1. McKenzie Milton was born on October 10,1997 and is an American college football coach who is the quarterbacks coach for the UCF Knights.
22 Facts About McKenzie Milton
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McKenzie Milton was formerly an offensive analyst for the Tennessee Volunteers from 2023 to 2024.
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McKenzie Milton was a three-star dual-threat quarterback from Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawaii.
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McKenzie Milton chose UCF because of new head coach Scott Frost, the former offensive coordinator of Heisman winning quarterback Marcus Mariota, whom Milton had idolized in high school.
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McKenzie Milton was named the AAC offensive player of the year.
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McKenzie Milton was named one of the finalists for the 2017 Heisman Trophy and placed 8th in voting.
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McKenzie Milton ended the game 16 of 35 with 242 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions.
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McKenzie Milton excelled with his legs, picking up 116 yards on the ground and scoring a touchdown, which led all UCF rushers.
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Early in the second quarter, McKenzie Milton pulled the ball on a belly option and ran right.
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McKenzie Milton was carted off the field and then rushed to nearby Tampa General Hospital.
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McKenzie Milton was walking again in the late spring of 2019, but in July woke up with what Adelson described as "searing pain" in the rebuilt knee and was unable to walk.
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McKenzie Milton immediately saw a physician who put a needle in that knee, drawing out pus.
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McKenzie Milton was eventually cleared to resume football activity during the summer of 2020, and ran UCF's scout team in that season.
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McKenzie Milton stated in the video that he believed "It's Dillon Gabriel's team now" and would not want to remove Gabriel from the spotlight.
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On December 13,2020, McKenzie Milton announced that he would be transferring to Florida State University to play for coach Mike Norvell.
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McKenzie Milton completed 5 passes of 7 attempts for 48 yards and led the Seminoles back from a 10-point deficit late in the 4th quarter to tie the game and force overtime.
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McKenzie Milton was invited to the 2022 Hula Bowl All-star game, in which he represented Team AINA as the starting quarterback.
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McKenzie Milton wore a custom gold helmet representing both UCF on one side and Florida State on the other, with a peace fingers sticker on the back representing the recent passing of friend and former UCF teammate Otis Anderson Jr.
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On July 1,2021, NCAA student-athletes were allowed to receive compensation for use of their name, image, and likeness for the first time, and McKenzie Milton was one of the first athletes to take advantage of the new rules.
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McKenzie Milton was the subject of Dreamland's first NFT auction, set for July 6,2021.
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On May 23,2023, McKenzie Milton was hired by the University of Tennessee as an offensive analyst, reuniting with his former head coach Josh Heupel.
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On December 10,2024, following the announcement that his former coach Scott Frost was returning to UCF as their head coach, McKenzie Milton was announced as UCF's next quarterback coach, reuniting him both with Frost and UCF.