University of Central Florida NCAA News

With the last UCF home game drawing to a close, the thoughts of students and fans are drawn to the bowl season.

Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin has set the school freshman passing record with 1,099 yards this season.

UCF beats Auburn 84-74 Eds: APNewsNow. UCF 84, Auburn 74. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. A.J Tyler had 19 points and eight rebounds as Central Florida defeated Auburn 84-74 at the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday night.

The UCF Knights will look to get to 2-0 to start the season tonight after a convincing 84-67 victory over Massachusetts in the season opener last Friday.

Taylor Young scored 15 points to lead four Central Florida players in double figures as the Knights defeated Howard 68-59 on Tuesday night.

The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team has had an odd tendency in recent years of being the opponent in games that get extra attention for unusual reasons.

Roy Watts isn't much for opening his mouth unless it's to smile or eat. When Watts opened his mouth and words came out shortly before his first start as a Houston Cougar, quarterback Case Keenum listened.

Isaac Sosa scored 26 points and Central Florida rode a strong defensive effort to beat Massachusetts on Friday night, 84-67. The Knights held the Minutemen to 33 percent shooting and used a 9-0 run early in the second half to pull away to a comfortable victory.

Central Florida coach George O'Leary doesn't have any illusions about what the Knights have to do to keep pace with No.

Derek Kellogg has a lot more to worry about than the other team's shoes. "I don't think we'll be ready for awhile to be where we want to be, but the schedule says we play Friday night," the University of Massachusetts men's basketball coach said on the eve of his team's season opener at Central Florida.

Only three times since the Marshall plane crash of 1970 has the Thundering Herd played a football game on the anniversary of that tragedy.

As basketball season approaches at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, the Knights look to get off to a fast start this Friday against the University of Massachusetts Minutemen.

The Knights are bracing for another round of Texas bombs. Colt McCoy threw for a career-high 470 yards against the Knights Saturday during No.

UCF Football Notes: Knights prepare for pivotal clash with No. 13 Houston, Cougars use another late rally to notch win posted by Iliana Limon on Nov 9, 2009 1:30:13 AM Here's a quick UCF football update I wrote for today's edition of the Orlando Sentinel: LET'S LOOK AHEAD: The Knights host No.

Texas finished with only 67 rushing yards, though the Horns hardly needed much balance when Colt McCoy and Jordan Shipley were clicking.

Texas wide receiver Malcolm Williams eludes the tackle attempt by Central Florida defensive back Justin Boddie on a pass for a gain of 16 yards during the second quarter Saturday in Austin, Texas.

The kid just wants to be like Mike. He's got the tattoos with "M'' on one deltoid, "J'' on the other.

UCF has confirmed that starting quarterback Brett Hodges and starting running back Brynn Harvey will not start today against No.

Texas could see its fourth different starter at tailback with Cody Johnson. After scoring two touchdowns against Oklahoma State, he edged ahead of Fozzy Whittaker.

Filed under: Deals , Columns , NIKE, Inc'B' , Business of sports An interesting situation developed this week in Florida, where Heir Jordan cost the University of Central Florida its $3 million sponsorship with Adidas .