Improved UCF ready for Tulsa
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O'Leary's Knights aim for a happy end to 2007 title game.
The University of Central Florida relied on a tough bunch when its football season could have slipped away.
Demoralized after a 64-12 loss to in-state rival South Florida, the Knights sat at 3-3 when Tulsa visited Bright House Networks Stadium on Oct. 20.
"(The senior leadership) did a great job of saying we set goals for this football team and they're still there," UCF coach George O'Leary said. "A lot of times, when you lose a couple of games, they don't keep that goal in sight.
"I think we did a good job of keeping a vision of what we wanted to do at the end of the year."
The Knights (9-3) finished the regular season with a six-game winning streak, starting with a 44-23 win against TU on that October afternoon.
The teams will meet again in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday to play in the Conference USA championship game. Kickoff for the ESPN contest is 11 a.m.
Eric Bailey; Tulsa World
Demoralized after a 64-12 loss to in-state rival South Florida, the Knights sat at 3-3 when Tulsa visited Bright House Networks Stadium on Oct. 20.
"(The senior leadership) did a great job of saying we set goals for this football team and they're still there," UCF coach George O'Leary said. "A lot of times, when you lose a couple of games, they don't keep that goal in sight.
"I think we did a good job of keeping a vision of what we wanted to do at the end of the year."
The Knights (9-3) finished the regular season with a six-game winning streak, starting with a 44-23 win against TU on that October afternoon.
The teams will meet again in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday to play in the Conference USA championship game. Kickoff for the ESPN contest is 11 a.m.
Eric Bailey; Tulsa World
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