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Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
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Mike Bianchi

Mike Bianchi: Paul Finebaum: If not for McKenzie Milton injury, UCF might be in playoff

ORLANDO, Fla. _ "McKenzie Milton threw for six touchdown passes and ran for another as the UCF Knights methodically dismantled USF, 49-10, on Black Friday for its 38th consecutive victory to move the past the Yale team of '89 _ that's 1889 _ for the third-longest win streak in major college football history.

With the victory, the Knights continue their assault on the record books and are the talk of college football. They are ranked No. 5 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings and even their former national media critics _ Paul Finebaum and Kirk Herbstreit _ are now on their bandwagon and lobbying for the committee to finally open the doors and let them in the semifinals.

Milton, in his senior season as the magical quarterback of the Knights, leads the nation in passing, is the odds-on favorite to win the Heisman Trophy and NFL scouts have fallen in love with UCF's magnificent offensive maestro. ..."

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