For UCF, the sky isn’t falling when it comes to offensive struggles.
UCF · PittsburghTo make matters worse, starting quarterback Alonza Barnett III suffered a hamstring injury that is expected to sideline him for several weeks. With their spirits battered and bruised, the Knights dedicated much of this past week to finding their footing again.
However, coach Scott Frost remains confident, insisting one loss does not define his team's character. "Sports is classic overreaction with everything," Frost said on Monday.
"This team's going to win the championship and then they don't play well in week one, and the sky is falling right. We've got to be careful on both sides of the ball not to overreact.
"There's a habit and a tendency to go to the extremes and overreact. We've just got to be better next week than we were this week."
KEY POINTS
- For UCF, the sky isn’t falling when it comes to offensive struggles.
- Two weeks into the football season, UCF faces an identity problem.
- In the season opener, the Knights looked like offensive juggernauts, totaling 560 yards while scoring a school-record 73 points in a dominating 73-6 win over Bethune-Cookman.
- A week later, UCF looked anemic on offense, managing just 206 yards of offense in a disappointing 12-7 loss at Pittsburgh last Saturday.