The KnightShift Podcast

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian open with UCF Knights Softball's thrilling walk-off win over #5 Florida, with sound from Coach Cindy Ball-Malone and Karissa Ornelas, and what it means for the Knights as they prepare to enter conference play. They also recap UCF Baseball's bizarre and heart-breaking loss to Florida State and what they have to do as the non...

On this special edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff Sharon and Eric Lopez preview the UCF Knights' Women's Basketball Team's first round matchup with the Northwestern Wildcats in the 2021 NCAA Tournament in San Antonio. They speak with special guest Philip Rossman-Reich, who gives us the lay of the land regarding the Wildcats, and then the guys give their predictions for the game an...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian begin by talking about the UCF Knights Women's Basketball team making the NCAA Tournament as an at-large and preview their opponent, Northwestern. Then they wrap up the Men's Basketball team's season and what lies ahead for them in the off-season. Next they discuss UCF Softball rolling through their schedule and facing a ke...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian preview the UCF Knights Women's Basketball team facing USF in a rubber match for the American title in Fort Worth, as well as the Men's Basketball team starting their tournament run against ECU on Thursday as well. We hear from Coach Abe, Masseny Kaba and Johnny Dawkins. Then we recap UCF Softball's huge win over #2 Arizona...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian preview UCF Women's and Men's Basketball as they wrap their regular seasons on Thursday night, and look ahead to their chances in next week's conference tournament. Then we detour to football to talk about the recent transfer portal acquisitions for UCF Football and how Gus Malzahn is changing the perception of the program...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Brian start off by discussing UCF Men's Basketball's turning a corner over the last six games, with C.J. Walker and Isaiah Adams growing into their roles nicely. Eric joins to talk about UCF Women's Hoops as they head down the critical stretch in the regular season. Then, Anthony Lenahan (@Squints_15) joins Jeff to discuss his two-part...

On this special edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, we preview the 2021 UCF Baseball team. Jeff, Eric and Brian begin by discussing the latest news from media day, including the departure of Dalton Wingo. When we sit down with the Knights' head coach, Greg Lovelady, and break down the team from top to bottom, including his pitching staff, the lineup, and Lovelady's relationship with alum...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian give the latest news on Gus Malzahn coming to UCF as head coach, as well as his new defensive coordinator, Travis Williams. Then we recap UCF Men's Basketball's win over South Florida in the War on I-4, Women's Basketball beating Tulane, and lots of results from Soccer, Tennis, and more. Finally, we discuss Parker Boudreaux...

On this special edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Eric Lopez previews the UCF Knights Softball team with head coach Cindy Ball-Malone. The Knights had a promising season cut short in 2020 thanks to COVID-19, but their strong nucleus returns for another shot at The American crown. Eric and Coach Ball-Malone talk about that and preview the Knights' roster and schedule. Then we also hear...

On this special edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric preview the Spring 2021 UCF Women's Soccer team with their head coach, Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak. We talk about the team's abbreviated schedule, changes in the lineup, and Coach's thoughts on Soccer potentially moving to a year-round sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian recap the hiring of Terry Mohajir of Arkansas State to be the UCF Knights' new Athletic Director. We hear from Mohajir on his strategy for hiring a new football coach, and we discuss who might be the favorites for the Knights to hire. Then we move to hoops and recap the men's team's heartbreaking loss to Wichita State and t...

On this special edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, we preview the Spring 2021 UCF Knights Men's Soccer season. Jeff and Eric speak with head coach Scott Calabrese about his team's dealing with COVID-19, the short schedule, and the state of college men's soccer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian get an update on the UCF Knights' search for a new athletic director and how that might affect the football coaching search. We also discuss UCF's two Signing Day signees and an update on Parker Boudreaux. Then we shift gears to basketball and break down the men's basketball team's rough road trip, as well as the women's te...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian recount the reaction to Josh Heupel's departure from within UCF and what happens next. Then they recap Men's and Women's Hoops both getting key victories over ECU at home. UCF's Director of Tennis John Roddick joins the show to talk about the Men's Tennis team's 2021 season, and then the guys wrap with news from Volleyball,...

On this special edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric get a preview of the Spring 2021 UCF Volleyball team with their head coach, the Knights' all-time winningest head coach, Todd Dagenais. They discuss the roster coming into the season, the weirdness of coaching during COVID, the schedule, and more. Then Jeff and Eric offer some more insight on the program, and we hear from...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian begin with some news from UCF Football on new WR coach Kodi Burns and some good news on players returning for 2021. Then Eric and Brian chat with UCF Baseball legend and current Tampa Bay Rays hitting coach Chad Mottola. They discuss Chad's UCF days, his lengthy pro career, and his transition into coaching. Then UCF Women's...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Eric and Brian break down the UCF Knights' mens' basketball team's loss to Temple on Thursday, as well as the women's team's victory over ECU. Then they're joined by former UCF and current Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Matthew Wright to discuss his time at UCF, his first season in the NFL, and the challenges of being a kicker at the pro level. The...

On this edition of The Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Brian look at the status of the UCF Knights' Men's Basketball team as they had to postpone two games due to COVID-19 and discuss what the schedule is going to look like going forward. They then look back at UCF Women's Basketball's win over Houston and what they have coming up. Then Jeff and Brian recount the Orlando Sentinel's report...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric, Brian and Drew catch you up on UCF Knights Men's Basketball's postponement with Tulane and break down UCF's performance against #6 Houston. They also preview UCF Women's Basketball's upcoming tilt with Houston. Then the guys look back at 2020, trying to focus on the positive things that came out of UCF over the past year, and then g...

On this pre-Christmas edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian recap the UCF Knights' loss to BYU in the Boca Raton Bowl and discuss the biggest issues UCF has to address in the off-season. Then they recap UCF Basketball's two huge wins over Florida State and Cincinnati and preview the even huger game on Saturday against #6 Houston. Finally, they wrap it up with news on T...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian have some quick reaction to the UCF Knights' opponent in the Boca Raton Bowl, the BYU Cougars. Then they recap the early signing period for football and discuss the highlights from the Knights' recruiting class. Then they discuss McKenzie Milton's choice to transfer to Florida State and the affect it will have on his legacy...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian discuss the UCF Knights' invitation to the Boca Raton Bowl, potential opponents from the ACC, and which UCF players have decisions to make about whether they will return or opt out of the game. Then we break down the Men's Basketbal team's loss at Michigan, figure out what went wrong, and look ahead to the difficult stretch...

UPDATE: This show was recorded on Wednesday night, December 2, the night before McKenzie Milton announced he was leaving UCF. We will have an emergency podcast on December 3rd. On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian recap the UCF Knights' regular season concluding win over USF and what happened with McKenzie Milton, plus farewell to Marlon Williams and a look ah...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian begin with a preview of the UCF Knights' Black Friday contest with the South Florida Bulls, and we discuss rumblings about whether McKenzie Milton may suit up and play in Tampa. Then we shift gears to Men's Basketball, with a quick preview of the Knights for 2020-2021, including interviews with Johnny Dawkins, Sean Mobley a...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian preview the UCF Knights' biggest football game of the year to this point, with the #7 Cincinnati Bearcats coming to the Bounce House on Saturday. We get news updates from Murph and breakdown from E-Lo. Then Jeff and Eric are joined by Clayton Trutor of Down the Drive to discuss the Bearcats in-depth. Finally we look back at...