Florida, UCF agree to three-game football series beginning with first meeting in 2024

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"As I've said since arriving, we were in desperate need for games on our upcoming schedule," first-year UCF athletic director Terry Mohajir said on Tuesday. "For the 2024 season specifically, we had three options. Play just 11 games instead of 12, play two FCS opponents, or play at Florida. We obviously made the best choice for our program and recruiting. Once we were able to secure this game in 2024, we then proceeded to add the home-and-home series at their earliest availability. I appreciate [Florida AD] Scott [Stricklin] for returning my call and helping us fill one of our two holes on the 2024 schedule.

"We were at the point where we would have played a one-off guarantee game at Florida, but we were fortunate that we were able to add a home-and-home series as well, starting here at the Bounce House. It's a bonus that it happens to be an in-state team that will create a tremendous amount of excitement for both fan bases. Finally, and most importantly, our players and coaches asked me multiple times about the potential of playing Florida. These guys are fired up to play quality competition. As I've said several times that we are going to do what is best for our program and what makes sense for us. Right now, this makes the most sense under the current scheduling environment and circumstances."

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