Former Lake Highland Prep receiver Hayden Jones transferring to UCF

Hayden Jones, WR, Lake Highland Prep, 2012 (CHRIS HAYS/ORLANDO SENTINEL / May 23, 2011) Former Lake Highland Prep star Hayden Jones was happy about the news he received on Friday from the admissions office at UCF. “I actually got accepted today so it’s a pretty exciting day for me,” … Continue reading

O’Leary praises Knights for academic marks

UCF football turned in one of its best semesters academically this spring, with the group posting a 2.95 grade point average. Knights coach George O##Q##Leary praised the team for its performance in the classroom during a fan event last week. O##Q##Leary said freshmen quarterbacks Pete DiNovo and Justin Holman, … Continue reading

UCF track and field wins fourth straight C-USA outdoor championship

The celebration started late Sunday night with a dance circle, chants of “four in a row” and the obligatory Gatorade bath for UCF track coach Caryl Smith Gilbert. The festivities carried over to campus on Monday afternoon, where the Knights##Q## track and field team — returning home after capturing … Continue reading

UCF’s Erik Hempe grateful to be Knights’ version of Van Wilder

UCF redshirt senior Erik Hempe packed up his red Nissan Titan pickup truck last summer and headed west with former teammate Alex Friedrich, bound for Hempe##Q##s home in California. The outfielder spent what he thought was his final season of Division I college baseball watching from the dugout. Hempe suffered … Continue reading