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By Chip Fontanazza on September 10, 2012 8:59 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
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By Marc Daniels
UCFAthletics.com

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - The Knights played before almost 105,000 at Ohio Stadium on Saturday. Props to the Ohio State University Marching Band who before aligning for the famous "Dot the I" portion of their pregame show, formed the stacked "UCF" logo and played our fight song ...



Storm Johnson showed big play potential when he ripped off his 48-yard run in the second quarter. Fellow back Brynn Harvey showed his strength with a big run despite nearly being stopped after one yard but surging forward with a wall of offensive linemen and Ohio State defensive players in a pile that didn't stop until it turned into a 21-yard gain ...



After not making a catch for six quarters, JJ Worton had seven second-half receptions against Ohio State ...



UCF tight ends have recorded touchdown catches in consecutive games, as Justin Tukes pulled in the Knights' first score at Ohio State ...



UCF kicks a stretch of four straight home games this Saturday vs. FIU. The last time the Knights played four consecutive games at home was 1999. Those four games came after UCF opened that season with four straight road games. All those games were against ranked opponents, including three in the top 12. One of those teams was 12th-ranked Georgia Tech, which was then being coached by George O'Leary ...



The last five times UCF has come off a two-game road swing, they have come back home and picked up a victory ...



FIU is picked by most as the preseason favorite to win the Sun Belt Conference.  While UCF is headed to the Big East for the 2013 season, FIU is headed to Conference USA ...



FIU Coach Mario Cristobal is in his 6th season as coach of the Golden Panthers and the team has played in consecutive bowl games ...



While the UCF-Ohio State game featured just four combined punts, FIU's overtime win over Akron this past Saturday had 20 combined punts ...



Radio coverage of UCF vs. FIU begins at 2 p.m. on our flagship radio station, 740 The Game/WYGM in Orlando. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m.



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