UCF now needs to finish 3-1 over the final four to get to the postseason. Following the 37-24 loss to BYU at FBC Mortgage Stadium, the Knights fired defensive coordinator Ted Roof on Monday.

The UCF Athletics Association Inc. filed a motion ... lawsuit brought against it by former defensive coordinator coach Ted Roof. The lawsuit, filed Jan. 24, claims the school adjusted his ...

Starting defensive ends Nyjalik Kelly and Malachi Lawrence returned for UCF, as did rotational rushers Isaiah Nixon and Jamaal Johnson. Kelly paced the Knights with 5½ sacks and tied for the team lead ...

KJ Jefferson completed 12 of 22 attempts for 271 yards, hitting Randy Pittman and Jarrad Baker for touchdowns.

Eleven of those 22 sacks occurred in UCF's final four games, following the dismissal of Ted Roof as defensive coordinator and with the team spiraling toward its first bowl absence since 2015.