The KnightShift Podcast

On this Special Bowl Edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric recap the Knights' 31-13 loss to Arkansas State in the AutoNation Cure Bowl in Orlando. They then look at the big picture for UCF Football at the end of the 2016 season and where the Knights stand heading into 2017 (11:27). Jeff and Eric will be taking next week off from the podcast for the holidays but the show will...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric break down UCF's match-up with Arkansas State in the AutoNation Cure Bowl (1:30), and welcome Sun Belt Conference reporter Danielle Jenkins to shed some light on the Red Wolves heading into the game (12:05). Jeff and Eric also pay tribute to UCF Athletics staffer Lee Logan, who passed away this week (40:00). After a break, Jeff an...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff Sharon and Eric Lopez discuss UCF Football's bid to the Autonation Cure Bowl in Orlando (2:00) and take a look at the Knights' opponent, Arkansas State. Jeff also chats with the CEO of the Cure Bowl, former UCF player and coach Alan Gooch, about the bowl game and his time at UCF (25:20). Then it's on to Men's Soccer, as the guys give the s...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff Sharon and Eric Lopez recap UCF football against USF in the season finale (3:18). Then they discuss which bowl the Knights may be heading to (19:19), how Navy might throw a wrench into everything for the AAC's bowl teams (35:09), and speculate about Scott Frost's name being thrown around for Oregon's head coach opening (45:08). They then l...

On this episode of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff Sharon and Eric Lopez look back at UCF's loss to Tulsa (2:15) and examine what's wrong with McKenzie Milton and UCF's offense (5:00) and preview the War on I-4 matchup with USF (12:30). Then Jeff speaks with Dave Ryan of CBS Sports Network (31:00) about the budding UCF-USF rivalry and what the Knights have to do to pull of the upset. Then...

On this special edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff Sharon and Eric Lopez preview the nascent UCF Men's Basketball season. They go over the start of Johnny Dawkins' first season at UCF (1:30), and Jeff shares his chat with B.J. Taylor from Media Day (5:36). Then former UCF player and current ESPN analyst Mike O'Donnell joins Jeff and Eric for a full preview of the team and the Ameri...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff Sharon & Eric Lopez discuss UCF Football's remarkable turnaround, and Jeff makes his case for Scott Frost winning AAC Coach of the Year (1:57). They then look back at the win over Cincinnati (8:45) and preview the Tulsa game (11:30). Then it's on to Volleyball's last home weekend (20:05) with special guest and former UCF Volleyball player...

On this episode of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric lead off with Men's Soccer, as the Knights shocked The American by vaulting into the AAC Tournament in Tampa. They then bring on the team's head coach, Bryan Cunningham, to talk about his team's season and their chances against USF (6:55), and then Jeff and Eric talk about the state of UCF Men's Soccer (15:47). Then it's a look at...

ON this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric wrap up the Women's Soccer team's season following their loss in the AAC Tournament (1:55). Then they discuss why it's not time to panic after the Houston loss (4:52), and what UCF has to do to beat Tulane(15:08). Jeff and Eric then provide some UCF connections to the World Series (24:36), along with some good news for UCF's futur...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff Sharon and Eric Lopez look back at UCF Football's key road win at UConn, mock Bob Diaco's anguish at UCF leaving the ConFLiCT trophy on the field (9:20), and preview the Knights' next tough road game at Houston (17:40). Then it's on to Women's Soccer and their dramatic 3-2 OT victory over East Carolina in a do-or-die situation (38:40), Vol...

On this episode of the Black and Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric look back at UCF’s heartbreaking loss to Temple, and how the Knights can recover for a tough road game at UConn (11:20). Then the guys go off on the Big 12 for its fraudulent expansion fiasco (27:30). Finally, it’s a look at the Olympic sports (45:05), with Volleyball coming off of a huge weekend with two key road victories. You...

On this special edition of the Black & Gold Banneret podcast, Eric Lopez shares his uncut interview with UCF’s new Director of Tennis, John Roddick. Roddick took over the UCF Tennis program this past May after coming over from Oklahoma, where he spent seven seasons, culminating in three consecutive runner-up finished in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Tournament. He previously coached his brother, Andy, who...

On this episode of the Black and Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric are back in action after Hurricane Matthew forced an unplanned week off. The guys chat about how UCF handled the storm and how it changes UCF’s football schedule (7:30), and then preview the Homecoming match-up with Temple (10:20) and take a look at the standings in The American to plot out UCF’s path to the division title (24:1...

On this episode of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric look back at UCF’s throttling of FIU and decipher what it means for the Knights as they head into American Athletic Conference play. Then it’s on to the conference opener against ECU (6:00), with a full preview of how UCF can beat the Pirates. Eric and Jeff then discuss the moving of the Texas game from 2017 to 2023 and what that...

On this episode of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric look back at McKenzie Milton’s exciting debut despite UCF’s loss to Maryland, and look ahead to Milton’s first road start at FIU (13:00). Then they discuss the newly-acknowledged rivalry between UCF and USF (24:20), including whether they now think both schools are a package deal in expansion (33:30). Next it’s a look at Volleybal...

On this episode of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric take a quick look back at the Michigan game and pull out some positives from the Knights’ first loss before moving on to this Saturday’s game against the Maryland Terrapins (6:30). They discuss UCF’s potential quarterback issues and how Scott Frost is handling them in the media (16:45), and how traditional coaches’ radio shows are...

In this episode of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff Sharon and Eric Lopez chat about the afterglow of UCF’s first win in 640 days against South Carolina State before diving into the Michigan game at The Big House in Ann Arbor (4:20). They chat about Jim Harbaugh (8:10), how UCF could pull off the upset (16:15) and the potential TV audience for the game (22:10). Then it’s a recap of Volleyba...

On this episode of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff Sharon and Eric Lopez preview Scott Frost’s head coaching debut against South Carolina State, and tell you why the Bulldogs are not to be messed with, even though they’re an FCS team. Then, Jeff and Eric preview UCF’s season in general, and make predictions about what they think UCF’s record will be in 2016 (20:30). Then it’s time for cont...

In this episode of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff Sharon is joined by UCF Men’s Soccer head coach Bryan Cunningham to preview his team’s upcoming season (4:00). Jeff and Coach Cunningham preview the team’s outlook as well as the state of soccer in Central Florida (14:00), his favorite pizza (17:00), and unpack an interesting proposal for the NCAA Soccer season in Speed Round (20:30). Then...

In this episode of the Black and Gold Banneret podcast, Jeff Sharon speaks with UCF head Volleyball coach Todd Dagenais about his team for the 2016 season. Jeff and Todd go over the takeaways from last year’s team and preview the Knights for 2016, including looking at the team’s top returning players and the Knights’ schedule, which includes Florida State and LSU at home. Then Jeff and Todd talk i...

In this episode of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff Sharon previews the UCF Women’s Soccer team as they head into 2016. Head coach Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak joins the show to talk about her expectations for the team (8:30). Jeff and Tiffany talk about the Knights’ difficult schedule, her key returning players, and newcomers with international experience. Coach Roberts Sahaydak also discusses...

On the first full episode of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff Sharon and Eric Lopez ring in the new UCF sports season with a rundown of how you can follow the show and what they’ll be yammering about on a weekly basis on the show. They discuss the new coaching hires all over UCF Athletics, including Scott Frost and his impact on the Football program (10:00), as well as all of the other new...