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Covering @UCFKnights Athletics and recruiting as a part of the @247Sports network. #GoKnights #ChargeOn
Joined January 2013
3 Star OT @ChaseMalamala on his decision:. “I decided on UCF because it’s a tight knit program that emphasizes family and the coaches at UCF are experienced in developing players and are great people. UCF is a program on the rise and I can’t wait to see where it ends up.”
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Number 5 RB in the country Frankie Arthur commits to the UCF Knights.
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UCF Lands Top 300 player Bredell Richardson from Tampa, Florida
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UCF lands Number 5 S in the country Jaylen “AP” Heyward from Rockledge, Florida.
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Peach Bowl CEO: “I just got a call late night, UCF sold out their total allotment of 12,500 in their first day of sales. That’s got a record in the CFP era. I don’t know that anybody sold out in first day of sales.”
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What a job by the UCF staff and Scott Frost!.
BREAKING: Chasen Johnson has announced he’ll return to UCF following his time in the portal where he had committed to SMU. Johnson was a bright spot in 2024, starting in 4 games down the stretch for the Knights.
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UCF lands first commit of the cycle, bringing Antonio Grier Jr to the right side of I-4
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UCF Lands 3 Star WR Jordyn Bridgewater from Winter Garden, Florida
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4 Star Langston Hughes (Ga.) WR Joseph “Jojo” Stone Jr. confirmed he’ll be attending UCF vs West Virginia, he recently backed off his pledge to LSU and is teammates with 4 Star UCF S commit Jakob Gude
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EJ Colson on the decision to reclass, “It was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up, I know they want me and I know I want to be there. So why wait?”.
UCF QB Commit EJ Colson announces he’ll be reclassifying from the class of 2025 to 2024. •Will sign with UCF on the 20th before arriving in Orlando in May.•2023 Stats: 182/285 2,634 Yds 31 TDs 1 INT | Rushing 868 Yds 6 TDs. 🔗:
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4 Star 2024 S from Naples HS will be visiting UCF for their game against Georgia Tech
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Breaking: UCF adds former UNC and JUCO All-American cornerback Mike Hughes, who is eligible to play this season:
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3 Star Douglas County (Ga.) Edge Zachariah Keith announced he’ll be decommitting from Georgia Tech, UCF LB Commit Troy Ford Jr is trying to get him to join the Knights
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Breaking: Three-star defensive back Zamari Maxwell (@Lum1nary__) tells Knights247 that he has committed to #UCF:
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In their first full year of recruiting, Scott Frost and the rest of the UCF staff finished with the highest-rated class in UCF history.
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SO THE PREVIOUS STAFF DIDN’T CARE ABOUT RECRUITING LOCAL, BUT THE GUS BUS LOVES MAKING STOPS IN BOKEY AND HE JUST LOVES GETTING TALENT TO STAY OR COME HOME
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Former #UCF QB Blake Bortles and RB Latavius Murray have combined to donate $500,000 to UCF Athletics. In recognition of their gift, UCF will name the sports medicine center in the Wayne Densch Sports Center the Bortles and Murray Athletic Training Room.
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Florida TE Kemore Gamble is transferring to #UCF.
Yes I’m Committed to @UCF_Football if you didn’t get the picture 😈.
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NEW: Collins Hill (Suwanee, GA) linebacker Charles Steele announced his commitment to #UCF on Monday after visiting over the weekend. "Inside the stadium, it was electrifying," Steele told Knights247.
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John Rhys Plumlee officially commits. Looking like he'll play QB and baseball in Orlando. #UCF.
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"He’s a tremendous person,” #UCF wide receivers Darrell Wyatt said about Brandon Wimbush. “He wants to help this football team in any way he can and it’s great to be around him. I’m very proud of him and his positive attitude." @247Sports
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Boone (Fla.) four-star ATH JaCorey Thomas was set to take an official visit to Florida this upcoming weekend. That was canceled. The local prospect is now spending the weekend at #UCF, he told Knights247.
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The Knights add another one: Former Alabama DB Aaron Robinson is transferring to UCF:
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UCF adds legacy WR Trent Whittemore who started multiple games at Florida.
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Absolutely massive pickup for the Knights, former Alabama rotational left tackle transfers to UCF.
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Chequan Burkett left the team to take care of his family during the spring. He came back and finished his UCF career with a game-winning interception return for a touchdown:
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Two newest portal additions from UCF, good luck Jordan & Drake🫡
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Can UCF land their 3rd Top247 Player in the Class of 2025?. Clardy Decides on August 3rd👀.
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Breaking: #UCF has landed a commitment from Georgia safety Brandon Adams. Adams spoke with Knights247 prior to his announcement about his decision: "I feel like it's the best place for me."
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Breaking: Venice, Fla. offensive lineman Ethan Mort has committed to #UCF. His top six schools included Louisville, West Virginia and others. More here:
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Top247 2024 IOL from Grayson HS will be in attendance for UCF vs Georgia Tech
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NEW: Former #Oklahoma WR Jaylon Robinson (@JFlashRobinson) has transferred to #UCF and is now officially listed on the team roster:
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Five-star OT Tristan Leigh narrowed down his list of offers from 40 to 15 schools and #UCF made the cut.
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Breaking: #UCF has landed commitment from Malachi Lawrence, a defensive lineman out of Louisville, Kentucky. Boston College and Tennessee had both recently offered.
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UCF is officially ranked in every major poll. Coaches’: 25. AP: 25. CFP: 25.
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Freshmen That Made Plays Tonight (counts redshirts).•Lee Hunter-2.•Xavier Townsend-3.•Tommy Castellanos-12.•Nikai Martinez-21.•Colton Boomer-35.•Mitch McCarthy-40.•Matt Alexander-56.
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Big pickup for UCF.
UCF Adds Former Michigan & Charlotte LB Nikhai Hill-Green. Started 6 Games at Michigan in 2021. All-AAC Honors with Charlotte. 🔗:
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#UCF added a key piece to its 2022 class on Saturday when 3-star RB Jordan McDonald announced his verbal commitment. "It's just the overall connection I have with the coaching staff, especially Coach Malzahn and Coach Harris," McDonald told @247Sports.
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UCF working early in 2025 with 2 4 Star composites.
These schools are off to a blistering start collecting talent in the class of 2025. 🔥 . TEAM RANKINGS -
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Apopka four-star CB Nikai Martinez made the short trip to #UCF this past Satuday, one week ahead of his official visit to campus. "Being there with Coach Gus, all of the coaches, it kind of opened my eyes," Martinez said.
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One of the nation's top prospects in the 2023 recruiting class visited #UCF on Friday: IMG Academy five-star edge Malik Bryant:
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UCF offensive coordinator Troy Walters has been nominated for the Broyles Award, which is given to college football's top assistant:
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#UCF is expected to hire Hawaii's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach G.J. Kinne in the same roles, a source confirmed with Knights247. ESPN's Adam Rittenberg was the first to report the move.
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Lake Nona four-star DE Zane Durant checked out #UCF on Thursday and had a "great" time, he shared. "That’s all I've been thinking about," Durant said when asked about being a hometown hero. "I think I can see myself being that."
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Crowd noise has caused two timeouts and two delay of games, great showing by Knight Nation.
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NEW: Arkansas linebacker Cole Joyce has committed to #UCF. With the addition of Joyce, the Knights' 2021 class ranks 3rd in the American Athletic Conference.
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Breaking: #UCF head coach Gus Malzahn has landed his first commitment from a quarterback: Thomas Castellanos (@Tommy_casto). "I love it," Castellanos told 247Sports about Malzahn's history of developing QBs. "I feel like I can be the next guy."
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Colton Boomer and Xavier Townsend become the first true freshmen to start for UCF this season as both have started today (K & PR).
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Thoughts after UCF bounced back. •JRP looked really good. •Great adjustments by Gus and TWill. •Lee Hunter has arrived. •Freshmen Takeover. •RJ Harvey looks like a man unleashed.
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Could we see Gant and Davis pair together with the Knights?.
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Getting to know Kam over the years this honor is well earned, from his time as a recruiting assistant to now he’s consistently been a shining star for UCF.
It wasn't long ago that Kam Martin (@TeamKamMartin) was taking handoffs from Bo Nix. Now, the 25-year-old is already among the most impactful recruiters in the country with @UCF_Football. He's also a rising coaching star and a 30Under30 nominee.
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Breaking: Nease (Fla.) TE Grant Stevens has committed to #UCF. He becomes the 11th overall verbal pledge for head coach Gus Malzahn and the 8th from the state of Florida in the 2022 recruiting class.
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VIP: Four-star defensive back and former Florida commit is in Orlando for his #UCF official visit:
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#UCF is hiring James Madison University's Matt Merritt as the running backs coach, according to @FootballScoop. In 2019, Merritt's running back room ranked 10th nationally in FCS.
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Breaking: #UCF has landed Suncoast West Palm Beach cornerback William Wells. The Knights beat out Syracuse and other schools to get Wells.
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Top UCF OL Target from Alabama.
After 5 great visits I’ll be making my decision tomorrow night at 7pm between UAB, South Alabama, Memphis, and UCF!! @RWrightRivals @DougKonkel @UCFSports @RivalsBmoss @247Sports
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Breaking: Gus Malzahn has landed his first verbal commitment at #UCF: Lakeland (Fla.) offensive lineman Miguel Maldonado! . @M_Maldonado75 chose the Knights over a number of schools including Iowa State, West Virginia, South Florida, and more.
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(VIP) #UCF re-offers OL Jonah Savaiinaea, teammate of OL Laakea Kapoi out of Saint Louis in Hawaii.
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Breaking: #UCF has landed a commitment from Lakeland (Fla.) DL Keahnist Thompson, he announced on social media. Thompson picks the Knights over Miami and Texas, the two other schools who hosted him for an official visit in June.
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Breaking: Texas WR Cameron Brady has committed to #UCF, becoming the third wide receiver to commit to the Knights in the 2021 class.
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Nearly 30 former and current #UCF football players have tweeted some variation of wanting Ole Miss offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby to "come home" and be the Knights' next head coach using the hashtag, #WeWantLebby: @247Sports.
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"I'm further along than any doctor would expect, any medical trainer would expect," #UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton told Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter. Milton said his "nerve is basically back to 100%": @247Sports.
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2023 Osceola (Fla.) 4-star DL Derrick LeBlanc visited #UCF Monday and liked what he saw so much, he returned to campus for the second day in a row. "The love I got for them, they're the hometown [team], I can't go wrong with them," LeBlanc said.
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Kobe Hudson to UCF is official. Auburn's WR1 from last season is a Knight.
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Hometown Hero RJ Harvey for the first time in his UCF career is in the endzone on the draw🥹 (Boomer PAT). 30-14 UCF | 3Q.
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