ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: UCF Athletics // Tim Harris Jr., an integral part of Florida International’s football success the last half-dozen years as running back coach and recently promoted to offensive coordinator and play-caller, has been named co-offensive coordinator and running back coach on Gus Malzahn’s new football coaching staff at UCF. …
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: UCF Athletics // Brian Blackmon, a former member of Gus Malzahn’s Auburn football staff and one of the most successful and respected high school coaches in the state of Alabama, rejoins Malzahn at UCF as the Knights’ new special teams coordinator and tight ends coach. Blackmon in 2020…
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – Alabama coach Nick Saban has tested positive for COVID-19 just days before the Iron Bowl. Team physician Dr. Jimmy Robinson and head trainer Jeff Allen said in a joint statement that the positive test came Wednesday morning. “He has very mild symptoms, so this test will not be categorized as a…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide (10-2) wasted no time showing Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines (9-3) why he’s a 4-time national champion during the Vrbo Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium Wednesday. FIRST QUARTER While Michigan got first play and Giles Jackson made an impressive 50-yard…
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OXFORD, Mass. (FNN NEWS) – Talented and charismatic college football writer for ESPN, Edward “Ed” Aschoff, passed away on Tuesday, Christmas Eve, from what everyone assumed to be a brief illness. However, it was later discovered that Aschoff contracted multifocal (bilateral) pneumonia while covering Ohio State’s victory over rival Michigan on November 30. Ed also…
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TAMPA BAY, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – In a game riddled with penalties and turnovers, UCF hit the ground running and stayed on top. First Half Summary Rain impacted the first half of the game The UCF Knights (AAC) arrived ready to dominate over the Thundering Herd of Marshall University (C-USA) despite grey skies and…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The UCF Knights (5-4) hosted the Quinnipiac Bobcats (1-6) at Addition Financial Arena Tuesday night in just their third overall meeting; with both teams splitting the match-ups with one win each in previous years’ match-ups. The last game between the two schools was December 29, 2005 in Orlando, which the…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Rivalry weekend did not disappoint, including the “War On I-4” matchup with USF at UCF. USF (4-7) had lost 3 games in a row prior to Friday night’s game, making their hunger for a win quite apparent. Regardless of their progressive strides, the Knights made more impactful plays on both…
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