A Quick Look at the UCF Knights

The West Virginia Mountaineers (4-3, 2-2) are on the road to take on the UCF Knights (3-4, 0-4) on Saturday, with kickoff set for noon and broadcasting on FS1.

The Knights have begun their inaugural season in the Big 12 Conference with an 0-4 start, however, three of the four league games were on the road and nearly pulled off the upset in Norman last week against Oklahoma.

UCF leads the conference in total yards per game at 499.6. The bulk of the production came in non-conference play where the Knights averaged 628.7 yards of total offense per game but ranked sixth in the league in conference games, averaging 411.0 ypg.

Quarterback John Rhys Plumlee sustained an injury in week two and returned to full capacity last week against the Sooners, throwing for 248 yards and two touchdowns. Last season, the senior eclipsed the 300-yard mark in four games, while rushing for more than 100 yards four times and hit both marks in two of the four contests.

The Knights rank second in the Big 12 in rushing, averaging 232.4 ypg. The rushing attack has surpassed the 200-yard mark in four of the six games. Senior RJ Harvey leads the team in rushing with 612 yards and a team-high six touchdowns, averaging 87.4 ypg. The Orlando native has rushed for 100-plus yards in the last two games.

Senior Johnny Richardson is second on the team in rushing (456 yards) and averages a team-leading 7.7 yards per carry.

Javon Baker registered a season-high 134 yards versus Oklahoma last week. The senior is second in the Big 12 in receiving yards with 551 yards to go with four touchdowns and Kobe Hudson is fourth in the league with 496 yards and two touchdowns. Hudson is second in the conference in yards per catch at 21.6 and Baker is third at 21.2.

UCF has one of the worst rush defenses in the Big 12, allowing 196.3 yards on the ground per game.

Linebacker Jason Johnson leads the team in tackles with 61 tackles and ranks third in the league with 39 solo tackles.

Defensive end Tre’Mon Morrish-Brash has a conference-leading six sacks while his counterpart Malachi Lawrence ranks second with five sacks.

Defensive back Corey Thornton leads the Knights with five pass deflections and two interceptions.

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