American Athletic Conference football finds spotlight fleeting

UCF-Cincinnati match-up only briefly garnered national attention

By Don Wade, Daily Memphian Published: November 20, 2018 11:10 AM CT

The ESPN “College GameDay” crew set up at UCF last Saturday for the undefeated Knights’ American Athletic Conference showdown with Cincinnati. And with UCF ranked 11th in the Associated Press Poll and the Bearcats ranked 19th, it almost felt like a little slice of an SEC Saturday.

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Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.

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American Athletic Conference football finds spotlight fleeting

UCF-Cincinnati match-up only briefly garnered national attention

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