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The Knighted Ones Episode 120: Portal Closed, Hoops Went Nuclear (and the Power 2 Still Can’t Math)

Welcome to The Knighted Ones Podcast, Episode 120! We are the ONLY show that features a former UCF National Champion, a former UCF radio host, an ESPN Analyst and Hoops Player, an infamous rapper, our resident influencer, and an IG star… all arguing politely (not really) about UCF sports. This week: the portal finally shuts, recruiting strategy gets dissected, the 2026 schedule drops, spring ball questions pop up, and we rant about the Playoff Picture while the Power 2 predictably screws the pooch. Oh—and then UCF Hoops decides to go on a perfect-week revenge tour, and we’re just here to document the chaos. Like, follow, subscribe on YouTube + IG, and check out the 70+ teams & conferences on The College Huddle. Drop comments for what we should cover in Intern Re-Education (they clearly need it). Go Knights! And Charge On! ⚔️ Timestamps / Segments Introductions Portal News: The Final Transfer Is In 4-star Artaveous Jones closes the portal door (finally) What it means + what it doesn’t mean (calm down) Musbrucker Presser + Recruiting Strategy Our takeaways The “are we cooking or coping?” debate 2026 Football Schedule Release Biggest takeaways Where the season tilts (and where we’ll be screaming) Spring Practice Dates + Spring Game? Will we actually get a spring game? What we want to see (and what we’ll complain about anyway) Playoff Picture: Power 2 Screws The Pooch 16 vs 24 teams: what’s best for UCF + the Big 12 Why the system is “fair” (said no one honest) Gus Finally Retires Reaction, reflections, and what’s next Moment of silence… followed by immediate takes UCF Women’s Flag Football: National Championship Run Knights competing on the big stage Respect where it’s due (yes, we can do that) UCF Hoops: Perfect Week, Maximum Chaos ASU Win Breakdown: The Offense Is Different Themus Fulks “could’ve shut it down” (but didn’t) Didn’t shoot well… still won Ref breaks down at half (same) Kugel almost throws it down Why the offense looks actually different Win Against #11 Texas Tech: Statement Game Bol’s breakout: why he’s leveling up Burks matters in the paint (shocking: paint points matter) How we topped Toppin How we blanketed the shooters Starting fast = wins (write it down) Chris Johnson shines Bench + game plan were the difference Felt like a 20-point win… wasn’t Fulks absence = opponent transition offense We killed them on the boards Double court storm + why we should let students storm “We haven’t been there before” — why it matters now and later Big 12 Status Check: Best Season Ever? Where we are in the league Is this the best UCF season ever? Big 12 Greater Than SEC (yes we said it, yes we meant it) Why We Should’ve Been Ranked We break down the competition We present the case like lawyers (objection: facts) Houston Preview + Roger’s Hot Take Regret “How we thought we’d beat Houston” Roger’s hot take that immediately set itself on fire Breaking down Houston Why We Could Smoke Cincy (but…) Thiam looks like he’s back though What has to happen for this to be real Fan + Fun Segments Listener Love: Big 12 Fans Rally Around UCF The rare moment of conference unity We accept your support… cautiously Josh’s Sometimes Funny Fact of the Week Sometimes funny. Sometimes… present. Other UCF Sports Allen, Andrew & Tre Don’t Watch All we did was win (how annoying of us) Big Announcement Tease Watch the show and see if you caught it 👀 Final Thoughts What this week says about where UCF is headed And why we’re still emotionally unstable (sports do that) #ucf, #ucffootball, #ucfsports, #tk1, #ucfhoops, #ucfwomensbasketball, #ucfvolleyball, #ucfknights, #UCFSoftball, #nfl, #Scottfrost, #NFL, #transferportal, #NIL, #wvu, #wvufootball, #livestream, #gkco, #acc, #collegefootball, #big12conference, #Championship, #softball, #MLB, #collegebasketball, #johnnydawkins, #rowing, #ESPN, #UCFflagfootball, #Big12, #UCFrecruiting, #UCFbasketball, #CollegeHuddle,

The Knighted Ones Episode 119: QB Room Complete, Hoops Heat Check, #ucf FootBall's Value, Terry

We discuss where we closed the portal, Our QB Room, The Oline (Frostie Are You Ok?), New Freshman Commit, LB's and Dline, In The Center...of the line, Roster turnover and our budget, Is the portal over for us, HS Recruiting suffers, What are we worth and what should our expectations be, Where we stack up versus our peers this year and next, No more excuses and Ben is not happy with Terry, Swinging for the fences, Leadership turns into dollars, Annie, hoops is ok, Zona got the benefit of the doubt...Turnovers were a problem versus the Cyclones, We dont need the Tre's, Ft's 21-6?, The Stillwell Effect, Getting it in the paint and missing the high post, the Big 12 and the rest of the season, Listener Love, Cheerleading, and beating the Cows! #ucf, #ucffootball, #ucfsports, #ucfhoops, #tk1

The Knighted Ones Episode 118 Kittens Tamed Top 25 Portal Still Poppin Playoff

In this week's episode we discuss our portal update, Allen Asseses the portal, the oline, OSU and Thiam, Dawkins shows sleeper shade, We are big mad about dropping out of the top 25, the bearkittens go down, what to look forward to in hoops, Listner Love, and more! #ucf,#ucffootball,#ucfsports,#ucfhoops,#tk1

The Knighted Ones Episode #117 #jayhawks Chalked, We Got Our QB1, Hoops Top 25, Portal Breakdown

In this weeks episode we break down the big win over #jaywhawkhoops . We celebrate our Top 25 ranking, We talk about our new QB1 and Allen breaks down our portal acquisitions to date! #ucf,#ucfsports,#ucffootball,#ucfhoops,#tk1,#portal

The Knighted Ones Episode 116: #big12conference Hoops Preview, Portal Update And More

Ben breaks it DOWN for conference play, what we need to do to make the tournament, why this team is tournament ready, and we talk Portal. #ucf,#ucfhoops,#ucffootball,#big12conference,#big12hoops,#ucfsports,#NIL,#portal