Magic drop season opener | UCF’s Swint ruled out for BYU game | Golden seeks smarter play from Gators

Beede’s Breakdown: Magic drop season opener to Hawks despite Banchero’s 35 • UCF’s Taevion Swint ruled out for Saturday’s showdown with No. 2 BYU͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­

Sentinel Sports Final Thursday, October 22, 2026

Stay informed — sign up for these newsletters Knights Weekly WEEKLY The latest on UCF football, recruiting, basketball and more. Sign up Magic drop season opener | UCF’s Swint ruled out for BYU game | Golden seeks smarter play from Gators Bianchi: Nobody’s talking about Magic in October, but can Sweeney make them impossible to ignore in May? The Magic have gone from last year’s darlings to this year’s discarded toy. Read more → Beede’s Breakdown: Magic drop season opener to Hawks despite Banchero’s 35 The Magic and Hawks fought back and forth late in a season-opener that saw 22 lead changes Wednesday night at Kia Center. Read more → UCF’s Taevion Swint ruled out for Saturday’s showdown with No. 2 BYU The former Osceola High product, who is the Knights’ second-leading rusher on the team, will miss Saturday’s game with an undisclosed injury. Read more → Florida’s Todd Golden seeks smarter play after Gators’ exhibition loss to Baylor Florida coach Todd Golden wants better decisions, shooting and bench production after the Gators’ overtime exhibition loss to Baylor. Read more → How UCF’s Lafontant went from quitting to sleeping at football facility to defensive stalwart The Knights’ redshirt junior defensive tackle knows success on the football field could help when it comes to his ultimate goal of supporting his family. Read more → ‘Really excited’ Jeff Weltman sums up Magic camp under Sweeney, Black contract talks Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman shared his perspective Anthony Black’s contract negotiations ahead of opening night during a radio appearance Tuesday. Read more → Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder has built an excellent staff by developing reclamation projects The common theme for Tampa Bay’s reclamation projects is pitching coach Kyle Snyder. Under Snyder’s direction since 2018, the Rays have consistently had one of the best pitching staffs in the majors. Read more → Orlando high school scores and statistics from Wednesday, Oct. 21 Volleyball district winners included Orangewood Christian, Winter Park, Bishop Moore, Osceola, Horizon, Gateway, DeLand and Oviedo. Read more → FSU’s running backs ready to answer the call with Kromah, Singleton out Seminoles running back Tre Wisner enjoyed a 1,064-yard season in 2024 at Texas, one where he also had 44 catches for 311 yards. With five rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown, it was a breakout season for Wisner. Read more → UCF Q&A: Can Knights pull off huge upset against No. 2 BYU? BYU is the highest-ranked team to visit the Bounce House, making Saturday’s game an excellent opportunity for the Knights to make a statement. Read more → Texas bans a fan who made obscene gesture at Florida players Texas has banned a fan who made obscene gestures to Florida players after the Gators defeated then-No. 7 Texas 27-24 from attending future games at the Longhorns’ stadium. Read more → Hurricanes flip blue-chip linebacker Aston Whiteside from Aggies The Hurricanes flipped four-star linebacker Aston Whiteside from Texas A&M, making him the third blue-chip linebacker in Miami’s 2027 class. Read more →

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