Plumlee, beats UCF 30-13 in Military Bowl

Riley Leonard ran for two touchdowns and threw for 173 yards, and Duke wrapped up an impressive first season under Mike Elko with a 30-13 victory over UCF in the Military Bowl on Wednesday.