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UCF is taking on Tulsa for the Conference-USA Championship today at noon on ESPN. This is big for the Golden Knights here in Orlando.
- This is their first year in C-USA
- This is the first C-USA championship game
- UCF is hosting this game in Orlando
- Coach George O’Leary is a legit candidate for Coach of the Year
- With a win today, UCF is one game away from the biggest turnaround in NCAA Div 1-A history
- Win or lose, UCF will go to their first bowl game EVER
Yup, Orlando is all excited about this game.
UPDATE: Per the ESPN coverage, Hawaii has the record for the biggest turnaround measured at +8.5 games. UCF currently has a +8 game turnaround so a victory today or in a bowl would break the record.
UPDATE: At the end of the 1st quarter, Tulsa leads UCF 14-7.
UPDATE: Not a lot of defense in the 2nd quarter. At halftime, Tulsa leads UCF 31-27.
UPDATE: At the end of the 3rd quarter, Tulsa leads UCF 41-27. It’s not looking too good for the Knights. The three turnovers haven’t helped either.
UPDATE: Well that didn’t work out as planned for UCF. Tulsa won 44-27. Coming out of halftime with less points than your opponent and then not scoring any more will do that to you. We now await a bowl invite probably from the GMAC Bowl.
UPDATE: UCF will play Nevada on Christmas Eve in the Hawaii Bowl.
