Torrell Troup News

Nearly 20,000 University of Central Florida fans packed Tropicana Field on Saturday to watch the Knights win an easy victory in the St.

Everybody knows the classic song "The 12 Days of Christmas" well football fans can rejoice because today begins the 20 days of football.

Tom Savage called the anticipation of playing in his first bowl game "strange." Reflecting on a whirlwind season that has seen Savage morph from a nationally rated high school quarterback prospect into Rutgers' starting signal caller for 10 games, the 19-year old freshman is eager for the St.

UCF coach George O'Leary disagrees with his peers. O'Leary said senior DT Torrell Troup deserved a spot on the All-Conference USA first team.

UCF's players are relatively unfamiliar with Rutgers, their opponent in the St. Petersburg Bowl, as the two schools have never met on the gridiron.

UCF will be don white jerseys in the St. Petersburg Bowl. Fans had lobbied to see UCF back in black jerseys, but Conference USA is always the road team in the bowl game.

Before celebrating their invitation to the St. Petersburg Bowl, UCF coach George O'Leary took his starters to Florida Hospital for Children Tuesday to greet patients and hand out Knights gear.

Coach George O'Leary said junior DL Bruce Miller racks up sacks because he never gives up on a play.

The UCF defense wants to top perfection. The Knights turned one of the strongest defensive performances in school history against Tulane last week, limiting the Green Wave to 50 yards total offense and -30 rushing yards.

Here is an excerpt of the article for today's paper about senior defensive tackle Torrell Troup: Torrell Johnson joined the UCF football team four years ago.

George O'Leary loves the way his defensive line competes, both on game day and in practice.

After losing to Southern Miss and East Carolina earlier in the season, the UCF Knights' chances of competing for the Conference USA championship appeared hopeless.

No. 13 Houston boasts a high-octane offense, but the Cougars can run out of gas.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 2:58 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 2:58 a.m. ORLANDO Now the other shoe drops.

Listen to UCF's A.J. Guyton and Torell Troup talk about the Knights' game against No.

The Knights landed a few jabs, but they were eventually pummeled by the Longhorns.

The second-ranked Texas Longhorns get a breather from their Big 12 slate and host the UCF Knights of Conference USA this weekend in Austin.

If the University of Central Florida Knights walk off the field at Bright House Networks Stadium tonight having conquered a solid Marshall team, they might owe a little debt of gratitude to the Rice Owls.

Listen to UCF players Torrell Troup and Brett Hodges talk about the Knights' win over Rice, upcoming game against Marshall posted by Iliana Limon on Oct 27, 2009 11:43:20 PM Click on the following icon to listen to UCF players Torrell Troup and Brett Hodges talk about the Knights' win at Rice and the upcoming showdown with Marshall Sunday: Filed ...

Greetings from the Rice Stadium press box. Rice Stadium is old, but it's got a rich history.