When Jayden Bellamy signed with UCF as a transfer this offseason, the cornerback had no idea that he would be one of five players named Jayden on the Knights’ roster.

Joining him are running back Jaden Nixon , safeties Jayden Williams and Jaden Gould, and linebacker Jayden McDonald.

“There are a lot of Jaydens and we’ve got to rectify that next year as we look at transfers,” UCF defensive coordinator Alex Grinch said jokingly.

In such a case, nicknames are essential.

What improvements does UCF want to see from Game 1 to Game 2?

“They usually call me by my last name,” said Bellamy. “They typically call Jayden Williams, Waldo or Jay Will. They call Jaden Gould, J.G. They call Jaden Nixon, Nixon and we call Jayden McDonald, Mickey D.”

Fortunately for Bellamy, he’s already starting

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