Florida (The State of) Football

UCF KNIGHTS 2024 Record: 4-8 2025 FPI Projection: 7-5 2025 Over/Under: 5.5 Aug. 28 Jacksonville State (W) Sep. 6.  North Carolina A&T (W) Sep. 20 North Carolina (L) Sep. 27 at Kansas State (L) Oct. 4    Kansas (L) Oct. 11  at Cincinnati (L) Oct. 18 West Virginia (W) Nov. 1   at Baylor (L) Nov. 7   Houston (W) Nov 15  at Texas Tech (L) Nov. 22 Oklahoma State (W) Nov. 29 at BYU (L) Biggest Game -- at Cincinnati: I have this game as the difference between the Knights making a bowl in year one of Scott Frost 2.0 or missing out on the postseason.There are a few potential toss ups in here, but the home game against Kansas comes at a time when I have projected them to lose two straight. A win here stops the bleeding. Trap Game -- Jacksonville State: There's a new coach (Charles Kelly), but I don't expect the Gamecocks to be an easy out. It's a programs that won 9 or more games in 10 of the past 12 seasons (FCS and FBS). This is a very tough o...

MIAMI HURRICANES 2024 Record: 10-3 2024 Postseason: L 42-41 to Iowa State in Pop Tarts Bowl 2025 FPI Projection: 10-3 2025 Over/Under: 9.5 Aug. 31. Notre Dame (W) Sep. 6.   BC-U  (W) Sep. 13. South Florida (W) Sep. 20  Florida (W) Oct. 4.    at FSU (W) Oct. 17.  Louisville (L) Oct. 25   Stanford (W) Nov. 1.   at SMU (L) Nov. 8.   Syracuse (W) Nov 15.  N.C. State (W) Nov. 22. at Virginia Tech  (W) Nov. 29. at Pittsburgh (W) Biggest Game -- Florida: This is a tough one, but the Gators would be massive if the Hurricanes lost their opening to Notre Dame and just as a big if they win the opening because it would complete a 4-0 non-conference that featured two P4 (ranked?) opponents. Trap Game -- at FSU: I think the Hurricanes are going to be at least six-point favorites, and maybe high as 10. But it's the first road game of the season...first conference game...against a bitter rival that might be a wounded dog. M...

By this point most of you know the rules, but things changed a little bit. Instead of putting out a team of 46 (23 on each side of the ball), we've just got 24 players -- 12 on offense and 12 on defense.  The Group of Five All-Florida HS Team MIGHT be here in a few days. There's a damn good chance I'll be adding FCS players to it because many of the good G5 kids last season have transferred into the power four.  Anyway, the offense is 11 personnel with an extra RB and the defene is a 4-2-5 with a extra linebacker. Basically sticking to my formations over the past couple years.  OFFENSE Quarterback : Rocco Becht, R-Jr., 6-1, 210, Iowa State (Wiregrass Ranch); 3,606 yards, 26 TD, 9 INT, 8 Rush TDs Running Back : Isaac Brown, So., 5-9, 190, Louisville (Homestead); 165 carries, 1,173 yards, 11 TDs; 152 receiving yards. Running Back : Desmond Reid, Sr., 5-8, 175, Pitt (Miramar); 183 carries, 962 yards, 5 rush TDs; 52 catches, 579 yards, 4 TDs; punt return TD and fifth in AP-...