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ORLANDO — It’s been some time since UCF’s football program entered a spring camp with this level of mystique.
Scott Frost returned in December and will take over a program that sputtered in its first two seasons as a member of the Big 12 — with a 10-15 overall record and a 5-13 mark versus conference opponents. Frost has not coached a college game since Sept. 10, 2022, one day after Nebraska lost at home to Georgia Southern to fall to 16-31 during his tenure.
Prior to that, Frost and UCF achieved unprecedented levels of success together. The Knights ran the table in 2017, going 13-0 and defeating Gus Malzahn’s Auburn Tigers in the Peach Bowl to cap their “national championship” campaign.
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Is it possible to recapture the magic? That’s certainly the biggest question, but one that will have to wait until August at the earliest — and several years down the road, more realistically — for an answer.
Light could be shed on these five questions facing the Knights, however, before all 15 practices conclude.
Who will emerge as UCF’s starting quarterback?
Nov 9, 2024; Tempe, Arizona, USA; UCF Knights quarterback Dylan Rizk (10) passes against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the first half at Mountain America Stadium, Home of the ASU Sun Devils. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images
UCF’s four scholarship quarterbacks — Jacurri Brown, Cam Fancher, Tayven Jackson and Dylan Rizk — have combined for 39 college starts behind center. Fancher is the only one to have broken fall camp as his team’s QB1, and he has done it twice — at Marshall in 2023 and Florida Atlantic last year.
Rizk closed the 2024 season as UCF’s starter, taking the job after providing a late spark against BYU and parlaying it into a memorable Space Game showcase versus…
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Author : Daytona Beach News-Journal
Publish date : 2025-03-13 09:01:00
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