are likely in a good spot.

1. Yes, it is an altered week with the distant travel across two time zones, but it is followed by a BYE week. All effort can go into this particular "business trip" knowing that there is some slight relief the following week. Boys can give everything that the coaches ask.

2. D was particularly embarrassed only able to force one punt all game, last Friday, and giving up a potential game-losing drive that was 17 plays and over 8 minutes of game time. Point totals have been 34+ ever since the O had their stinker at SMU. D will be particularly motivated to get back to their level of play scene in the first six weeks of the season.

3. O is just getting the ground game up and running. This is a chance to finally put a full game together protecting the ball, churning up yardage, and scoring points. They get to shut up the notion that their success has been more luck than accomplishment (even some BYU fans are saying it).

I'm predicting 35-20 BYU. UCF has been able to score off of big plays, but they struggle to score TDs when they move into the redzone. They are going to get their scoring chances, but they won't all end in TDs. They will also keep BYU from possessing the ball as much as we would like, but their D is not equipped to stop a balanced attack. If the ground game manages 4.5+ yards per carry, it's lights out.

We will get a lead (14-0). UCF will try to power back, but they won't have the over-the-top, big play ability to score quickly against an ASSIGNMENT SOUND BYU defense. Their style will also shorten the game and give both teams fewer possessions (7 or 8 per team).