UCF's loss to Baylor shows how far Scott Frost has to go

Let’s not dress this up with sugarcoating or silver linings.

Let’s call it what it was.

Ugly. Disjointed. Embarrassing.

UCF went to Baylor on Saturday and got face-planted.

The Knights didn’t just lose a football game; they lost their sense of direction. They looked unprepared, unfocused, and — worst of all — uninspired. They lost 30-3 to a struggling, wounded Baylor team whose coach Dave Aranda had been on the hot seat. And with the loss, UCF’s road losing streak is now seven games dating back to last year. Seven.

It’s hard to call this anything but what it was: a regression.

Once again, UCF’s offense sputtered in the exact moments when toughness was required. Once again, the Knights couldn’t gain 1 yard, when 1 yard was all they needed.

Early in the game, before it got out