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Things Went About As Poorly As Possible For LSU QB Joe Burrow On This Play
Poor Joe Burrow. The LSU quarterback led his team on a long drive into the red zone in the first quarter today, only for it to end in horrifying manner. His receiver slipped and Burrow simply boinked up the throw, sending the ball directly to UCF defensive back Brandon Moore, who scampered 93 yards ...

The NCAA Will Never Give UCF A Chance
The College Football Playoff bracket was set yesterday—pitting Alabama against Oklahoma and Clemson against Notre Dame—and for the second year in a row, the undefeated UCF Knights are nowhere to be found. Just as they had to settle for the Peach Bowl against Auburn last season, UCF will play LSU, a...

Once Again, Central Florida Is The True No. 1 Team In The Nation
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...

The College Football Season Began With A UCF Player Carried Off On A Stretcher<em></em>
Thursday night was, for all intents and purposes, the beginning of the college football season, as an actual ranked team in UCF took on UConn in the silliest rivalry in sports. (There’s also a Northwestern-Purdue game, for the true perverts among us.)...

UCF Kicker Ruled Ineligible After Rejecting NCAA's Demand To Stop Making Sports YouTube Videos
After trying to fight for his right to vlog behind closed doors, UCF kicker Donald De La Haye took his clash with the NCAA public in June, blasting the governing body of college athletics for threatening to revoke his eligibility if he continued to create and post sports videos to his personal YouTu...

"Quit College Sports Or Quit YouTube": NCAA Threatens UCF Kicker's YouTube Channel
The NCAA reportedly nixed the YouTube channel of UCF’s kickoff specialist, Donald De La Haye, after discovering that some of De La Haye’s videos contained content of him displaying his day-to-day life as a UCF athlete. ...

Shaquem Griffin, UCF's One-Handed Linebacker, Is The Man<em></em>
UCF may not be holding down their spot as the No. 1 team in the Deadspin 25 as they did in with their beautifully imperfect 2015 campaign, but Shaquem Griffin, the Knights’ Guy to Know, is having himself one hell of a year....

Can't Let 'Em See The Smelling Salts
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UCF Wins Share Of American Conference Title With Hail Mary Touchdown
UCF claimed a share of the AAC championship despite blowing a 26-9 fourth-quarter lead when Breshad Perriman hauled in a 51-yard hail mary to give the Knights a 32-30 victory over ECU....

Penn State And UCF Start Us Off With A Thriller
It's not easy to send a red-faced fellow named O'Leary home from Ireland unhappy. A last-second Penn State field goal did the trick this morning, though....

Miracle TD Catch Ties UCF Up With Temple
J.J. Worton hauled in this pass with a minute left to tie things up with Temple in what might be the best catch of the season....

UCF Unveils Striking New Black-Stained Court
I hope someone sends these photos to FIU to show them that not every Florida novelty court has to be disgusting. ...