Give credit to Central Florida head coach Scott Frost for at least being able to see the silver lining in a bad situation. Actually, the Knights head coach might even be slightly delusional.
Though UCF lost to Michigan 51-14 on Saturday, Frost was boasting about what his team did better than the Wolverines.
“It’s hard to say when the score is what it is, but we came in here and out-hit those guys today,” Frost said after the game via MLive.com. “Standing on the sideline, there was no doubt who was hitting harder. Our guys came in hungry and wanting to do that. It’s rare you can come into Michigan and rush for 300 yards on them. They had to run a fly sweep in the fourth quarter to get to 100.
“I give our defense a ton of credit … there’s a lot to fix but there’s also a lot to really be excited about.”
Not many coaches would be so positive after a 37-point beatdown, but Frost is. Maybe his attitude and excitement will spill over to his players and help the program rebound from the loss. Though some would question whether it matters if you’re holding a team to around 100 yards rushing if you allow them 328 yards passing, but who’s really paying attention to the numbers? He better hope Jim Harbaugh doesn’t hear about the comments because you know how the Michigan coach is liable to react.
UCF is 1-1 after beating South Carolina State in its first game.
