Cincinnati Bearcats

Jan. 20, 2022 The Bearcats are coming off a 13-1 season that culminated with a berth in the CFP CINCINNATI – Cincinnati football head coach Luke Fickell announced on Thursday the promotions of Gino Guidugli to offensive coordinator, Colin Hitschler to co-defensive coordinator and Mike Brown to passing game coordinator. The trio of assistant coaches have…

January 16, 2022 WICHITA, Kan. — David DeJulius scored 18 points, while Hayden Koval added a season-high 13 off the bench as Cincinnati erased a 10-point first-half deficit to defeat Wichita State, 61-57 on Sunday afternoon. “Needless to say, that was fun,” head coach Wes Miller said. “I’m real proud of our guys. I told them at halftime that these are my…

January 12, 2022 CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team used its highest-scoring half all season to propel itself to a 79-71 victory over ECU on Wednesday night at Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats took a 49-29 lead into halftime after shooting 17-29 (58.6 percent) in the first 20 minutes of the game. The 49 points and 58.6…

Senior guard David DeJulius scored 20 points for the fourth time this season CINCINNATI – Hot shooting from the Cincinnati men’s basketball’s starting guard tandem propelled the Bearcats to a 77-60 victory over SMU on Thursday night at Fifth Third Arena in a nationally-televised game on ESPN.  Senior guard David DeJulius made his first four shots and scored 15…

The consensus All-American is projected to be a first round pick CINCINNATI – Cincinnati junior cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner announced on Tuesday that he will forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the 2022 NFL Draft. Gardner is projected to be a first round pick after becoming the Bearcats’ first-ever non-kicker/punter consensus All-American and third…

Jan. 3, 2022 The redshirt junior from Tampa, Fla., tied the school record for single-season TDs CINCINNATI – Cincinnati redshirt junior running back Jerome Ford announced on Monday that he will forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the 2022 NFL Draft. In 2021, the Tampa, Fla., native rushed for 1,319 yards and 19 touchdowns…

December 31, 2021 Cincinnati finishes 13-1, wrapping up historic season at the Cotton Bowl ARLINGTON, Texas – The No. 4-ranked Cincinnati football team went toe-to-toe with the defending national champions before ultimately falling to No. 1 Alabama, 27-6, in the College Football Playoff Semifinals at the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Friday at AT&T Stadium.  Trailing…

ARLINGTON, Texas – The No. 4-ranked Cincinnati football team has made history all season, advancing to the College Football Playoff, while breaking countless records.  The Bearcats will look to make more history inside AT&T Stadium on Friday when they meet No. 1 Alabama in the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at 2:30 p.m. CT in Arlington, Texas.…

ARLINGTON, Texas — University of Cincinnati football head coach Luke Fickell has added two more national awards this season, earning the Dodd Trophy and Walter Camp Coach of the Year honors on Thursday. No. 4 Cincinnati will face top-ranked Alabama in the College Football Playoff Semifinals at the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, on Dec. 31 for a…

December 11, 2021 CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati men’s basketball team fell to Xavier, 83-63, on Saturday night in the Skyline Crosstown Shootout at the Cintas Center. The Bearcats dropped to 7-3 on the season and were led by senior guard John Newman III, who finished with a season-high 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting. Senior guard David DeJulius added 12…

CINCINNATI — University of Cincinnati men’s basketball redshirt-freshman Viktor Lakhin was named the AAC’s Freshman of the Week, as announced by the league. Lakhin produced his first-career double-double with career-highs in points (13), rebounds (11), minutes (24), free-throws (5) and attempts (6) in Sunday’s 73-58 win over Bryant. He also pulled in three offensive boards in Wednesday’s 59-58…

CINCINNATI — University of Cincinnati basketball standout Herb Jones passed away Monday at the age of 51. Jones was a 2021 James P. Kelly Athletics Hall of Fame inductee and the leading scorer and rebounder on the Bearcats men’s basketball 1992 Final Four team, earning the region’s Most Outstanding Player award with the help of a 23-point, 13-rebound…

Led the Bearcats to the CFP Semifinals at the Cotton Bowl December 07, 2021 CINCINNATI – After leading the Cincinnati football team to the only undefeated record in college football this season and a second-consecutive American Athletic Conference Championship, Bearcats head coach Luke Fickell was named The Home Depot Coach of the Year for 2021 on Tuesday. Fickell will…

Fickell is named the Region 1 winner for the second-straight year December 06, 2021 CINCINNATI – Cincinnati’s head coach Luke Fickell was named the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Regional Coach of the Year in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for Region 1. He, along with the winners of the other four regions, is now a finalist for…

No. 4 UC will face No. 1 Alabama in the CFP Semifinals at the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl at 3:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 31 December 05, 2021 CINCINNATI – On Saturday night, the No. 4-ranked Cincinnati football team made history by becoming the first UC team to win 13 games. The Bearcats made more history on…

CINCINNATI – Led by three touchdown passes from senior quarterback Desmond Ridder and 187 rushing yards and two scores from junior running back Jerome Ford, the No. 3/4-ranked Cincinnati football team captured its second consecutive American Athletic Conference Championship on Saturday at Nippert Stadium. The Bearcats improved to 13-0 for the first time in school history and put themselves in…

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November 30, 2021 CINCINNATI – The No. 3/4-ranked Cincinnati football team will look to secure its second straight American Athletic Conference Championship on Saturday at 4 p.m. against No. 16/21 Houston inside Nippert Stadium. The Bearcats (12-0) will face a Houston team that has won 11 straight after dropping its season opener. Cincinnati will look to…