The KnightShift Podcast

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian preview the UCF Knights' upcoming game with Temple on Saturday, even as Temple is short-handed and other conferences are cancelling games due to COVID. We also bid a fond farewell to Darriel Mack Jr, who announced he is transferring from UCF. Then the guys go over some more basketball scheduling news, and recap The American...

On this bye week edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian look back at the events around the Houston game that resulted in the dismissal of four defensive players from the UCF Knights' roster. We also hear from Coach Josh Heupel and QB Dillon Gabriel from their media availability, and give props to the guys who stepped in to fill some big shoes on defense. Then, Jeff and...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian look back at the UCF Knights righting the ship against Tulane and the historic season UCF is having on offense. Then they preview the Houston game with Dustin Rensink and Sam Rassenfoss of the Scott & Holman Pawdcast. Finally, we hear from Coach Abe in her media availability for UCF Women's Basketball, and look back at UCF...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Eric and Brian discuss what went wrong against Memphis and what are the Knights' issues on defense. Then they look ahead to the Tulane game and what the Knights have to play for the rest of 2020 season, plus the latest news on McKenzie Milton. Finally, we get some snippets from Johnny Dawkins' media availability this week and discuss what were...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian preview the UCF Knights' upcoming game in Memphis with a full breakdown. Then, they're joined by Jeff Brightwell of the Memphis Tigers Radio Network to get the latest on Memphis for the 2020 season. Finally, the guys discuss Collin Smith stepping away from UCF Basketball for this season, as well as some NCAA eligibility and...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian break down the UCF Knights' loss to Tulsa at home, including turning points, trends and key injuries UCF suffered as they head into the bye week. Then Andrew Gluchov (@StatBoyDrew) joins the show to break down the Knights' offensive line play over the first few weeks and what they can do to improve in the bye week. Finally,...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Brian and Eric discuss McKenzie Milton being cleared for practice with pads on and what the possibility is that he might return this season. Then they preview the UCF Knights' home opener vs. Tulsa. Finally, the guys have news on UCF's NFL alumni, Mike Aresco defending The American on Finebaum, and Ben Lively's success in the KBO. Learn m...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian preview the UCF Knights' game with the ECU Pirates with Bubba Rosenbaum of The Sports Objective podcast. Then they break down the match-up with sound from the coaches and give predictions. Finally, we hear from national media on UCF's postseason chances and go off the rails a bit on baseball and more. Learn more about your...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, we are previewing the UCF Knights' opener against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets with help from Robert Binion of our SB Nation sister site, From The Rumble Seat. Rob breaks down the matchup and also discusses former UCF assistant Geoff Collins' rebuilding job at Tech and George O'Leary's significance to that program. Then we discuss the Saturd...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian dive into previewing the UCF Knights Football team for the 2020 season, examining every position group on offense, special teams and defense, including position battles, and strengths and weaknesses on paper for the team. Then we go over news from the pros, with some women's soccer and women's basketball alumni starting pro...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian discuss Tay Gowan leaving for the NFL and the other UCF Knights football players who are opting out of the season and how that affects UCF's depth chart, plus Josh Heupel updates us on McKenzie Milton. Then, we update you on UCF's home attendance protocols, and break down how UCF has handled its financial situation in the p...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast (with a new intro!), Jeff, Eric and Brian break down Soccer and Volleyball moving to the Spring and what that means for the UCF Knights, including which team benefits the most and which team may have been hurt the most. Then we have some football scheduling news, as well as UCF's ranking in the AP Poll and how that might help the Knights when th...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Brian and Eric discuss the RJ Harvey transfer and whether the recent trend of Central Florida recruits coming back home via the transfer portal is a good long-term sign for UCF. They also discuss the latest NCAA/COVID-19 news regarding fall sports and what the current state of play is with the NCAA's big meeting coming on Friday. Finally,...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian recap the wild week that was in college football, with the Big Ten and Pac-12 postponing their football seasons, and the downstream effects of that decision. They discuss where UCF and The American stand in all of this. They also touch upon some other stories, including Dylan Moore mashing for the Seattle Mariners right now...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian break down UCF Football's schedule for the Fall of 2020, including the conference slate, Georgia Tech (!), and what's up with Florida A&M. They also discuss the Knights' preseason ranking int he Coaches' Poll, and UCF's chances in Volleyball, Men's Soccer and Women's Soccer given the conference's guidelines. They wrap with...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian discuss the ACC's boss move in announcing its 10+1 football schedule how it pressures the SEC, and what UCF and The American should do next. They also discuss the Olympic sports and how that might look as conferences and the NCAA wrestle with COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this special edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric are joined by U.S. Soccer legend and #1 on our list of the greatest UCF female athletes of all time, the great Michelle Akers. Michelle discusses coming to Orlando and being a student at UCF in the late 1980s, and pioneering the sport of women's soccer in her time at UCF. She also discusses her relationship with former UCF...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian discuss the news of The American postponing fall Olympic sports until September 1st, and the potential ramifications of the NCAA's upcoming Board of Governors meeting on Friday, and how that might dramatically affect the college sports landscape. Then Eric is joined by UCF Soccer legend and long-time professional goalkeeper...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Eric and Brian talk about a conference-only schedule as a possibility coming for UCF Football and the American. Also, Brian breaks down the UCF players who will be named to College Football awards watch lists in coming days and weeks. Then, Eric is joined by UCF Knights head Softball coach Cindy Ball-Malone (36:00). They talk about getting Alea...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian are joined by ESPN and CBS Sports College Basketball analyst and former UCF Knight Mike O'Donnell to discuss 5-star forward C.J. Walker transferring to UCF from Oregon, what it means for UCF Knights basketball, and what the lineup might look like once the season starts. We also get Mike's take on what needs to be done for c...

On this special edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Eric is joined by former UCF midfielder (2010-2011) and current member of MLS's Philadelphia Union Warren Creavalle to discuss his UCF career, moving into the pros with Houston and later Philadelphia, and adjusting to the MLS' bubble at Disney, where all of the league's teams will play in its MLS Is Back Tournament starting this week. T...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Brian Murphy talks with UCF Knights Basketball alumni A.J. Davis (4:39) and Chad Brown (46:13) respectively about their UCF careers, post-UCF life, and their participation in The Basketball Tournament with Playing for Jimmy V. Then Jeff, Brian and Eric field some listener questions regarding COVID-19, McKenzie Milton, and The American setting u...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, former UCF and MLB pitcher Ben Lively joins Brian and Eric from Korea, where he is rehabbing from an injury while playing with the Samsung Lions of the KBO. Lively discusses his time at UCF and in the Majors, plus playing during COVID-19 in Korea. Then Jeff, Eric and Brian discuss a grab bag of topics, including more UCF football players coming...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Brian open by discussing the NCAA Division I Council's approval of the new calendar for the 2020 football season and how this affects UCF. Then ESPN's Baseball Insider and MLB Draft expert Kiley McDaniel joins Murph to talk about his time as a UCF student and his journey in baseball, as well as UCF's latest draftees. Learn more a...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, we join Jeff, Eric and Brian just as the Tampa Bay Rays draft UCF Knights P Jeffrey Hakanson in the 5th Round of the MLB Draft. The guys break that down as well as some changes to College Baseball for the upcoming season. We also discuss some of UCF's football players returning to campus as well as the risks that poses with COVID-19. Learn more...