Coach Scott Frost hands the reins back to the star transfer as the Knights fight to snap a brutal road losing streak and keep bowl aspirations alive.

Once again, UCF faces a quarterback quandary. The Knights found themselves forced to make a quarterback change in their 41-9 loss to Baylor on Friday night after starter Keyone Jenkins went down with an ankle injury early in the third quarter. The senior had been dealing with the injury for several weeks, coach Scott Frost said after the game. Alonza Barnett III stepped off the bench to finish ...

As Keyone Jenkins battles a lingering ankle injury, Alonza Barnett III prepares to lead the Knights' offense, aiming to stabilize a position plagued by historical misfortune.

Any hope that UCF Knights fans had that starting quarterback Alonza Barnett would be back for Saturday’s massive matchup against the BYU Cougars seemed to get quashed on Tuesday. Pete Thamel of ESPN reported that Barnett will once again be unavailable for the Knights.“Sources: UCF quarterback Alonza Barnett III will not start again for UCF […] The post Report Emerges on Status of UCF QB Alonza Barnett vs. BYU appeared first on HEAVY.

UCF quarterback Alonza Barnett III reportedly won’t start Saturday’s big game against No. 2 BYU. ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported the news on Tuesday, as Barnett continues to recover from a hamstring injury that has sidelined him the last four games. In his absence, backup Keyone Jenkins has stepped in and led the Knights to a 2-2 record over that span. Despite UCF having a bye week to ...

The UCF Knights are going to be back home on Saturday, this time hosting the BYU Cougars. It’s an extraordinarily tough assignment, as UCF prepares for its highest-ranked opponent ever to visit the Bounce House. Still, coming off two straight Big 12 losses, head coach Scott Frost knows he needs to figure something out quickly.One […] The post UCF Injury Update: Scott Frost Shares Latest on QB Alonza Barnett appeared first on HEAVY.

Bolstered by a crucial bye week, the Knights prepare to welcome star playmakers back to the gridiron for a high-stakes showdown against the undefeated BYU Cougars.

The UCF Knights hung around for around three quarters against the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday, before momentum flipped and they lost. It was the second week in a row that happened to the Knights, having lost to a ranked Houston Cougars team in the exact same way a week before.In many ways, that’s a […] The post UCF HC Scott Frost on What Needs to Change in the Second Half of the Season appeared first on HEAVY.

The UCF Knights and TCU Horned Frogs release their first Big 12 injury reports for the 2026 season.