MIKEY KEENE

It was an emotional day for Sierra McClintock of Osceola County as she officially became mom to a 10-year-old boy, who was also joined by his favorite football team.

The football schedule for the 2022 season for the University of Central Florida has been released.

Isaiah Bowser ran for 155 yards and two touchdowns, Ryan O’Keefe had 85 yards on seven receptions, and Central Florida earned Sunshine State bragging rights by beating Florida 29-17 in the Gasparilla Bowl on Thursday night.

UCF’s long wait for another shot at Florida is over.

Tre’mon Morris-Brash sacked Timmy McClain on the final play of the game and UCF held off South Florida 17-13 in an American Athletic Conference finale.

Freshman Mikey Keene threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score and Johnny Richardson rushed for 147 yards and a TD as UCF cruised to a 49-17 victory over Connecticut.

Able to control all phases of the game, UCF dominated its way to a 49-17 victory over UConn on Saturday. More notable than his impressive stat line was his 30-yard rushing touchdown, where he evaded a couple Husky defenders en route to his first collegiate rushing score. Richardson provides a sparkAlong with the super outing by Keene, sophomore running back Johnny Richardson helped propel the Knights’ offense to its dominant victory over the Huskies. The Knights’ front seven controlled the battle against the Huskies’ offensive line, holding UConn to just 68 rushing yards in the first half. Five of these tackles for loss came by way of sacking UConn sophomore QB Steven Krajewski.

Here is everything you need to know ahead of the Knights’ matchup vs. the Huskies. The Huskies’ defense is allowing 36.8 points per game, ranking among the bottom 10 of all NCAA Division defenses. Primarily, UConn has struggled to gain momentum from its ground game, rushing for just 99.7 yards per game. The Huskies’ pass game hasn’t been much better, throwing for an average of 163.6 yards, ranking among the nation’s bottom 16 passing offenses. According to ESPN, UCF is favored by 30.5 points and has a 98.1 percent chance to win the matchup.

Mikey Keene’s 23-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Johnson with 5:55 remaining sent Central Florida past Tulane 14-10.

With their 14-10 victory over the Tulane Green Wave on Saturday, the Knights picked up their third consecutive win for the first time since Nov. 14, 2020. AdvertisementWith the win, the Knights also guaranteed its eligibility to compete in a bowl game following the regular season by picking up its sixth win of the season. Building off a Career PerformanceUCF freshman quarterback Mikey Keene — coming off a career-high five-touchdown performance vs. Temple — continued to play like a true Division 1 starting quarterback in the Knights’ win. Just three plays later, Keene found O’Keefe, again, who took took it in for the 15-yard score to cap off the drive, resulting in the game’s first score. — UCF Knight News (@UCFKnightNews) November 6, 2021With the win, UCF improves to 6-3 on the season.

Mikey Keene threw a career-best five touchdown passes and UCF rolled to a 49-7 win over Temple.

Ryan O’Keefe rushed for one touchdown, caught a pass for another and UCF defeated Memphis 24-7 on Space Night.

In a game where UCF was efficient in all phases of the game, the Knights picked up their second straight home win in the “Space Game,” defeating the Memphis Tigers 24-7. Bowser rushed for 26 yards on the opening drive – just one yard shy of last week’s 27-yard outing vs. the Bearcats. O’Keefe scored his second touchdown of the game – a 31-yard rushing touchdown – to extend the UCF lead to 21-7 with 4:59 remaining in the third quarter. Bowser finished his productive night with a game-high 110 rushing yards on 26 attempts. UCF’s defense finished the night holding the Tigers to just 77 total rushing yards on 31 attempts.

Jerome Ford rushed for a career-high 189 yards and four touchdowns to help No. 3 Cincinnati roll past UCF 56-21.

No. 3 Cincinnati will try to show it belongs among the nation's elite teams.

The University of Central Florida Knights will play in the team’s biggest game of the season as UCF goes to Ohio to play against the No. 3 Cincinnati Bearcats at noon on Saturday.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

Mark-Antony Richards' 1-yard touchdown smash with 23 seconds left to play helped carry Central Florida to a 20-16 win over East Carolina.

After losing in the final minutes at Navy in the American Athletic Conference opener, UCF will look to bounce back vs. the East Carolina Pirates at the Bounce House on Saturday.

The University of Central Florida will look to get the team’s first conference win of the season as the Knights host the East Carolina Pirates at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

Tai Lavatai returned from a two-game injury absence to lead Navy back from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit and a 34-30 win over UCF for the Midshipmen’s first victory this season.

Keene and the Knights had a rebuttal, completing a 75-yard touchdown drive of their own. The 23-yard touchdown extended the Knights lead to 20-10 with 6:26 remaining in the second quarter. This extended UCF’s lead to 23-17 as time expired. After a 23-yard Navy field goal reduced UCF’s lead to 10 points, UCF’s offense went three-and-out, in which Navy responded with another score. On the following drive, Navy recovered a UCF fumble on its own 47 yard-line.

The UCF football Knights (2-1) will look to rebound from their Sept. 17 loss at Louisville as they open American Athletic Conference play at Navy (0-3) to take on the Midshipmen on Saturday.

The University of Central Florida will head to Maryland this weekend to play against the Navy Midshipmen at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.

On the final play of UCF’s gut-wrenching Friday night loss against the Louisville Cardinals, Knights’ junior starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel suffered an injury to his throwing shoulder, Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde reported. Gabriel left Cardinal Stadium with his left arm in a sling and with ice on his shoulder. The Knights’ QB received X-Rays immediately after the game, according to Forde. Gabriel finished the game completing 22-of-29 passes, throwing for 184 yards. Following a bye week, UCF will travel to Annapolis, MD to take on American Athletic Conference opponent Navy on Oct 2.

UCF junior quarterback Dillon Gabriel suffered an injury to his throwing shoulder, Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde reported.