Beede’s Breakdown: How Magic fell to Heat despite return of Wendell Carter Jr. • UCF signs best recruiting class in school history
 Sentinel Sports Final Thursday, December 21, 2023 | | |
| | | | How Magic fell to Heat despite return of Wendell Carter Jr. | Knights' Tre'Mon Morris-Brash a rarity among college football | UCF and Florida pull in recruits on National Signing Day | | | | The UCF Knights are already recruiting at a higher level than almost every team in the Big 12, and they haven't even cashed a single Big 12 TV check yet. Just wait until they get that influx of TV money and the resulting resources that come with it. | | | | | Although Wendell Carter made his first start in 20 games, the Magic were overwhelmed by the long-range shooting of the Heat on Wednesday. | | | | | The Knights signed 18 commitments, including a record 8 four-star recruits as part of the class which ranked No. 32 in the 247Sports composite rankings. The majority of the class was from Florida with six players coming from Georgia and one apiece from South Carolina and Texas. Six of the 10 players from the state were from the Central Florida area. | | | | | In a day and age when over 1,500 football players have entered the NCAA transfer portal in the past two weeks, Morris-Brash is preparing to wrap up a stellar career with the Knights. | | | | | Montgomery, a redshirt sophomore, was third on the team in rushing with 413 yards with 3 touchdowns. He appeared in 11 games for the Bearcats, averaging 6.6 yards per carry. | | | | | Gerald Chatman will replace Sean Spencer who was fired Nov. 27 after two seasons under Billy Napier. A native of Milwaukee, Wis., Chatman coached 2023 season with the Green Wave after he served the previous spring as LSU's interim defensive line coach. | | | | | The NCAA Transfer Portal reduced football scholarship offers for high school seniors but proactive players who committed early celebrated Wednesday's National Signing Day. Among those beating the rush were Olympia's Jalon Thompson (North Carolina) and Lake Minneola's Quentin Taylor (Iowa State). | | | | | The early football national signing period featured Orlando area pledges from more than 15 high schools in Orange, Seminole and Lake counties. Three local players signed with UCF. Florida State and Florida Atlantic also secured area signatures. | | | | | Among boys basketball winners were Edgewater, Windermere, Lake Brantley, South Lake and Umatilla, while Wekiva and Boone added girls basketball wins. | | | | | Naming rights for sports venues have skyrocketed in value since the arena first opened its doors more than a decade ago. Financial terms of the deal, however, were not made available by the Magic or Kia. | | | |
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