ORLANDO, Fla. -- UCF finally got Alabama. In basketball.
But football was not exactly an afterthought during the men's hoops game Thursday night. One fan in the student section held up a sign that read, "Was your football team too scared to show up," while many others wore leis in support of injured starting quarterback McKenzie Milton.
Sure, getting defending champion Alabama and self-proclaimed national champion UCF on a football field would draw vastly more national attention. And the "We Want Bama!" signs are a standard feature at UCF football games.