Progress made by maligned defense

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Getting a total team effort and staying positive to finish the season are the goals.

He didn't like everything he saw from his defense Saturday, but the adjustments that UCF Coach George O'Leary and the Golden Knights' coaching staff made this week are something to build on heading into the final three games of the season.

Playing without sophomore cornerback and leading tackler Joe Burnett, who was nursing an ankle injury, UCF's defense put up one of its best performances of the year, holding what is usually a potent East Carolina passing attack to just one offensive touchdown.
Kyle Hightower: Sentinel Staff Writer