Rutgers visits the University of Central Florida (UCF) on Thursday. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET. Live radio broadcast information is provided below.
No. 17 UCF hosts Rutgers in an American conference showdown. UCF (8-1, 5-0 AAC) has won five straight games since losing on Sept. 28 to South Carolina, 28-25. The Knights' latest win, a second-half comeback against Temple, nearly erased UCF's narrow lead in the conference.
"It was a good win a tough situation. When we had the opportunity to make plays, we made them. That was the difference in the game," UCF coach George O'Leary said, via ESPN.
Despite the 39-36 victory, O'Leary wasn't happy: his team needs perform better.
"We've got to play better than that if we're going to continue to win," he said. "We've just got to play a team game. Offense and defense have to complement each other. That didn't happen.
"We were very fortunate to come out with a win. We looked like we were out of sync on defense. We weren't making plays, and you can't do that. We've got to get that fixed before Thursday."
Junior quarterback Blake Bortles leads the Knights' offense. Through nine games, Bortles has completed 68.1 percent of his passes for 2,484 yards, 19 touchdowns and five interceptions. Storm Johnson has 841 yards on the ground to go along with nine touchdowns.
Rutgers, meanwhile, is 5-4 with a 2-3 record in the conference. Quarterback Gary Nova leads the team with 2,052 passing yards and 18 touchdowns, but he's struggled with turnovers - the junior has 13 interceptions this season. Paul James and Justin Goodwin split carries in the backfield and have combined for more than 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns.
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