WATCH: Patrick Taylor Jr. rips off huge TD against UCF, gives Memphis two-score lead

The undefeated UCF Knights are getting more than they expected in the AAC Championship Game.

UCF entered Saturday’s game against Memphis with an unblemished record and ranked No. 8 on the most recent CFB Playoff Rankings. Landing in the top four was always a long shot for the Knights, and they have already dug themselves a deep hole against the Tigers.

Memphis jumped out to a 24-7 lead as the first quarter came to a close. The Tigers ripped off two long touchdown runs with the biggest coming courtesy of Patrick Taylor Jr. His run down the left sideline went for 70 yards and gave Memphis a 14-point lead.

Here’s a gif of the play, courtesy of NCAAF Nation:

Patrick Taylor Jr 70 yards to the HOUSE 🔥 pic.twitter.com/vE9tznoITY

— NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) December 1, 2018

The other big run came from Darrell Henderson and went for 62 yards:

MEANWHILE, ON THE OTHER CHANNEL, DARRELL HENDERSON pic.twitter.com/IiZiOtKhDC

— The Draft Network (@DraftNetworkLLC) December 1, 2018

Now the Knights will have to come back from 24-7 if they want to remain unbeaten.

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.