{"podcast":{"title":"Locked On UCF - Daily Podcast on the UCF Knights Football & Basketball","slug":"locked-on-ucf-daily-podcast-on-the-ucf-knights-football-basketball-7055142","podcast_index_feed_id":7055142,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/fDM5BYbZ","website_url":"https://locked-on-ucf.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/cafdd6fe-bc3d-4a60-811c-6cfb4b746c98/2dfd83d5-f6e7-4116-a9d6-5bc7fda3afd6/3000x3000/locked-on-ucf-3000x3000.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Locked On Podcast Network","episode_count":466,"summary":"The Locked On UCF Podcast is the best show covering your UCF Knights hosted by Mike Gittens. The daily podcast features several guests including the top beat writers both locally and nationally as well as former players that give you more UCF Knights inside information than anyone else. Locked On UCF is part of the Locked On Podcast Network","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T08:17:20.346896+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-ucf-daily-podcast-on-the-ucf-knights-football-basketball-7055142"},"episode":{"title":"Big 12 Playoff Problem IS NO PROBLEM For UCF! | UCF Podcast","slug":"big-12-playoff-problem-is-no-problem-for-ucf-ucf-podcast","published_at":"2026-05-29T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-ucf-daily-podcast-on-the-ucf-knights-football-basketball-7055142/big-12-playoff-problem-is-no-problem-for-ucf-ucf-podcast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-ucf-daily-podcast-on-the-ucf-knights-football-basketball-7055142","url":"https://locked-on-ucf.simplecast.com/episodes/big-12-playoff-problem-is-no-problem-for-ucf-ucf-podcast-7Dp3Obzr","audio_url":"https://lockedon.simplecastaudio.com/8f2c643e-516d-4fb2-ae84-3815140cc525/episodes/59becc1c-e1e5-4b44-8405-a18b4096b229/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8f2c643e-516d-4fb2-ae84-3815140cc525&awEpisodeId=59becc1c-e1e5-4b44-8405-a18b4096b229&feed=fDM5BYbZ","summary":"Big 12 playoff controversy sparks urgent questions for UCF’s future ambitions. Can Scott Frost’s return turn the Knights into a true College Football Playoff contender, or will conference perception issues keep them on the outside looking in? Mike G and James Duncan break down UCF’s shot at exceeding expectations, the importance of Alonzo Barnett at quarterback, and whether the Knights have fixed last year’s glaring weaknesses. The conversation highlights playoff access challenges, strength of schedule concerns with matchups like BYU, Houston, and Baylor, and Bold predictions on Big 12 sleepers such as Oklahoma State. Key moments address the role of Commissioner Brett Yormark, Jamie Pollard’s controversial comments, and how UCF’s schedule creates a real opportunity—or risk—for the program. Will the Knights capitalize, or is the Big 12’s playoff problem also a UCF problem?","meta_description":"Big 12 playoff controversy sparks urgent questions for UCF’s future ambitions. Can Scott Frost’s return turn the Knights into a true College Football Play…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1818,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/locked-on-ucf-daily-podcast-on-the-ucf-knights-football-basketball-7055142/episodes/big-12-playoff-problem-is-no-problem-for-ucf-ucf-podcast/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-ucf-daily-podcast-on-the-ucf-knights-football-basketball-7055142/big-12-playoff-problem-is-no-problem-for-ucf-ucf-podcast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}