The redshirt junior is making his second straight start after stepping in for the injured Cam Fancher during the season opener.

UCF’s Tayven Jackson threw for 223 yards and scored a passing and rushing touchdown to guide UCF to a 34-9 victory over North Carolina. The Knights were mostly methodical, with three touchdown drives of longer than five minutes.

North Carolina fell to UCF, 34-9, in its return to Power 4 competition. Here’s what we learned from another lopsided loss.

University of Central Florida's QB Tayven Jackson rushed into the end zone for a TD, giving the Knights a 7-0 lead over the North Carolina Tar heels.

UCF welcomed six-time Super Bowl champion coach Bill Belichick and his North Carolina Tar Heels to the Bounce House for the first time Saturday afternoon. The Knights (3-0), fresh off a bye week, remained unbeaten with a 34-9 rout in their marquee home date of the season.

UCF's Tayven Jackson threw for 223 yards and scored a passing and rushing touchdown to guide UCF to a 34-9 victory over North Carolina. The Knights were mostly methodical throughout the game, with three touchdown drives of longer than five minutes.

The UCF Knights will stay with the hot hand, Tayven Jackson, at quarterback against Bill Belichick and the North Carolina Tar Heels Saturday.

The matchup may have featured Bill Belichick on the opposing sideline, but it was Scott Frost’s Knights who stole the show in a convincing 34-9 win over North Carolina. Behind a career night from Tayven Jackson and another suffocating effort by Alex Grinch’s defense,