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:

McFarland sent out the following tweet: