<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>Like, follow, subscribe on YouTube + IG, and check out the 70+ teams &amp; conferences on The College Huddle.</p><p>Drop comments for what we should cover in Intern Re-Education (they clearly need it).</p><p><br></p><p>Go Knights! And Charge On! ⚔️</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps / Segments</p><p><br></p><p>Introductions </p><p><br></p><p>Portal News: The Final Transfer Is In </p><p><br></p><p>4-star Artaveous Jones closes the portal door (finally)</p><p><br></p><p>What it means + what it doesn’t mean (calm down)</p><p><br></p><p>Musbrucker Presser + Recruiting Strategy </p><p><br></p><p>Our takeaways</p><p><br></p><p>The “are we cooking or coping?” debate</p><p><br></p><p>2026 Football Schedule Release </p><p><br></p><p>Biggest takeaways</p><p><br></p><p>Where the season tilts (and where we’ll be screaming)</p><p><br></p><p>Spring Practice Dates + Spring Game? </p><p><br></p><p>Will we actually get a spring game?</p><p><br></p><p>What we want to see (and what we’ll complain about anyway)</p><p><br></p><p>Playoff Picture: Power 2 Screws The Pooch </p><p><br></p><p>16 vs 24 teams: what’s best for UCF + the Big 12</p><p><br></p><p>Why the system is “fair” (said no one honest)</p><p><br></p><p>Gus Finally Retires </p><p><br></p><p>Reaction, reflections, and what’s next</p><p><br></p><p>Moment of silence… followed by immediate takes</p><p><br></p><p>UCF Women’s Flag Football: National Championship Run </p><p><br></p><p>Knights competing on the big stage</p><p><br></p><p>Respect where it’s due (yes, we can do that)</p><p><br></p><p>UCF Hoops: Perfect Week, Maximum Chaos</p><p><br></p><p>ASU Win Breakdown: The Offense Is Different </p><p><br></p><p>Themus Fulks “could’ve shut it down” (but didn’t)</p><p><br></p><p>Didn’t shoot well… still won</p><p><br></p><p>Ref breaks down at half (same)</p><p><br></p><p>Kugel almost throws it down</p><p><br></p><p>Why the offense looks actually different</p><p><br></p><p>Win Against #11 Texas Tech: Statement Game </p><p><br></p><p>Bol’s breakout: why he’s leveling up</p><p><br></p><p>Burks matters in the paint (shocking: paint points matter)</p><p><br></p><p>How we topped Toppin</p><p><br></p><p>How we blanketed the shooters</p><p><br></p><p>Starting fast = wins (write it down)</p><p><br></p><p>Chris Johnson shines</p><p><br></p><p>Bench + game plan were the difference</p><p><br></p><p>Felt like a 20-point win… wasn’t</p><p><br></p><p>Fulks absence = opponent transition offense</p><p><br></p><p>We killed them on the boards</p><p><br></p><p>Double court storm + why we should let students storm</p><p><br></p><p>“We haven’t been there before” — why it matters now and later</p><p><br></p><p>Big 12 Status Check: Best Season Ever? </p><p><br></p><p>Where we are in the league</p><p><br></p><p>Is this the best UCF season ever?</p><p><br></p><p>Big 12 Greater Than SEC (yes we said it, yes we meant it)</p><p><br></p><p>Why We Should’ve Been Ranked </p><p><br></p><p>We break down the competition</p><p><br></p><p>We present the case like lawyers (objection: facts)</p><p><br></p><p>Houston Preview + Roger’s Hot Take Regret </p><p><br></p><p>“How we thought we’d beat Houston”</p><p><br></p><p>Roger’s hot take that immediately set itself on fire</p><p><br></p><p>Breaking down Houston</p><p><br></p><p>Why We Could Smoke Cincy (but…) </p><p><br></p><p>Thiam looks like he’s back though</p><p><br></p><p>What has to happen for this to be real</p><p><br></p><p>Fan + Fun Segments</p><p><br></p><p>Listener Love: Big 12 Fans Rally Around UCF </p><p><br></p><p>The rare moment of conference unity</p><p><br></p><p>We accept your support… cautiously</p><p><br></p><p>Josh’s Sometimes Funny Fact of the Week </p><p><br></p><p>Sometimes funny. Sometimes… present.</p><p><br></p><p>Other UCF Sports Allen, Andrew &amp; Tre Don’t Watch </p><p><br></p><p>All we did was win (how annoying of us)</p><p><br></p><p>Big Announcement Tease </p><p><br></p><p>Watch the show and see if you caught it 👀</p><p><br></p><p>Final Thoughts </p><p><br></p><p>What this week says about where UCF is headed</p><p><br></p><p>And why we’re still emotionally unstable (sports do that)</p><p>#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,</p>