3 facts you need to know about undefeated UCF

1. McKenzie Milton is keeping company with some good quarterbacks

A 203.6 passer rating, good for second in FBS (behind Baker Mayfield)? Check. A completion rate over 70 percent (70.3 percent, actually), good for sixth in the country? Check. A 11.6 yards per attempt average (second in the country), which makes him one of just four quarterbacks (Mayfield, Oklahoma State’s Mason Rudolph and Oregon’s Justin Herbert are the others) averaging more than 10 yards per attempt in FBS so far this season? Check.

Milton was not even guaranteed to keep the starting  job this far into the season, but the sophomore signal caller has progressed nicely after starting most of his freshman campaign. He seems to be getting better too, with 10 touchdown passes over the last three games and over 300 yards through the air in back-to-back games.

Milton also provides a threat with his legs, with 182 combined rushing yards against Maryland and Memphis earlier this season and a rushing score last week against East Carolina.

When he was offensive coordinator at Oregon, Frost worked with 2014 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota for two seasons. The two quarterbacks are not equals in physical build, and probably possible NFL future, as Milton comes in at just 5-foot-11 and less than 180 pounds. But in terms of college production, the common denominator of working with Frost and being native to the same state (Hawaii) a comparison is easy to make even over a small sample for Milton.

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He has to sustain what he’s doing as the schedule get a little tougher going forward, but Milton may be the best young college quarterback you’ve heard nothing about yet. If the Knights keep winning games though, and perhaps make a push toward representing the Group of 5 in a New Year’s Day bowl, Milton’s level of anonymity will go away.