UCF Knights 2009 College Football Predictions, Picks & Odds: In 2007 UCF went 10-4, opened up their beautiful new stadium by nearly beating the Longhorns of Texas and ended up facing off against Mississippi State in the Liberty Bowl. That is the type of season Knight fans have come to expect under Coach George O’Leary. The 2008 campaign was anything but successful. In fact, most would describe the offense as painful. Odds makers at Sportsbook.com have college football predictions on the UFC Knights 50-1 odds to win the BSC 2010 National Championship.
The offense does not have to be as bad as it was last year. Harvey is full of potential and the linemen are a year older and wiser. Calabrese even has some quality targets to throw the ball to, most notably Kamar Aiken. Aiken is a playmaker that can make things happen. Add Brian Watters, last year’s top receiver, Rocky Ross and tight end John Lubischer to the mix and there is no reason the passing offense has to rank 115 th in the nation yet again.
it was because of the defense that the team from Central Florida even won four games last year. The defensive line will be the best in the conference by far. End Bruce Miller tallied 7.0 sacks and 17.0 tackles-for-loss last year and fellow lineman Torrell Troup added 12.5 tackles-for-loss. Both of those guys could be playing on Sunday’s sooner or later. But there is more to the line than just Miller and Troup. End Jarvis Geathers was second on the team in sacks last year with 5.5 and Travis Timmons compliments Troup in the middle of the line quite well. The linebackers return three starters in Derrick Hallman, Chance Henderson and Lawrence Young, but the real problem is in the secondary.
With Burnett, an All-America punt and kick returner, gone, Aiken, Williams and Robinson are among the players who will battle for the return duties. Kicker Nick Cattoi will face some competition from newcomers Jamie Boyle and David Bohner, while punter Blake Clingan will be returning for his third season as a starter.
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