10* COLLEGE GAME OF THE MONTH
(NCAAF) Central Florida vs. Penn State, 09/14/2013 2:00 PM, Score: 34 - 31
Point Spread: 5.50 | -115.00 Central Florida (Away)
Result: Win
UCF has outscored their opponents 76-7 and had 2 weeks to prepare for this game. Theywould be coming off back-to-back shutouts if not for allowing a garbage-time TD to Akron. Perhaps that presages a long evening for Christian Hackenberg as the UCF defense will be bringing it hard. UCF has a duel threat on offense with Johnson rushing the ball and Blake Bortles passing the ball. UCF head coach George O'Leary hired Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien as a grad assistant at Georgia Tech in 1995 so he is very familiar with his style. We like underdog mentors when the favorite is under the scholarship limit and its #1 quarterback is a freshman pocket-passer. I like Central Florida OUTRIGHT but the 5.5 are a bonus.