UCF opens Big 12 era at home vs. Kent State with Plumlee back and settled with quick-strike offense

Kent State (0-0) at UCF (0-0), Thursday, 7 p.m. ET (FS1)

Line: UCF by 36 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook.

Series Record: Tied 2-2

WHAT’S AT STAKE

It is the dawn of a new era at UCF with the young football program jumping from the American Athletic Conference into the Big 12. The journey that included the Knights calling themselves national champions following a 2018 Peach Bowl win over Auburn to complete an undefeated season culminated with the Knights getting that seat at the Power Five table this year. Starting that era with a win feels…