The KnightShift Podcast

On this pre-Thanksgiving edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric open with Drew and discuss the latest College Football Playoff Rankings, which put the UCF Knights in a win-and-you're-in scenario against South Florida with the winner of Tulane vs. Cincinnati awaiting them in The American Championship. They also preview the War on I-4 and what's at stake for the Knights. Then th...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric open up by breaking down the UCF Knights' matchup with Navy and what's at stake for the Knights after their 38-31 win over Tulane with two regular season games left and the lead in The American. They also pay tribute to the late UCF superfan James Reid. Then Kyle stops in to talk about Gis Malzahn's latest press conference and bre...

On this edition of Knight Shift, Eric, Drew and Kyle react to the #22 UCF Knights' 38-31 victory over #17 Tulane Green Wave in New Orleans. They break down the Knights' performance, including John Rhys Plumlee's school record-breaking day, prospects for the rest of the season, UCF's defensive struggles and their possible paths to the American Athletic Conference championship and a New Year's Six b...

On this edition of The Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Eric and Kyle recap the #22 UCF Knights football team's win at Memphis and preview their big top-25 showdown at #17 Tulane. Then they discuss the outlook for UCF Men's and Women's Basketball seasons following their season-opening games. Finally, Eric breaks down UCF Women's Soccer making the NCAA Tournament, with some sound from head coach Tiff...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Drew start out by recapping the UCF Knights' 25-21 win over Cincinnati and preview their upcoming game at Memphis. Then Eric drops in to talk about the Big 12's reported new media deal with ESPN and Fox, what it means for UCF, and the late-breaking news that Gonzaga is in talks with the Big 12 to join. Finally, Eric and Jeff wrap by pr...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric, Kyle and Bryson look back at what went wrong for UCF against East Carolina and preview their big test with the Cincinnati Bearcats this Saturday. Then they discuss Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark's visit to campus, the latest on the Big 12's media deal and what it might mean for expansion, and UCF Basketball Media Day. Finally, th...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric begin by previewing the UCF Knights' upcoming game with the East Carolina Pirates, and what UCF has to do to get their first road conference win of the season. They also discuss the latest news on the Big 12's potential media deal. Then Andrew Gluchov stops by to give his mid-season grades for UCF Football's offense, defense, spec...

On this edition of Knight Shift, Eric Lopez and Bryson Turner break down the UCF Knights' 70-13 wipeout of the Temple Owls in the Space Game at the Bounce House. They discuss the team's performance, John Rhys Plumlee's record day, and more. Kyle Nash also joins in from campus to give his take on the game. The guys also spend some time discussing Basketball Media Days and UCF Women's Soccer's win e...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric and Kyle start by previewing the UCF Knights' game with Temple set for Thursday night and discuss what to look forward to after the second half against SMU. They also discuss the preseason basketball polls in The American. Then Jeff is joined by UCF long snapper Tyler Paul, who is raising funds through GoFundMe for this year's editio...

On the latest Knight Shift, Eric Lopez and Bryson Turner react to the UCF Knights' 41-19 victory over SMU in the Hurricane-delayed conference opener, as the Knights dropped 31 unanswered points after halftime to move to 4-1 on the season. Kyle Nash and Andrew Gluchov also stop in from the stadium to give their takes on the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this post-Hurricane Ian edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric, Drew, and Kyle try to distract you with a preview of the UCF Knights' delayed Wednesday night game with the SMU Mustangs to open the conference season. They look at what has to be cleaned up from the Georgia Tech game and preview the biggest storylines coming into Wednesday. Then Bryson Turner stops in to catch yo...

On this pot-game edition of Knight Shift, Eric and Bryson break down the UCF Knights' 27-10 win over Georgia Tech at FBC Mortgage Stadium. Kyle Nash also joins the show from the stadium to talk about the game, and we also take your live questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric, Drew and Kyle discuss what we learned from the UCF Knights' demolition of FAU, and look ahead to the final non-conference game of the regular season against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Then we are joined by former UCF running back and current NFL star Latavius Murray, who discusses his career in Orlando and points beyond, inclu...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric do a final debrief of the UCF Knights' loss to Louisville and break down what the team needs to get fixed before and during the Knights' next game against FAU. Then we're joined by Underdog Dynast co-Managing Editor and UCF alum Eric Henry to preview the Owls and get his take on FAU football, the Owls' program in general, and what...

On this postgame Knight Shift, Eric, Kyle and Bryson break down the UCF Knights' performance in their 20-14 loss to the Louisville Cardinals on Friday night. They discuss what went wrong and where the Knights have to go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Drew, and Kyle start us off by looking back at the UCF Knights' opener vs. South Carolina State, and look ahead to the Louisville game Friday night. Then Jeff and Eric are joined by ESPN play-by-play broadcaster Roy Philpott to talk about his experiences calling UCF games and get his take on UCF-Louisville. Drew then stops in as the guys...

On the season's first edition of Knight Shift, Eric Lopez and Andrew Gluchov break down the UCF Knights' 56-10 victory over South Carolina State in the 2022 season opener. They break down all aspects of the Knights' performance, including John Rhys Plumlee's debut at QB and answer some of the questions you have about how the Knights looked in Game #1. Kyle Nash and Bryson Turner also check in to g...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, the guys open with a preview of the UCF Knights' football season opener against South Carolina State. Jeff, Eric, Drew, and Kyle discuss what they want to see in the first game on Thursday night, as well as their season predictions. Then, UCF alum and ten-year NFL vet Leger Douzable stops by to preview Thursday's game, which he will be calling...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric are joined by Andrew, Kyle and Bryson to talk about John Rhys Plumlee earning UCF's starting QB job. We hear from Coach Gus Malzahn about the decision. The guys also talk about Shaquem Griffin announcing his retirement from pro football and what he means to UCF. Then we preview the UCF Knights Men's Soccer Team with head coach Sco...

On this week's podcast, Jeff, Eric, Bryson and Kyle recap the UCF Knights Women's Soccer team's season-opening victory over Florida, and we hear from head coach Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak, as well as players Kristen Scott and Georgia Eaton-Collins. The guys also discuss whether Florida is UCF's new cross-sport rival now. Then the guys preview UCF Volleyball's upcoming season with head coach Todd Dag...

In this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric are joined by Kyle and Bryson to catch up on UCF Knights Football practice and also discuss the Big Ten's media deal news and what it may mean for UCF and the Big 12. UCF Women's Soccer Head Coach Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak joins the show to preview her team as they prepare for the 2022 season, plus her new role with the USWNT. Fina...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Bryson, Drew and Kyle recap UCF Knights Football Media Day, and we hear from Coach Gus Malzahn. We also have sound from QBs Mikey Keene and John Rhys Plumlee about their competition for the starting QB job, and the guys discuss if there's anything we can deduce from that. Then they discuss UCF's revenue reports from the previous fiscal ye...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric, Andrew and Kyle are all in the house to talk about the 2022 American Athletic Conference Football Media Day, and we hear from UCF Knights head coach Gus Malzahn and WR Ryan O'Keefe. Then Jeff and Andrew break down their collaborative submission for the AAC Preseason Football Media Poll, and discuss their collaborative ballot they se...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric, Andrew, and Bryson reveal the winners of our 2021-2022 Black & Gold Banneret Awards as voted on by the staff and you, the fans. We unveil the winners of 26 awards and break down why we voted who we voted for. With this show, we wrap up the 2021-2022 year and prepare for the 2022-2023 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Eric and Drew open by reacting to new Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark's comments and the latest football scheduling announcements. Then, Eric and Bryson go over the UCF Knights who are eligible for the MLB Draft and address the comings and goings with Softball. Finally, Eric and Bryson give their State of the Program evaluations of Men's and...