{
  "id": 10385138,
  "title": "UCF HC Scott Frost Shares Why He’s Thankful to Gus Malzahn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/ucf-hc-scott-frost-shares-why-hes-thankful-to-gus-malzahn",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T06:30:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ucf-hc-scott-frost-shares-063059812.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "UCF Knights' head coach Scott Frost expressed his gratitude to former coach Gus Malzahn for his role in recruiting key players for the team. Frost mentioned that several unheralded players, including Taevion Swint, Caden Piening, Demari Henderson, and Braeden Marshall, were thanks to Malzahn's recruitment efforts. Despite turnovers in the roster, Frost appreciates the work Malzahn did. The win against TCU, though, was not the start of a Big 12 contender. Backup quarterback Keyone Jenkins had a strong performance, while the defense, led by a clean game with only four penalties, forced four sacks and turnovers. However, the team has work to do on third-down conversions and deep passes. UCF faces Houston Cougars, a ranked team, next, marking a significant step up in competition.",
  "summary": "The UCF Knights pulled off an upset to start Big 12 play, knocking off the TCU Horned Frogs. Without starting quarterback Alonza Barnett, UCF was forced to rely on several unheralded players in a total team effort.Following the game, UCF head coach Scott Frost was asked about players like Taevion Swint, Caden Piening, Demari Henderson, […] The post UCF HC Scott Frost Shares Why He’s Thankful to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}