Key Knights Football Recruit Loses UCF Scholarship

UPDATE: UCF football Coach George O’Leary has released the Jose Jose from his scholarship, following reports by KnightNews.com and other media that he was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and carrying a concealed weapon. “I have decided to release Jose Jose from his...

March 9th, 2010 | Crime, Football | Read More

UCF Accuses Sentinel Of Misleading Reporting on Tailgating, SGA’s Stance

Update: SGA did respond by confirming it did not ask the Sentinel to retract it’s story. A reason why was not given. We will upload SGA’s entire e-mail response as soon as we can. THURSDAY UPDATE: SGA has so far refused to respond to our public records request we put on Wednesday in for...

February 18th, 2010 | Football, News, Student Government | Read More

Sentinel ‘Stands By’ its Tailgating Story

KnightNews.com just received a statement from Orlando Sentinel Sports reporter Iliana Limón. “The Orlando Sentinel stands by its reporting and has no further comment,” Limón said, referring to accusations from UCF that she reported misleading information about SGA supporting tailgating...

February 17th, 2010 | Football, News, Student Government | Read More

UCF Defeats Houston in Men’s Basketball

Teamwork was the theme of the game as the UCF Knights came out on top over the Houston Cougars 68-65, showing Houston that they would need more than Aubrey Coleman’s game high 26 points to defeat them at home. After Coleman, who played all 40 minutes of the game, the Cougars had no one over 8 points...

February 17th, 2010 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

UCF Gets Slap on the Wrist

Yesterday I received a press release about the “major violations” involving two former employees of the UCF Football program. When I saw the words “major violations”, I was worried the penalties could be loss of scholarships or even worse loss of postseason play. Then I saw the penalties weren’t...

February 12th, 2010 | COMMENTARY, Football, Sports | Read More

UCF Knights Get Best Football Recruiting Class Ever?

It’s being billed as the best recruiting class in program history. With 23 signees from three states among the 2010 recruiting class, the UCF Knights football program is hoping this crop of student-athletes will help raise the bar for years to come. Among those becoming Knights under head coach George...

February 4th, 2010 | Football, News | Read More

2 Former UCF Players Take Field in Pro Bowl

As obscure as the NFL Pro Bowl has become, UCF fans can still look forward to the fact that two of UCF’s premier football stars will be taking the field next Sunday. Asante Samuel and Brandon Marshall are UCF alumni and standouts at their respective positions. Samuel owns the UCF records for most...

January 28th, 2010 | COMMENTARY, Football, Sports | Read More

Black, Gold and Blue Man Group

The much-anticipated UCF vs. Marshall game had Knights fans lined up by the arena as early as 4:30pm for an 8 o’clock game. Students were eager to see our basketball team take on one of our toughest opponents as well as the Blue Man Group’s halftime show. The stadium was packed and the student...

January 14th, 2010 | Basketball, Entertainment | Read More

Marshall Defeat UCF Men’s Basketball

The Blue Man group were not the only ones putting on a show at the UCF Arena Wednesday night, as Hassan Whiteside and the Marshall Thundering Herd surged late to defeat the UCF Knights 81-75. Whiteside, who led the nation in blocks entering the game, added to that total with ten more rejections. The...

January 14th, 2010 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

Construction Moving Swiftly on UCF Rec Center

Increased space will offer students more options ORLANDO, FL — The Recreation and Wellness Center at the University of Central Florida is receiving a major facelift. Construction began in June 2009 on a $21.7 million expansion project that will increase the size of the current center by approximately...

January 4th, 2010 | IM Sports, News | Read More

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