The Knights proved they could take hard looks at their play, go back to basics on defense and fix what had been ailing them. No celebration ensued in the visiting locker quarters after Oklahoma’s come-from-behind 31-29 victory in Norman. Saturday in Norman represented the beginning of the second half of the season. Pay no attention to any other numbers that critics think define where the Knights stand.Īs UCF head coach Gus Malzahn stated late in his post-game remarks, that was the first half of the season and an open date provided Malzahn, his staff and players the opportunity to assess the Knights’ landscape. Pay no attention to the wide variety of calamities that befell UCF in its frustrating losses to Kansas State, Baylor and Kansas. Pay no attention to the Knights’ 0-4 mark in Big 12 play. Pay no attention to UCF’s four-game losing streak. That’s how it is this morning with the UCF football team.
Remember that scene in The Wizard of Oz where Frank Morgan, playing the wizard, is exposed and says, “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!”
