Posts Tagged ‘ucf knights’

UCF Football: If Bortles Doesn’t Mind, Then O’Leary Should Welcome Jeff Godfrey Back

Maybe UCF starting quarterback Blake Bortles is just saying all the right things to appear unselfish in the public eye. Or maybe he actually doesn’t mind the possibility. I’m talking about the potential return of former Knights starting quarterback from the last two seasons, Jeff Godfrey. “I’d...
April 19th, 2012 | COMMENTARY, Football, Sports | Read More

UCF Football Spring Game: Blake Bortles Leads UCF Past Knights, 20-7

Coming off a disappointing 5-7 campaign in 2011, the UCF football team feels like they have something to prove this year. “It’s still there (a chip on the team’s shoulder). I think it won’t be there until we win conference because that’s our ultimate goal first and foremost....
April 14th, 2012 | Football, Sports | Read More

UCF Baseball Feature: Coach Terry Rooney Building Knights Into Something Special

It is always a good thing to see construction, renovations and improvements happening on a college campus.  It signifies growth and progress; it also allows students to lay their eyes on where their tuition is going. With the nickname ‘Under Construction Forever’, UCF students are no strangers to...
April 10th, 2012 | Baseball, COMMENTARY, Sports | Read More

UCF Basketball Roundtable: KnightNews Writers Debate Knights Basketball’s Season

In what’s been a season-long trend, the KnightNews.com Sports Department has returned for the latest edition of the UCF Sports Roundtable- this time with a focus on UCF basketball team’s 2011-2012 season, which ended a couple of weeks ago in the first round of the NIT. UCF fell short of expectations,...
March 30th, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

UCF-Drexel: Knights Can’t Overcome Dragons Hot Shooting, Routed In NIT First Round

PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – The Dragons kept shooting from beyond the arc, and they didn’t stop. Overwhelmed by lights out three-point shooting, the UCF men’s basketball team (22-11) ended its season in disappointing fashion, falling to Drexel University, 81-56, in the first round of the...
March 14th, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

Commentary: UCF Basketball And Fans Should Be Excited About NIT Berth

The majority of people that look at the UCF men’s basketball team’s season might think disappointment, collapse or even failure. The Knights were 18-6 after beating Marshall on Feb. 8 and seemed poised to make their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2005. Then, they split their final six...
March 14th, 2012 | Basketball, COMMENTARY, Sports | Read More

UCF Basketball’s Keith Clanton Earns All Conference-USA First Team Honors

In helping lead the UCF men’s basketball team to one of its finest seasons in program history, junior forward Keith Clanton was named to the All Conference-USA First Team Monday. “Well deserved. We had a lot of guys that played well on our team this year, obviously Keith had a really good...
March 5th, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

UCF-Memphis Preview: Knights Look To Sweep Tigers In Tough Road Task

The UCF men’s basketball team (20-8, 9-5 C-USA) will be looking for a sweep of the perennial powerhouse Memphis Tigers (21-8, 11-3 C-USA) when they travel to FedExForum to square off with their Conference-USA leading rivals Tuesday night. This is the first time the Knights have even been in...
February 28th, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

UCF Basketball Preparing For Conference-USA Tournament, Surpassing Last Year’s Finish

With just four games left in its regular season, the UCF men’s basketball team (19-7, 8-4 C-USA) has already equaled their regular season win total from a year ago and notched two more conference wins than they had all of last season. Despite the strong record and some noteworthy victories, UCF...
February 21st, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

UCF Associate Athletics Director Joe Hornstein Released From Duties

In what’s been an up and down year for the UCF Athletics Association, more news tumbled in Monday as the University of Central Florida announced that Associate Athletics Director for Public Relations and Communications, Joe Hornstein, was released from his duties. Chad Binette, Associate Director...
February 20th, 2012 | Basketball, Football, Sports | Read More
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