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As the Big 12 continues to mull its expansion options, University of Central Florida athletic director Danny White touted UCFs potential and said his school would elevate the conference, should the Knights receive an invitation.We check every single box, White told ESPN.com in a phone interview Wednesday. Its inevitable that UCF will be a top 25, even top 10 athletic department. Of the Group of 5 athletic departments, our place has been at the pole position for some time. When you consider the future, its not even close.We can build a monster here.Last Tuesday, the Big 12 announced it had authorized commissioner Bob Bowlsby to begin negotiating with expansion candidates. The following morning, UCF president John Hitt told the Orlando Sentinel the Knights ought to be considered very seriously.There ought to be a home for us in the Big 12, Hitt said. Whether there will be or not, well see. But were going to do everything we can to be sure people make whatever decision they make based on good information.White hinted UCFs location and the resources at its disposal, which includes the largest undergraduate enrollment in the country, would be a big part of the schools Big 12 information pitch.Being in the most fertile recruiting territory in the country is an enormous asset for us, White said. Orlando is also the largest city in America without an NFL team.We think our market on the college athletics stage is as good as any in the country.The Knights, now a member of the American Athletic Conference, have only been competing at the FBS level since 1996. UCF went 0-12 last year, which prompted coach George OLeary to resign. But in 2013, the Knights enjoyed a breakout season: Behind quarterback Blake Bortles, they went 12-1 and defeated Big 12 champ Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl.This place has every competitive advantage you could think of, said White, who hired former Oregon offensive coordinator Scott Frost to take over for OLeary. We have so many assets.UCF is only an hours drive from its primary rival and fellow Big 12 expansion candidate, the University of South Florida, located in Tampa.White said hed prefer to remain in the same conference as USF if possible, but that theres been no formal partnership to pitch the Big 12 as an expansion tandem.We love our rivalry with USF, White said. But were just focused on building up UCF ... with all the potential we have here. Austin Nola Jersey . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. Custom Seattle Mariners Jerseys . But Bourque, who has missed three games with a lower-body injury, wont be in the lineup when the Habs travel to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Wednesday. https://www.cheapmariners.com/905k-taylor-guilbeau-jersey-mariners.html . Burke is expected to miss two to three months after breaking a finger in the teams third preseason game. Tinsley, a 10-year veteran, spent the last two seasons in Utah, where the point guard averaged 3. Omar Vizquel Mariners Jersey . "Hes going to have hip surgery on Jan. 7, and hell be expected to rehabilitate for four to six months beyond that," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said Friday in an interview. Richie Sexson Jersey .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. KENNESAW, Ga. -- Chandler Burks ran for three touchdowns, passed for another, and Kennesaw State had little problem dispatching Division II Missouri S&T 49-16 on Saturday.Burks had 118 yards rushing on 29 carries and completed 2 of 6 passes for 73 yards.Missouri S&T actually got on the board first, as Tyler Swart found Braxton Graham for a 73-yard touchdown pass on its first possession. It was mostly Kennesaw State -- and Burks -- from there.The Owls (4-1) used three long drives to go up 21-7, with Burks scoring from 5 and 1 yards out. Burks second quarter fumble turned into a 65-yard rreturn touchdown by Isaiah Hardy, but Kennesaw State put up four second-half touchdowns -- including Burks 52-yard scoring strike to Xavier Harper -- to complete the rout.dddddddddddd.Kennesaw State rushed 73 times for 369 yards and six touchdowns. Chaston Bennett had two touchdowns and 51 yards rushing on six carries.Only in its second year of football, the Owls set a program record for rushing attempts and tied their record for rushing touchdowns in a game. ' ' '