UCF begins preparations for Kansas with uncertainty at quarterback.
UCF · Kansas · BaylorThe senior had been dealing with the injury for several weeks, coach Scott Frost said after the game. Alonza Barnett III stepped off the bench to finish ...
Who starts Saturday's game at Kansas is uncertain, but Frost indicated that Barnett could see action this weekend against the Jayhawks. I don't know about Lyghtz (Jenkins) right now," Frost said on Monday.
"It's trending toward Alonza playing (this weekend). The update I got after the game was that Lyghtz might not be at full speed this week and whether he's able to go.
We'll see all the guys tonight and get a better idea." Jenkins finished 14 of 21 for 82 yards with an interception but was sacked three times, while Barnett went 8 of 16 for 133 yards and was sacked four times.
KEY POINTS
- UCF begins preparations for Kansas with uncertainty at quarterback.
- Once again, UCF faces a quarterback quandary.
- The Knights found themselves forced to make a quarterback change in their 41-9 loss to Baylor on Friday night after starter Keyone Jenkins went down with an ankle injury early in the third quarter.
- Barnett started the season before suffering his injury late in UCF's 12-7 loss at Pittsburgh on Sept. 12.