The move was meant to be symbolic, but in a way, it was almost defiant. As UCF exited the locker room for the start of Saturday’s game against West Virginia, players and coaches locked arms as they slowly marched out of the tunnel onto the field at Milan Puskar Stadium.

CBS Sports’ Richard Johnson called Deion Sanders “an intriguing fit” at UCF if Gus Malzahn retires as Knights head football coach. Malzahn is owed $5.5 million in each of the next two seasons. “If Gus Malzahn were to retire,

MORGANTOWN, W.V. — UCF saw its postseason hopes go up in smoke as West Virginia’s CJ Donaldson scored two rushing touchdowns, leading the Mountaineers to a 31-21 win over the Knights Saturday. The loss knocks UCF (4-7) out of bowl contention and guarantees back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since the 2015-16 seasons.

Although it may not hold much weight in the Big 12 Conference title race, this weekend's matchup between the West Virginia Mountaineers (5-5, 4-3) and the UCF Knights (4-6, 2-5) meansa great deal to both programs.

With bowl bids looming, Big 12 foes UCF and West Virginia meet to shore up their postseason chances on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va. More pressure exists for UCF (4-6, 2-5),

The Knights couldn’t contain the Mountaineers ground attack despite another 100-yard rushing performance by RJ Harvey.

Under overcast skies, on a 45-degree day in West Virginia, UCF officially found itself left out in the cold for bowl season. CJ Donaldson scored two touchdowns and accounted for 96 of the Mountaineers ' 200 rushing yards,