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UCF football: 3 bold predictions vs. Temple in Week 11

By Daniel Morrison

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 26: Bentavious Thompson #24 of the UCF Knights runs the ball against the Temple Owls at Lincoln Financial Field on October 26, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 26: Bentavious Thompson #24 of the UCF Knights runs the ball against the Temple Owls at Lincoln Financial Field on October 26, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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ORLANDO, FL – OCTOBER 03: Jaylon Robinson #1 of the Central Florida Knights makes a catch in front of Akayleb Evans #26 of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Bright House Networks Stadium on October 3, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL – OCTOBER 03: Jaylon Robinson #1 of the Central Florida Knights makes a catch in front of Akayleb Evans #26 of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Bright House Networks Stadium on October 3, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images) /

1. UCF has three 100-yard receivers

UCF has the best passing offense in the country, led by a fast-paced offense and sophomore quarterback Dillon Gabriel. It doesn’t hurt that the Knights are loaded at wide receiver, though.

Marlon Williams and Jaylon Robinson are both on the Biletnikof Award watch list, and for good reason. Williams leads the country in receiving yards, with 840. Meanwhile, Robinson is seventh with 709 yards on the season. 

They should both get to a 100 yards with ease against a Temple secondary that is giving up 223.3 yards per game through the air.

Gabriel has only been held under 400 yards twice this season, surpassing 600 yards against Memphis. He is elusive, accurate, and has one of the prettiest deep balls in the game.

He also spreads the ball around to all his receivers.

It’s not like he gets tunnel vision for Williams and Robinson. Jacob Harris, Ryan O’Keefe, and Ja’Cyais Credle are all threats that the defense simply can’t ignore. Add in Tre Nixon, who was UCF’s top receiver coming into the season, finally returning to practice from injury this week and there’s too many options to cover.

It’s not will they find a third 100-yard receiver, but who will it be?

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