MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Two teams looking to snap three-game losing streaks will meet today at Acrisure Bounce House in Orlando, Florida, when 2-4 West Virginia takes on 3-3 UCF.

The Knights (0-3 in Big 12 play) are coming off a 20-11 loss at Cincinnati last weekend, while the Mountaineers were idle following their 38-24 Friday night loss at 23^rd-ranked BYU on Oct. 3.

UCF's other two conference defeats were at Kansas State, 34-20, on Sept. 27, and 27-20 at home to Kansas on Oct. 4.

West Virginia (0-3 in Big 12 play) has also dropped games at Kansas, 41-10, on Sept. 20, and to Utah, 48-14, on Sept. 27.

"I thought the bye week came at a good time," West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez said. "I would have liked to have had it earlier. We got a chance to work on some fundamentals and tried to get some guys healthier, but we didn't quite get as many back as I wanted to."

UCF and West Virginia are in the unique situation of having its former coaches returning for second stints. Scott Frost is back with the Knights after five years at Nebraska where he didn't manage a winning season. In fact, Frost has just one winning campaign (13-0) in 2017 at UCF during his eight-year head coaching tenure.

Rodriguez, of course, led West Virginia to great heights in the mid-2000s before departing to Michigan. His post-WVU head coaching stops also included stints at Arizona and Jacksonville State before returning to Morgantown last December.

Rodriguez has faced UCF twice during his first stop at West Virginia, his Mountaineers defeating the Knights 36-18 in Morgantown in 2003, and 45-20 in Orlando in 2004.

WVU has played UCF twice since the Knights joined the Big 12 and both were victories – 31-21 in Morgantown last year and 41-28 in Orlando in 2023.

"This is the second half of the season and a fresh start, and I think they will be ready to play," Rodriguez said of his team.

Oddsmakers have installed UCF as a touchdown favorite.

Here is Today's Countdown to Kickoff:

10 – West Virginia senior safety Fred Perry ranks TENTH in the Big 12 this week, averaging 7.2 tackles per game.

9 – Rich Rodriguez ranks NINTH among active coaches with 22 career victories against AP Top 25 opponents, including 12 at West Virginia.

8 – The West Virginia defense has recorded an interception in five of its last EIGHT games.

7 – SEVEN different West Virginia players have at least one rushing touchdown this year: Tye Edwards and Jahiem White (three each), Diore Hubbard (two) and Cyncir Bowers, Scotty Fox Jr., Jaylen Henderson, Nicco Marchiol and Khalil Wilkins (one each).

6 – The Mountaineers have surpassed 140 yards rushing in all but SIX of their last 44 games dating back to 2022.

5 – West Virginia is seeking its FIFTH victory against UCF in all-time series play. The Mountaineers' wins against the Knights have come in 2003-04 and 2023-24.

4 – Rodriguez's 192 victories rank him FOURTH among all active power conference coaches.

3 – This week, UCF ranks THIRD in the Big 12 in turnover margin, averaging just 1.67 turnovers per game.

2 – Freshman quarterback Scotty Fox Jr. is responsible for TWO of West Virginia's three longest plays of the year – a 59-yard touchdown run against Robert Morris and a 56-yard pass against Pitt.

1 – UCF's Scott Frost has just ONE winning season during his eight-year collegiate coaching tenure at UCF and Nebraska, that coming at UCF in 2017 when his team went 13-0.

Today's game is set for a 1 p.m. kickoff, to be televised nationally on TNT, TruTV and HBO MAX (J.B. Long, Mike Golic Jr. and Lauren Jbara).

Mountaineer Sports Network radio coverage with Tony Caridi, Dwight Wallace and Jed Drenning starts with the GoMart Mountaineer Tailgate Show at 10 a.m. on stations throughout West Virginia, online via WVUsports.com and the Varsity Network and WVU Gameday apps.

Regular network coverage begins at noon.