Ocoee football's Michael McClenton commits to UCF

The Knights' star linebacker chose to stay home and play college ball for UCF and coach Scott Frost.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 9:15 a.m. January 16, 2025

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Ocoee High football star player Michael McClenton has announced his commitment to play college football at UCF.

"After long nights, ... prayers and conversations with my family and coaches, I have decided to commit to the University of Central Florida."

McClenton, the Orange Observer 2023 player of the year and 2024 defensive player of the year, is a 6-foot, 225-pound junior linebacker who has filled up the stat sheet the past two seasons for the Ocoee Knights — recording 421 total tackles, 91 tackles for a loss, 50 sacks and 3 forced fumbles.

He chose the UCF Knights over other offers from Liberty, Marshall and Tennesse State.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.