Scott Frost coached UCF to its best season in program history in 2017, when the undefeated Knights finished the season No. 6 in the AP poll as the only team to receive first-place votes alongside national champion Alabama.
The No. 22 Cyclones open Saturday against No. 17 Kansas State in Dublin, Ireland, and two weeks later play the annual CyHawk Game against Iowa at home.
Arizona State had one of college football’s biggest turnarounds last season, reaching the College Football Playoff after being picked to finish last in its first season in the Big 12.