⚡ CFB Dashboard

- Barnett has now been named to a handful of watch lists this preseason, earning nods to the Maxwell, Davey O’Brien and Manning awards while also being named to the Shriners Children’s 1,000 Watch List. - Created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the Manning Award honors the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning Family. - It is the only major quarterback award that includes candidates' performances during the...

- QB/DB: I was able to attend UCF’s final practice availability here are some trends I saw as we enter the season: Intensity/Urgency: DB DJ Bell QB Alonza Barnett III: Secondary Pass Protection Deep Ball Completions/Separation...

- QB: The 2026 UCF Knights football team has a new signal-caller in Alonza Barnett III.

- QB: When the transfer portal opened at the end of last season, the UCF Knights coaching staff prioritized QB Alonza Barnett as a target to bring to Orlando.

- Pick/market: This is a nice honor for UCF's QB to start the season, as the Maxwell Award is an annual award presented to "the most outstanding player in college football." The team loves him and...

- UCF's offensive line enters fall camp under new position coach AJ Blazek. The host did not view last year's line as poor, but the unit has not yet been seen at full strength and must become a more reliable foundation for the offense. - The defense is further along entering camp because quarterback Alonza Barnett has not yet taken the field and the offense still has substantial installation work. That makes defensive dominance during the first week more likely than a true indication of the offense's regular-season ceiling. - UCF has three established running backs and potentially a fourth option. Landon Chambers is identified as the likely big-body, short-yardage back who could be featured near the goal line.

- UCF enters fall camp without a meaningful quarterback competition, giving the offense its clearest QB1 designation in several seasons. - Alonza Barnett is viewed as a dynamic runner whose legs and decision-making should be featured while he develops trust with the surrounding weapons. - Offensive-line play is the primary concern; confidence from the head coach during camp and protection in the early tune-up games will be important indicators of whether the year-one rebuild is working.

- Top Betting/Intel Takeaways - Scott Frost is intentionally avoiding a public post-spring depth chart to keep competition alive through summer and fall camp. - The hosts think UCF still knows its internal pecking order, especially on offense, but wants player-led summer work and continued competition to build usable depth. - Offensively, the hosts believe several spots are close to settled: Alonza Barnett at QB, Dylan Wade as the top tight end, wide receiver largely sorted, and likely four of five OL spots known. - Frost's first-team-vs-first-team practice approach was praised because it forces starters to see conference-level speed and physicality before games.