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AP Top 25 Podcast: UCF forces its way to national prominence

14 of November 2018

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2018, file photo, Central Florida linebacker Gabriel Luyanda, left, and linebacker Nate Evans celebrate after the team recovered a fumble during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Navy, in Orlando, Fla. No. 11 Central Florida has won 22 straight games and is making a run at another major bowl bid. ESPN’s “College GameDay” is coming to the schools’ Orlando, Florida, campus this week. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack),FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2018, file photo, Central Florida linebacker Gabriel Luyanda, left, and linebacker Nate Evans celebrate after the team recovered a fumble during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Navy, in Orlando, Fla. No. 11 Central Florida has won 22 straight games and is making a run at another major bowl bid. ESPN’s “College GameDay” is coming to the schools’ Orlando, Florida, campus this week. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

No. 11 Central Florida has won 22 straight games and is making a run at another major bowl bid. ESPN’s “College GameDay” is coming to the schools’ Orlando, Florida, campus this week

So why are Knights fans so mad online? On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast , Matt Murschel of the Orlando Sentinel joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about UCF’s rise to prominence and how this year’s team stacks up to last year’s unbeaten squad.

Also, a whip around the state of Florida football to assess the damages at Florida State and Miami and how they can be a boon to Dan Mullen and Florida’s Gators.

Plus, playoff talk: Should Alabama reach the final four without winning its conference championship?

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