UCF Knights football: Scott Frost talks about developing 2025 leaders
After a slow start, the UCF Knights’ new leaders developed throughout the spring and summer. Scott Frost says his team now knows who those guys are.
The News-Journal is reviewing the past 25 years of UCF starting quarterbacks, ranking them based on wins, statistics, and legacy.
ORLANDO — The ideal time to name UCF’s starting quarterback, Scott Frost said the day before 2025 fall camp opened, was “two weeks ago.” But the Knights took the field July 28 seeking clarity at the sport’s most important position with three players — Jacurri Brown, Tayven Jackson and Cam Fancher — sharing the reps.
“I told the three quarterbacks we’re going to start with a blank slate now,” Frost said. “Spring was great. I don’t think anybody really emerged, but through spring, they were learning. The whole team was learning. They would make a mistake because we hadn’t coached it well enough. Someone around them would make a mistake and make their job harder.
“Now that everyone is familiar with what we’re going to do, now’s the right time to really evaluate it. And I think it’s really the most fair time to evaluate it.”
As Frost evaluates the current roster ahead of UCF’s Aug. 28 home opener against defending Conference USA champion Jacksonville State, The News-Journal explores the previous quarter-century of Knights starting quarterbacks.
Since 2000, UCF has fielded 25 starters — some for memorable, successful, multi-year stints, and some for a cup-of-coffee cameo. During this tenure, the Knights made the jump from Division I-A independent, played in four separate conferences under five full-time head coaches, maintained a .572 winning percentage and appeared in 15 bowl games.
Focusing solely on their respective UCF careers, and various criteria (wins, statistics,…
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Publish date : 2025-08-03 09:02:00
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