Former UCF DB Kirk Callahan was hired as the Knights' defensive backs coach, head coach George O'Leary announced Friday. Callahan appeared in eight games for UCF from 2005-06, and most recently was a defensive graduate assistant at Florida in 2011...Read More
Thanks to another impressive haul during Wednesday's National Signing Day, UCF received a 2.79 average star rating by Rivals.com. As of Thursday morning, that was the highest of any school from Conference USA, Mountain West, MAC, Sun Belt and the WAC...Read More
An already talented roster was bolstered on Signing Day when the UCF football program announced Wednesday 19 players sent in their National Letters of Intent or financial aid agreements to don the Black and Gold uniform beginning in 2012. A total of 13 players hail from the Sunshine State, including three of the top offensive linemen from the Panha...Read More
UCF football head coach George O'Leary met with the media Wednesday to discuss the Knights' latest Signing Day class, which features 19 members...Read More
While some recruiting analysts and message-board posters chose to focus on the players who went elsewhere on Wednesday's National Signing Day, UCF head coach George O'Leary scrolled down the dry-erase board just outside his office and picked out nine players he fully expected to be starters for the Knights in the immediate future...Read More
With UCF a season away from making the move from Conference USA to the BIG EAST, head coach George O'Leary and his staff delved into recruiting wanting to add bigger, rangier athletes to the roster...Read More
One of the most exciting weeks on the college football schedule has arrived, and fans are in for a memorable treat Wednesday at the UCF Arena. Free and open to the public, the UCF Football Signing Day Party is set to get underway at 6 p.m. with a reception to immediate follow on the concourse...Read More
UCF football once again will be represented in this year's NFL Pro Bowl, set to take place Sunday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. Miami Dolphins Wide receiver Brandon Marshall will make his third appearance in the annual all-star game in Honolulu, Hawai'i, while San Francisco 49ers rookie fullback Bruce Miller was named an alternate in December for the NFC squ...Read More
The 2012 UCF Football schedule has been announced and fans are in store for one of the most exciting seasons in school history. Several must-see games appear on the schedule including Missouri, the very first SEC opponent to take on UCF in Orlando, as well as a trip to hallowed football grounds when the Knights take on Ohio State at the "Horseshoe....Read More
National Signing Day is less than one week away and anticipation for the annual UCF Football Signing Day Show Wednesday, Feb. 1, continues to grow. The event is open to the public and is set to get underway at 6 p.m. at the UCF Arena...Read More
UCF junior left-handed pitcher Joe Rogers (Winter Haven, Fla.) is one of 45 players that have been named to the initial watch list for the eighth annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Stopper of the Year Award, as announced by the association Wednesday...Read More
Recently, UCF baseball head coach Terry Rooney sat down recently with UCFAthletics.com writer John Denton for a question-and-answer session to preview the season ahead. Here is the second part of their chat...Read More
A little rain wasn't going to keep the UCF baseball team from taking the field for the first as a unit in 2012. Friday's practice for the No. 21 Knights included a batting practice session, position drills, an eight-inning scrimmag...Read More
Conference USA announced its 2012 preseason baseball awards Thursday afternoon and No. 21 UCF made quite an impression on the nine league coaches. The Knights were tabbed to finish second overall, including one first-place vote, behind traditional conference-power No. 6 Ric...Read More
Each day, UCF head coach Terry Rooney can look out the windows of his office and see Jay Bergman Field taking new shape with massive renovations underway...Read More
For the first time since 2001, the UCF baseball team finds itself ranked in Baseball America's preseason Top-25 rankings. The Knights check in at No. 21 in the country boasting a strong returning lineup that advanced to its first NCAA Tournament in seven years in 2011...Read More
The annual UCF baseball Fan Fest presented by B2 Café was once again a great success as nearly 900 fans packed The Venue to meet the entire baseball program as it gears up for the 2012 campaign. Beginning at 6:15 p.m. many UCF supporters arrived to take in the food, games and prizes...Read More
With summer camp registrations just around the corner, make sure to mark your calendars for UCF's Youth Baseball and Top Prospect Exposure Camps. Registration for both will open on Feb. 17...Read More
Baseball season is right around the corner and kicking things off for head coach Terry Rooney's squad will be the Baseball Fan Fest presented by B2 Café on Wednesday, Jan. 18 inside The Venue. Doors will open a 6:15 as there will be plenty of food and activities for the whole family prior to the men's basketball game versus Memphis...Read More
After a monstrous 2011 campaign for the UCF baseball team, two-way player D.J. Hicks was honored by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Tuesday by being named to the preseason All-America Third Team. This is the first time a Knight has been tabbed to a preseason All-America list...Read More
So much of thriving as a basketball player depends on being in the flow and having a rhythm about your game. And oftentimes it's difficult to find that flow when playing only in short bursts or not at all for games at a time...Read More
The UCF men's basketball team will return to Conference USA play Saturday when the Knights face host SMU in Dallas. The contest from Moody Coliseum will begin at 3 p.m. Eastern...Read More
Twenty-five years ago, the 3-point shot was introduced in college basketball. The 3-point line helped increase scoring and excitement in the game...Read More
The Donnie Jones Radio Show has moved to Tuesday this week and the program will air live from Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grille in Waterford Lakes. The show starts at 7 p.m. and UCF fans are invited to attend in person and interact with Jones and host Marc Daniels...Read More
UCF had a half-dozen dunks to roust the crowd and drilled another nine 3-pointers on a feel-good Monday night that seemed to be just what the Knights needed...Read More
After watching the Knights play at the UCF Arena Monday, UCF supporters can head home to watch Inside UCF Basketball with Donnie Jones on Bright House Sports Network at 10:30 p.m. The program will also air statewide Tuesday on Sun Sports at 4 p.m...Read More
A promising early stretch of defensive dominance gave way to stretches of offensive frustration in the second half, resulting in a UCF loss to Conference USA powerhouse Southern Miss on Saturday night...Read More
One by one, 16-straight opponents have come into UCF Arena late last season and all throughout this year and have been overwhelmed by the UCF squad on the floor and the raucous noise in the air...Read More
Two of the top squads in Conference USA will meet for an important league contest Saturday at the UCF Arena when UCF hosts Southern Miss at 7 p.m. Both the Knights, who have won 16-consecutive home games, and Southern Miss are receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll...Read More
The UCF women's basketball team (10-11, 5-4 C-USA) travels to Memphis (16-5, 6-2 C-USA) for a national televised game on Saturday at 5 p.m. eastern...Read More
The Knights (10-11, 5-4 C-USA) produced three double-digit scorers and saw several of their reserves produce quality minutes off the bench on Thursday night...Read More
During the 2011-12 season, UCF women's basketball head coach Joi Williams shares her insights on UCF's recent performances and upcoming games in a weekly Q&A...Read More
The UCF women's basketball team (9-11, 4-4 C-USA) hopes to get back on track against Tulsa (9-10, 4-4 C-USA) when the Knights tip off the month of February at home on Thursday at 7 p.m...Read More
UCF senior center Racine Davis wonders where she'd be right now if not for the guidance and steady prodding of her former high school basketball coach, Della Reese Smith...Read More
The UCF women's basketball team could not derail UTEP's conference-best win streak as the Miners rolled to their ninth-straight victory with a 67-38 decision at the Don Haskins Center on Sunday afternoon...Read More
The UCF women's basketball team could not find a way to extinguish SMU's hot hands in the second half, and the Knights suffered a 60-48 setback on Thursday night at UCF Arena...Read More
The UCF women's basketball team looks to extend its season-best three-game win streak against SMU, who is also riding a three-game streak into Thursday's home game at 7 p.m...Read More
On Monday, junior guard Gevenia Carter was announced as the Conference USA Player of the Week and the College Sports Madness C-USA Player of the Week...Read More
Following an impressive campaign that featured the Knights advancing to the second round of the NCAA Championship for the second-consecutive year, UCF men's soccer head coach Bryan Cunningham announced his program's 2012 recruiting class Wednesday...Read More
On hand in Kansas City, Mo., for the MLS SuperDraft last week, UCF head coach Bryan Cunningham felt like a proud parent. Cunningham had good reason to be pleased as two of his players - midfielders Kevan George and Warren Creavalle - were both selected in the second round of the draft...Read More
Thursday was a historic day for the UCF men's soccer program as senior midfielders Kevan George and Warren Creavalle were both selected in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft...Read More
Starting Friday, former UCF standouts Warren Creavalle and Kevan George will continue their quests to play at the professional level when competition begins at the MLS Combine in Fort Lauderdale. The two midfielders are among a group of 52 players who have been invited to the combine...Read More
The UCF men's soccer coaching staff will host a College ID Camp on Saturday, Jan. 28 for 9th-12th graders. The camp will provide participants with the opportunity to learn one of the nation's premier college coaching staffs...Read More
The J. Rolfe Davis Recruiting Lounge at Bright House Networks Stadium served as the location for one of the most exciting press conferences in UCF Athletics history Thursday morning...Read More
After helping the UCF men's soccer team enjoy its finest season in program history this past year, midfielders Warren Creavalle and Kevan George have both been invited to the 2012 adidas MLS Combine, which begins Jan. 6 in Fort Lauderdale...Read More
It's been almost two full days since UCF's men's soccer team lost in heartbreaking fashion to rival USF in second-round play of the NCAA Tournament and understandably the pain is still raw and sensitive...Read More
Playing in the NCAA Championship second round for the second-straight year, the UCF men's soccer team fell in heartbreaking fashion, 2-1 in overtime, to No. 7 seed USF Sunday at Corbett Soccer Stadium...Read More
The UCF women's soccer team is inviting all alumni to take part in its spring matchup against the current Knights on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 11 a.m...Read More
After leading UCF to one of its most successful campaigns in university history, UCF women's soccer head coach Amanda Cromwell signed a four-year contract extension...Read More
Josh Walters, who helped Florida State reach the 2011 College Cup, has joined the UCF women's soccer staff as an assistant coach, head coach Amanda Cromwell announced Friday. Walters brings seven years of Division I experience to the UCF staff...Read More
Two members of the UCF women's soccer team - senior Aline Reis (Campinas, Brazil) and junior Tishia Jewell (Satellite Beach, Fla.) - were recognized for their work in the classroom this week as both Knights were named to the 2011 NSCAA College Scholar All-America First Team...Read More
UCF women's soccer associate head coach Colby Hale has accepted the first head coaching position of his career as he will take over at Arkansas the university announced Tuesday. Hale has been a member of Amanda Cromwell's coaching staff the past nine seasons at UCF...Read More
UCF women's soccer standout Nicollete Radovcic (Rockaway, N.J.) was one of 12 league student-athletes to receive the Conference USA Fall Spirit of Service award, commissioner Britton Banowsky announced Tuesday...Read More
Junior Tishia Jewell (Satellite Beach, Fla.) of the UCF women's soccer team garnered another individual accolade Thursday when she was named to the Soccer America MVPs Second Team. Last week, Jewell garnered NSCAA/Continental Tire All-America Third Team honors...Read More
UCF junior Tishia Jewell (Satellite Beach, Fla.) received one of the highest honors in college soccer Friday as she was named to the 2011 NSCAA/Continental Tire Division I All-America Third Team...Read More
After leading the Knights to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Championship, five members of the UCF women's soccer team were honored this week with spots on the NSCAA All-Central Region Team. Junior Tishia Jewell (Satellite Beach, Fla.) and sophomore Marissa Diggs (Rowlett, Texas) were both named to the first team...Read More
The J. Rolfe Davis Recruiting Lounge at Bright House Networks Stadium served as the location for one of the most exciting press conferences in UCF Athletics history Thursday morning...Read More
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - The first UCF Softball Celebrity Golf Tournament was a great success as over 60 golfers showed up early to the Tuscawilla Country Club in Winter Springs to support the entire softball program as it gears up for the 2012 campaign. Beginning at 10 a.m. many UCF softball supporters and golf enthusiasts arrived to tak...Read More
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - UCF senior shortstop Natalie Land (Mayo, Fla.) earned a spot on the 2012 Preseason All-Conference USA Softball first team, the conference office announced on Wednesday...Read More
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - With the 2012 UCF softball season just around the corner, season tickets are now available for purchase for only $40. All season tickets are general admission and will provide access to the Knights' entire 30-game home schedule...Read More
In the final part of our three part interview, UCFAthletics.com caught up with head coach Renee Luers-Gillispie as she provided some insight on her expectations of this year's squad and an update on some of the key positional battles she expects when camp opens...Read More
In part two of our three part interview, UCFAthletics.com caught up with head coach Renee Luers-Gillispie as she provided some insight on how she felt the team performed last season, her expectations of this year's squad and an update on some of the key positional battles she expects when camp opens...Read More
As the UCF softball players take some time off for winter break, the coaching staff is hard at work making final preparations for spring camp which begins in early January. UCFAthletics.com caught up with head coach Renee Luers-Gillispie in part one of a three-part series as she provided some insight on how she felt the team performed last season, ...Read More
The J. Rolfe Davis Recruiting Lounge at Bright House Networks Stadium served as the location for one of the most exciting press conferences in UCF Athletics history Thursday morning...Read More
UCF head softball coach Renee Luers-Gillispie announced the signing of 11 future Knights to National Letters of Intent on Monday. The signing class consists of Taylor Wagner (Lakeland, Fla.), Shelby Turnier (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), Mackenzie Huhn (North Palm Beach, Fla.), Jasmine Acavedo (Largo, Fla.), Kalyn Cenal (Tampa, Fla.), Samantha Charles...Read More
Central Florida-area softball players can register now for three upcoming softball winter camps on the team's new camp website. CFFC will conduct three different camps, one during the month of November, and two during the month of January which includes the 2011 Elite High School Thanksgiving Camp, the 2012 Pitching and Hitting Clinic, as well as t...Read More
With spring just around the corner, the UCF softball team is gearing up for another successful season under the direction of head coach Renee Luers-Gillispie as the squad released its 2012 regular-season schedule Monday. The slate will include 31 contests at the UCF Softball Complex, including two home tournaments, with the Knights' home-opener sch...Read More
The rising sophomore class for the UCF volleyball team is chalked full of talent. With six second-year players back in the fold for the Knights, 2012 will be another chance for the squad to progress even more after turning in a 20-win season in 2011 and capturing a school-record 12 Conference USA wins...Read More
The rising junior class features an All-American outside hitter and a solid defensive specialist as Angelica Crump (Atlanta, Ga.) and Roxy Mendez (Caguas, Puerto Rico) turned in impressive 2011 campaigns...Read More
With Rachel Vukson (Oakville, Ontario) as the only starter not returning for the UCF volleyball team in 2012, the Knights will welcome back five of six starters to the lineup. Anchoring the rising senior class next season will be Dani Harrison (Tallahassee, Fla.), Tory McCutcheon (Milton, Ontario), Meredith Murphy (Austin, Texas) and Evija Vilde (R...Read More
The 2011 season for the UCF volleyball team was just a glimpse at the bright future ahead for head coach Todd Dagenais' program. The Knights broke the 20-win barrier for the first time since 2003 and picked up a school-record 12 Conference USA wins...Read More
Volleyball has been a part of Tanya Jarvis' life for many years, and it will continue to be as the former UCF standout from 2001-04 was recently signed by the Florida WAVE of the new Premier Volleyball League, a women's professional league sanctioned by USA Volleyball...Read More
UCF head volleyball coach Todd Dagenais will once again have an active summer as he was appointed head coach of the U.S. Women's Junior A2 Program earlier this week by USA Volleyball...Read More
UCF Athletics announced Friday that it has extended the contract of volleyball head coach Todd Dagenais through the 2014 season. In 2011, the Knights completed their best season since 2003 after amassing a 20-11 record and program-high 12 Conference USA victories...Read More
As the final days of 2011 fade away and 2012 approaches, we here at UCFAthletics.com want to look back at the best moments of the past year and honor arguably the most significant 12 months in school history...Read More
UCF volleyball's dynamic duo of Angelica Crump (Atlanta, Ga.) and Rachel Vukson (Oakville, Ontario) earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Tuesday. The pair becomes just the second and third athletes in program history to earn the noble distinction...Read More
The J. Rolfe Davis Recruiting Lounge at Bright House Networks Stadium served as the location for one of the most exciting press conferences in UCF Athletics history Thursday morning...Read More
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