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UCF Football: 3 reasons Knights will beat Stanford in Week 3

By Kyle Grondin

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 07: Dillon Gabriel #11 of the UCF Knights hands the ball off to Greg McCrae #30 the first half against the Florida Atlantic Owls at FAU Stadium on September 07, 2019 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 07: Dillon Gabriel #11 of the UCF Knights hands the ball off to Greg McCrae #30 the first half against the Florida Atlantic Owls at FAU Stadium on September 07, 2019 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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1. UCF will have big-play opportunities

Central Florida has been one of the more high-octane attacks to start the season. Through two games, they rank 11th in yards per play, and have had nine touchdowns of 20 yards or more.

They have definite big-play ability and Stanford’s defense may have a tough time slowing that type of offensive firepower down. It’ll be interesting to see if the Knights can exploit a defense that was solid in Week 1 against Northwestern but shaky against USC.

Despite Stanford having a star at cornerback in Paulson Adebo, USC had a number of big-play opportunities, including two touchdowns over 20 yards.

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UCF is going to have a lot of opportunities to get the ball downfield, and they’ll succeed again, getting a number of big plays against the Cardinal defense, propelling them to victory in week three and a 3-0 record.

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