Overview
- Scott Frost announced Monday that Keyone Jenkins will start Friday’s game at home against Baylor and that the staff will 'ride the hot hand.'
- Jenkins delivered a breakout performance in UCF’s 39-31, double-overtime upset of No. 2 BYU on Saturday, completing 25 of 41 passes for 293 yards, three touchdowns and adding a rushing score without a turnover.
- Alonza Barnett remains limited by a hamstring injury that sidelined him since Week 2 and Frost said Barnett is improving but not yet fully healthy.
- Frost also reported that Jenkins believed he suffered a concussion late in the BYU game and might not have been cleared had the contest continued into a third overtime.
- The decision highlights how transfer-era depth and NIL factors shape roster choices as UCF balances short-term momentum with Barnett’s longer-term health and Baylor enters the week under interim coach Joe Klanderman.