If you want to cook up a real football rivalry, certain things are a must. UCF vs. USF always has been missing one key ingredient.
It’s had the geography because the schools are just 82 miles apart. It’s had the animosity, enough that the athletic directors at both schools have asked fans to behave this week.
It’s even had the name: “War on I-4.”
The problem is that outside the I-4 corridor the game had less appeal than a Spam turkey. That will change Friday afternoon.
The Knights and the Bulls will stage the most consequential event since man landed on the moon.