Thursday, December 6, 2018

UCF: Champions Again!

by Aaron Bass

The University of Central Florida has done again, securing back-to-back undefeated seasons and AAC conference championships!

After a horrific knee injury to the starting quarterback Mckenzie Milton, the UCF Knights were able to defeat Memphis this weekend to secure themselves another AAC championship. Memphis and UCF took last year’s championship game to double overtime, and earlier this year their regular-season match-up was decided by one point. Saturday’s championship game proved to be just as exciting! After a weak opening, UCF dug deep to prevail, outscoring the Tigers 35-3 in the second half. 

UCF has been undefeated for two seasons now, with 25 straight wins now. Last year, they made history as the first team to go from a 0-12 record to 12-0 in only two years! After taking out strong opponents such as Navy, USF and Maryland this season, UCF is currently ranked 7th in NCAA football and number 1 in the American East district. They will be playing #11 LSU in the Fiesta Bowl on January 1st in Glenade, Arizona. 

We are all so proud of our local college for performing so well again this year, and we will be rooting for them in the Fiesta Bowl! Go Knights!