Kyle Israel

Kyle Israel (born August 25, 1985, in Orlando, Florida) was the starting college football quarterback for the UCF Knights football team at the University of Central Florida. He majored at UCF in radio/television.cite news | url=http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/israel_kyle00.html | title=Kyle Israel | work=UCFAthletics.com | publisher=University of Central Florida | accessdate=2007-09-15] As of September 2007, Israel is being tracked as a NFL professional football prospect by NFL Draft News. [cite news | url=http://www.nfldraftnews.com/players/details?pyid=16393 | title=Kyle Israel, QB, Central Florida | work=NFLDraftNews.com | accessdate=2007-09-15] He is a graduate of University High School.

2006

Israel started for the team as a junior in 2006; he played in 9 gamescite news | url=http://stats.washingtonpost.com/cfb/players.asp?id=113461 | title=7, Kyle Israel, QB, UCF Golden Knights | work=WashingtonPost.com | publisher=The Washington Post | accessdate=2007-09-15] and threw for 1.420 yards. [cite news | url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=157896 | title=#7 Kyle Israel | QB | work=ESPN.com | publisher=The Disney Company | accessdate=2007-09-15]

2007

Israel completed 12 of 24 passing attempts [cite news | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/players/9845/ | title=#7 Kyle Israel | work=SI.com | publisher=Sports Illustrated | accessdate=2007-09-15] as he led the 2007 UCF Knights football team to a season-opening upset of North Carolina State; the victory was the program's second victory over a BCS opponent and the first time for the Knights to beat a BCS school since 2000. [cite news | url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/knights/orl-fbcucffolo0307sep03,0,7398981.story | title=UCF upbeat as date with Texas looms | work=OrlandoSentinel.com | publisher=Tribune Company |author=Hightower, Kyle | date=September 3 2007 | accessdate=2007-09-15]

On September 15 2007 he started for the first football game ever held on the UCF campus in the brand new Bright House Networks Stadium. The game was against the number-six ranked 2007 Texas Longhorns, the highest ranked team ever faced by the Knights. [cite news | url=http://texas.scout.com/a.z?s=110&p=2&c=679405&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2ftexas.scout.com%2f2%2f679405.html | title=UCF: Trap Door, or Mickey Mouse Game? | work=Scout.com | publisher=College Sporting News | date=September 13 2007 | accessdate=2007-09-15] Israel completed 35% of his passes for a total of 133 yards and the Knights lost a back-and-forth game by the score of 35–32.cite news | url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=272582116 | title=(6) Texas 35, UCF 32 Box Score | work=ESPNU.com | publisher=The Disney Company | date=September 15 2007 | accessdate=2007-09-15] [cite news | url=http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegefootball/gamecenter/recap/NCAAF_20070915_TX@UCF/rss | title=McCoy, Charles help Texas two-step UCF's upset bid | work=CBSSportsline.com | publisher=CBS | date=September 14 2007 | accessdate=2007-09-15] He was not drafted by any NFL team. If he is to play any sort of professional football, it will more thank likely have to be in the af2/AFL or the Canadian Football League

References

External links

* [http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/israel_kyle00.html Official Player Bio at UCF Knights]