It took a couple of years, but Danny White finally wore me down. The UCF athletic director is correct about his team’s scheduling, and I’ve been wrong.



Since UCF’s perfect season in 2017, White has rejected the notion that if the Knights want to make the College Football Playoff, then they need to schedule as many Power 5 opponents as possible. I’ve said in print and on my SiriusXM show that if UCF really wants a chance, then the Knights need to try to schedule four Power 5 teams each year as their non-conference competition. And they need to play those games wherever each Power 5 team wants to play. On the Power 5 school’s campus in a one-time buy game. At a neutral site. On the moon. Hit the road and prove something.



Deal with reality on reality’s terms, I would say. The CFP selection committee cares about who you’ve beaten, so find somebody to beat and then complain if you don’t get it. Build your team into a national...