The University of Central Florida improved to No. 16 after Hurricane Florence scrapped one of two Power 5 opponents on the Knights’ schedule.
The 2017 college football playoff committee made it a point to scrutinize the Knight’s schedule after the Georgia Tech game was lost to Hurricane Irma. While UNC surely would have been tested against UCF, the latter seems to be passive in context, given Florence’s path to the Carolinas. The Tar Heels (0-2) did not have the strength of a Power 5 opponent more than FAU would challenge UCF this season.
Plans to reschedule the game did not come to fruition, according to UCF Athletics. The only bye week UCF has comes before they host Temple Thursday night the following week.
UCF will face the Owls (2-1) on Friday in a highly anticipated in-state matchup.
Breaking: UCF versus UNC Canceled Ahead of Hurricane Florence
