UCF was beaten by Georgia Tech in Friday night’s Gasparilla Bowl after Haynes King threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score, helping his team overcome a 14-point deficit and achieve victory.

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Tahj Brooks ran for a career-high 182 yards while powering a game-clinching drive after E’Maurion Banks blocked a potential tying extra-point kick, and Texas Tech rallied for a 24-23 victory over UCF.

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RJ Harvey rushed for three scores and John Rhys Plumlee ran for another as UCF outlasted Cincinnati 28-26 to secure its first win in Big 12 Conference play.

Garrett Greene ran for three touchdowns, West Virginia’s defense forced four turnovers, including two interceptions from cornerback Beanie Bishop Jr., to slow down the high-powered UCF offense and the Mountaineers beat the Knights 41-28.

Dillon Gabriel passed for 253 yards and three touchdowns against his former team, Oklahoma stopped a two-point conversion attempt in the closing minutes and the sixth-ranked Sooners held on to beat UCF 31-29.

Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel looks forward to facing his former school.

The four newcomers in the Big 12 are off to a bad start.

Devin Neal rushed for 154 yards on just 12 carries and Daniel Hishaw ran for another 134 yards and two touchdowns as Kansas dominated UCF 51-22 in a Big 12 Conference battle.

The UCF Knights got off to a fast start, dominating Kent State in their season opener.

UCF will open its first season as a member of the Big 12 against Kent State.

John Rhys Plumlee is the consummate two-sport athlete for Central Florida.

Riley Leonard threw for 173 yards and ran for two touchdowns, and Duke wrapped up an impressive first season under Mike Elko with a 30-13 victory over UCF in the Military Bowl.

John Rhys Plumlee and UCF will hope the break in their schedule was beneficial when they face Duke in the Military Bowl.

Duke's ball-control offense will go up against a coach known for playing up-tempo.

After failing to beat Tulane in the AAC championship game, UCF learned on Sunday who they will play in their bowl game.

Michael Pratt accounted for 442 total yards and five touchdowns, Tyjae Spears highlighted his 199 yards rushing with a 60-yard score and No. 18 Tulane beat No. 22 UCF 45-28 on Saturday night in the American Athletic Conference championship game.

Alec Holler made a leaping, one-handed catch for a touchdown on a 14-yard pass from Mikey Keene with 20 seconds remaining to lead No. 25 UCF to a 46-39 win over South Florida on Saturday night and earn a spot in the American Athletic Conference championship game.

Fullback Daba Fofana rushed for 114 yards, and Navy beat No. 17 UCF 17-14 without completing a pass.

Michael Pratt passed for three touchdowns and ran for three, and No. 21 Tulane capitalized on a slew of SMU mistakes to beat the Mustangs 59-24.

RJ Harvey had a 17-yard touchdown run with 48 seconds remaining, sending UCF to a 25-21 win over No. 20 Cincinnati.

On a day when John Rhys Plumlee completed just eight passes, UCF scored on a blocked punt and two big fumble recoveries by Tre’mon Morris-Brash to beat Georgia Tech 27-10.

Matt Corral threw for 324 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 15 Mississippi past Liberty and former Rebels coach Hugh Freeze 27-14.

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Lane Kiffin speaks to Mississippi fans after being announced as the new head football coach during a introductory press conference in Oxford, Miss. In attendance were his children, daughters Presley Kiffin, 13, left, Landry Kiffin, 15, second from left, and son Knox Kiffin, 10. Mississippi State's Mike Leach and Mississippi's Lane Kiffin brought big names and offensive pedigrees to the Magnolia State. But they drew huge challenges for their debuts, with the Bulldogs visiting defending national champion and No. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Mississippi State's Mike Leach and Mississippi's Lane Kiffin brought big names and offensive pedigrees to the Magnolia State. Mike Leach expected to start his first season at Mississippi State versus New Mexico. Instead, both coaches — and their respective offenses — will encounter stiffer challenges in their Magnolia State debuts. 5 Florida and ex-Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen as two-touchdown underdogs. Before Deion Sanders made a prime-time splash when he was hired by Jackson State on Monday; Leach and Kiffin were splashy hires in the state.