Up to now eight weeks, UCF and Oklahoma State have mixed for only one win.
This week could also be each groups’ final probability for a victory this season once they conflict in Orlando on Saturday.
The Cowboys (1-9, 0-7 Huge 12) have not completed a lot good this season as they fired long-time coach Mike Gundy in September and have but to beat a FBS squad, dropping 9 straight video games. Oklahoma State is one among two groups within the backside six nationally in scoring offense and scoring protection.
Oklahoma State had a promising outing final week in opposition to Kansas State, trailing 7-6 getting into the fourth quarter. However Zane Flores threw two interceptions, together with one within the fourth quarter when Oklahoma State was on the Kansas State 27, in what turned a 14-6 loss.
“You do all of the issues essential to get down there and then you definitely flip it over, you are not going to beat too many groups doing that,” mentioned interim coach Doug Meacham on Monday. ” … However I am proud on lots of ranges, about lots of various things, and want that we might discover a option to break via.”
The Knights (4-6, 1-6) continued to battle offensively of their 48-9 loss at No. 6 Texas Tech Saturday. UCF was held below 300 yards for the third straight sport because the protection allowed a 3rd consecutive 400-yard sport.
Quarterback Tayven Jackson struggled, passing for simply 178 yards, the fifth time in his final six video games he is thrown for fewer than 200.
Backup Davi Belfort noticed some sport motion, however largely was used as a menace on the bottom. He had 36 dashing yards in opposition to Houston two weeks in the past and had 4 yards with no passes tried in opposition to the Purple Raiders.
Coach Scott Frost alluded that he could give Belfort extra alternatives and use him extra to combine UCF’s offense up.
“Davi will proceed to enhance in every thing he does as he will get extra reps,” Frost mentioned Monday. “It hasn’t been utterly honest to him to place him within the state of affairs he is in with out having gotten lots of reps over the course of this 12 months … however Davi is able to operating our entire offense.”
The Knights beat the Cowboys the final time they matched up, a 45-3 romp in 2023.
–Discipline Degree Media
