Booger McFarland warns UCF not to ‘poke the bear’ ahead of Peach Bowl vs. Auburn

How elite is UCF’s speed?

Knights running back Adrian Killins Jr. seems to think it’s greater than any SEC team’s speed.

“SEC Football, they don’t have a lot of speed, honestly,” Killins Jr. said Thursday. “Auburn hasn’t seen any speed like we have here.”

He also noted that Auburn was in for a “rude awakening” when the two teams meet in the Peach Bowl on Jan. 1.

ESPN college football analyst Booger McFarland said “not so fast,” however.

“Bama, LSU and A&M all are fast football teams,” he noted on Twitter Sunday in reference to Killins Jr.’s comments. “Better be careful poking the bear.”

Perhaps UCF has provided the Tigers with a little extra motivation.

The two teams are set for a 12:30 p.m. ET kickoff on New Year’s Day. The game will be televised on ESPN.

You can check out Killins’ original comments:

Video: @ADRIANKILLINS9 on what it will take for #UCF to upend Auburn in the @CFAPeachBowl Jan. 1 “Auburn hasn’t seen any speed like we have here.” pic.twitter.com/KTyXeqHuk7

— Shannon Green (@osknights) December 14, 2017

McFarland sent out the following tweet:

UCF says Auburn hasn’t seen speed like they have 😏😏 That may Be the case but I doubt it Bama LSU AM all are fast football teams Better be careful poking the bear 🐻

— Booger (@ESPNBooger) December 17, 2017

Cody McClure

Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.