After a big win over Notre Dame and Top 10 teams dropping like flies last weekend, the BYU Cougars found themselves coming into Week 8 at No.2 in the nation.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.On Saturday, they headed down to Orlando, Florida, to take on Scott Frost's UCF Knights.BYU QB BEAR BACHMEIER SAYS NOTRE DAME 'DISRESPECTED' HIM AND HIS FAMILY FOLLOWING UPSET WIN OVER IRISHTyren Hornes #2 of the UCF Knights reacts in the first half of the game between the UCF Knights and BYU Cougars.
(Photo by Dustin Markland/Getty Images)The 3-3 Knights have struggled in the Big 12 since joining the conference, but tend to be better at home in the friendly confines of the Acrisure Bounce House.The Cougars opened the scoring when quarterback Bear Bachmeier hit wide receiver Kyler Kasper for six.But UCF managed to hold them through the rest of the first quarter and then answered with a touchdown of their own in the second, when Knights running back Landen Chambers broke through a notoriously solid BYU defensive line on the goal line.After forcing BYU to punt, UCF managed to drive deep into Cougar territory, but failed to get into the endzone.They settled for a field goal attempt on fourth-and-goal.
While kicker Will Stone got the job done to give the Knights a 10-7 lead, the decision to play it safe drew boos from the home fans.They may have had a point because Bachmeier lowered his head and burst into the end zone on the following possession.UCF ended the half with another red zone drive coming off of an interception, only this time they didn't have to settle for a field goal.QB Keyone Jenkins found Chambers through the air for six.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEThat plus an extra point meant that UCF took a 17-14 lead to the locker room at halftime.This was the third time they led or...