Scott Frost coached UCF to its best season in program history in 2017, when the undefeated Knights finished the season No. 6 in the AP poll as the only team to receive first-place votes alongside national champion Alabama.
Coach Kalen DeBoer told Ty Simpson along with fellow quarterbacks Austin Mack and Keelon Russell before sharing the news with the team.
There are three top-10 matchups in Week 1 alone.