West Virginia and UCF will meet this Saturday as a pair of teams looking to secure their first Big 12 win of the season. Unfortunately, both teams will be without some key players. OUT: QB Nicco Marchiol,

The redshirt senior started last week’s game at Cincinnati, finishing with 330 yards in a 20-11 loss to the Bearcats.

UCF Knights QB Cam Fancher played all 90 snaps at Cincinnati last weekend, but he was ruled out on the Big 12's initial injury report this week.

West Virginia defensive tackle Hammond Russel IV was downgraded to out in Thursday night’s player availability update for this week’s game at UCF. Russel, a

It’s homecoming weekend at UCF and the Knights are hosting West Virginia on Saturday with hopes of snapping a three-game losing streak. The Orlando Sentinel spoke with Cody Nespo r of the Gold and Blue Nation to gain a deeper understanding of the Mountaineers. Here is an edited version of that conversation:

UCF Knights football faces a pivotal matchup against West Virginia. Can the Knights capitalize on the Mountaineers' struggles and secure their first conference win?

The West Virginia Mountaineers (2-4, 0-3) travel to Orlando to take on the UCF Knights (3-3, 0-3) Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. EST and the a