Douglas Jones-US PRESSWIRE
COACH: George O’Leary — At UCF: 50-51, 8 years;
OVERALL: 102-84, 15 years
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Charlie Taaffe
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Jim Fleming
LAST LEAGUE TITLE: 2010
LAST BOWL: 2010, Liberty
RETURNING STARTERS: 9; 3 offense, 6 defense
PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Blake Bortles, RB Storm Johnson, RB Latavius Murray, WR Quincy McDuffie, DE Troy Davis, DE Victor Gray, LB Ray Shipman, CB A.J. Bouye
PRIMARY STRENGTHS: The Knights have talent and depth at running back. The defense looks stout all over, but especially in the secondary, where four players with significant starting experience return.
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS: Some issues cleared with the likely return of Jeff Godfrey and J.J. Worton, but will Bortles by looking over his shoulder? New kickers are nearly always question marks, and the Knights have two of them. The first month of the season features the first-ever meetings with Ohio State and Missouri.
