SEC’s Sankey: UCF should look ‘inward’ to address CFP issues

NEW YORK >> SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey recommended UCF look “inward” to address strength of schedule issues that have held back the Knights in the College Football Playoff rankings.

Central Florida was ranked eighth in the final playoff rankings on Sunday after finishing a second consecutive regular season undefeated. The Knights, who have won 25 straight games and consecutive American Athletic Conference championships, were never given any serious consideration for the playoff.

For the past two seasons, the committee has cited the Knights’ schedule.

Sankey compared UCF’s situation to when the SEC placed only three teams in the NCAA men’s basketball tournaey in 2016.

“We weren’t living up to our expectations. Rather than point to the selection committee, other people ... we looked inward and said: ‘How do we adjust to the circumstances around us?”’ Sankey said. “I would observe that’s the challenge for everybody at the FBS level.”