TAMPA — Scott Stricklin knows firsthand how passionate the UCF fan base can be. Over the years, Florida’s athletics director has been on the receiving end of quips and barbs by the Knights faithful on social media particularly when it came to a perceived snub by the Gators regarding football scheduling.
The addition of Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC was the first in a series of dominoes to fall that cleared the way for the Big 12 to offer membership bids to the UCF, Cincinnati, Houston and BYU. The Knights accepted and could join the league as soon as 2023.