Cincinnati Bearcats

November 09, 2021 CINCINNATI – The No. 2-ranked Cincinnati football team will look to start 10-0 for just the second time in school history on Friday night at 6 p.m. ET at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., when it faces USF. The Bearcats (9-0, 5-0 AAC) are in the midst of a condensed week of preparation…

November 09, 2021 FORT WORTH, Texas – Cincinnati redshirt senior quarterback Desmond Ridder was named a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award on Tuesday. It’s the second straight year Cincinnati’s team leader has been named to the O’Brien semifinalist list. He was named to the 2021 Maxwell Award semifinalist list last week, as well. On Saturday, Ridder led the…

CINCINNATI – Cincinnati wide receiver Alec Pierce and linebacker Joel Dublanko were both named to the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Honor Roll on Monday.  Pierce brought in five catches for 113 yards and a touchdown in Cincinnati’s win over Tulsa on Saturday. This was his second 100-yard receiving game of the season, the other being a six-catch, 144-yard outing in the…

 November 06, 2021 CINCINNATI – The No. 2-ranked Cincinnati football team moved to 9-0 for the second straight year and fourth time in school history on Saturday by defeating Tulsa in a hard-fought game, 28-20, inside Nippert Stadium.  The victory was a fitting end to a day that started before dawn as thousands of Bearcats’ fans and…

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CINCINNATI – The No. 2-ranked Cincinnati football team, which moved to 8-0 for the second-straight season Saturday, hosts Tulsa for Homecoming on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. ESPN’s College GameDay will be making its first-ever trip to campus that morning from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Cincinnati and Tulsa have met 36 times, but Saturday will…

Desmond Ridder passed for 140 yards and a touchdown as the Bearcats (6-0, 2-0 AAC) extended the nation’s second-longest home winning streak to 24 games. COURTESY UC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Junior running back Jerome Ford was named the Orange Bowl Player of the Week after rushing for 189 yards and four touchdowns in Cincinnati’s 56-21 victory over UCF on Saturday. All four scores and 179 of his yards came in the first half as the Ford-powered Bearcats jumped out to 35-0 lead. On the season, Ford, who…

CINCINNATI – Cincinnati football head coach Luke Fickell was named to the midseason watch list for the 2021 Dodd Trophy presented by PNC on Thursday. Fickell, in his fifth year at UC, is among 16 coaches on the list for the award which goes to the nation’s top college football coach.  He has led the Bearcats to a 6-0 mark…

 Junior cornerback leads the nation’s top pass defense CINCINNATI – Junior cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner collected three more midseason All-America honors on Tuesday, snagging accolades from The Athletic, Associated Press and CBS Sports. Last week, ESPN selected the 6-3 defensive back for its midseason team, as well.   Gardner, who is rarely tested and starts in the boundary, has two interceptions to…

CINCINNATI – The No. 2-ranked Cincinnati football team travels to Navy on Saturday for a Noon ET AAC road contest at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Md.  The Bearcats are coming off back-to-back 50-point games for the first time in school history after defeating UCF, 56-21, last Saturday and Temple, 52-3, on Oct. 8 – both…

October 18, 2021 In addition to AAC accolades, Bryant was named to the PFF College National Team of the Week on Sunday following his performance against UCF. On the season, Bryant lead Cincinnati with nine passes defended, including two interceptions. He ranks tied for sixth nationally with 1.50 passes defended per game. His 40 career passes…

October 18, 2021 CINCINNATI – Cincinnati junior running back Jerome Ford was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after he rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns in the first half of Saturday’s 56-21 win over UCF at Nippert Stadium. Ford finished with 189 rushing yards and four scores on 20 carries as…

 October 16, 2021 CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerome Ford rushed for a career-high 189 yards and four touchdowns, helping No. 3 Cincinnati roll past UCF 56-21 on Saturday. Desmond Ridder passed for 140 yards and a touchdown as the Bearcats (6-0, 2-0 AAC) extended the nation’s second-longest home winning streak to 24 games. It was first time in school history…

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3/4 CINCINNATI vs5-0 • 1-0 AACUCF3-2 • 1-1 AAC SATURDAY, OCT. 16, 2021 • 12 PM ET • NIPPERT STADIUM • CINCINNATI, OHIO BEARCATS EARN HIGHEST RANKING EVER FOLLOWING 52-3 WIN OVER TEMPLECincinnati moved up to No. 3 in the AP poll, it’s highest ranking ever (previous: 4, 2009) and the highest ranking in AAC…

CINCINNATI – Cincinnati junior cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner was named to ESPN’s Midseason All-America Team on Wednesday. The Detroit, Mich., native has two interceptions and two pass breakups to go along with 10 tackles this season to lead a Bearcats’ pass defense that is allowing opponents to complete just 48% of their pass attempts (No. 1 in the nation).…

UC is one of only two teams in the nation ranked in the Top 10 in scoring offense and scoring defense CINCINNATI – The No. 3/4-ranked Cincinnati football team puts its 23-game home winning streak (second-longest in the nation) on the line on Saturday at Noon when the UCF Knights come to Nippert Stadium. The game is…

CINCINNATI – Cincinnati junior running back Jerome Ford was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. Ford rushed for a career-best 149 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries to lead No. 3/4 Cincinnati to a 52-3 win over Temple on Friday night in Nippert Stadium. Ford’s 75-yard touchdown run on the first play…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Desmond Ridder threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns and No. 5 Cincinnati routed Temple 52-3 on Friday night for its 23rd straight home victory. Jerome Ford ran for a career-high 149 yards and two scores to help the Bearcats (5-0, 1-0 American) avoid a letdown after their big victory at Notre Dame last week. “First…