The darkest version of the Knights identity in the most collectible mini format Riddell makes. The Riddell Mini Speed Anthracite brings UCF football to the shelf in a deep anthracite shell with the Knights decal in gold and black that flips the primary color relationship entirely and delivers one of the more visually striking alternate colorways in the American Athletic Conference mini lineup. Where the standard black or gold shell reads as program identity, the anthracite reads as something more specific, a darker and more textured visual statement that sits apart from everything else in a UCF display the moment it hits the shelf.

Anthracite shell variants occupy a narrow and specific lane in the Riddell mini lineup and the UCF entry earns its place in that category. The Knights decal in gold against the anthracite finish has a depth and warmth that the standard black shell cannot replicate, the gold detail picking up differently against the darker and more complex base color in a way that rewards close inspection from anyone paying attention. For UCF collectors who already have the primary colorway mini this is the piece that changes what the display communicates.

UCF has built one of the more compelling program identities in Group of Five football over the last decade and the collector demand for Knights pieces has followed the program's rise. The anthracite mini is the version that separates serious UCF collectors from casual ones and the piece that anyone building a complete Knights display needs before they can call it finished.