It’s July, which means that there will be college football games played next month. As the Knights continue to prepare for the upcoming 2019 campaign, which kicks off Thursday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. from inside Spectrum Stadium, we will take a look at what UCF brings back and what fans of the Black and Gold have to look forward to this fall.
Returning Running Backs
Greg McCrae, Junior | 5-10, 175
Stats: Rushed for 1,182 yards, averaging 8.9 yards per carry and scored 11 total touchdowns
Record: McCrae set a new UCF record with his 8.9 yards per carry on the season, topping Killins’ record of 6.5 yards per carry set in the 2017 season
Ranking: Only one running back in the nation rushed for more yards per carry last season than Greg McCrae
Adrian Killins Jr., Senior | 5-8, 164
Stats: Rushed for 715 yards and caught 19 passes for 377 yards, totaling eight touchdowns on the season
Record: Killins’ career yards per rush average of 5.7 is the best all-time at UCF
Watch: Look out for AK climbing up the charts, as he is currently sixth in UCF record books with 26 total touchdowns
Otis Anderson, Junior | 5-11, 174
Stats: Rushed for 275 yards on just 51 attempts, while catching 16 balls for 230 yards and totaling seven scores on the season
Ranking: Anderson also held punt return duties last year, ranking 10th in the nation with an average return of 11.9 yards
Note: Otis was listed as utility on the depth chart in 2018, because of his versatility and his ability to line up anywhere on the field
Bentavious Thompson, r-Sophomore | 6-1, 197
Stats: Rushed for 150 yards on 29 carries as a redshirt freshman in 2018
Note: Thompson had a stellar Spring Game, unofficially rushing for 110 yards on just 12 carries and scoring one touchdown on the ground
Quote: Josh Heupel on Thompson in Spring Game: “…ran with great pad level, finished (his) runs going north and south.”
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Last season, the UCF running backs helped lead the Knights to a new program record with 3,448 rushing yards on the season. It topped the previous record of 3,287 set in 2007, a team led by All-American Kevin Smith.
The 2018 Knights also set UCF records with 265.2 rushing yards per game, 43 rushing touchdowns scored and a team average of 5.8 yards per rush.
The 2019 season gets started Aug. 29 when the Knights host Florida A&M at Spectrum Stadium. UCF will also play host to Stanford, UConn, ECU, Houston and South Florida as the Knights aim to win a third straight American Athletic Conference Championship and return to a New Year’s Six bowl for the third consecutive season.