Cincinnati Bearcats

BY Keegan Nickoson | BearcatJournal.com Thirteen days had passed since the Bearcats had last played. The nasty taste in everyone’s mouth had, for the most part, subsided. The focus was on the next three weeks, which had become a three-game season: if Cincinnati won its remaining games, it’d play for a chance at the Big…

BY Keegan Nickoson | BearcatJournal.com  10.5 points felt like a lot. Cincinnati had played clean, efficient football for seven straight weeks, surging to a 5-0 start in Big 12 play. Saturday night’s 45-14 loss to Utah was a wake-up call. The Utes exposed Cincinnati’s inability to handle harsh road environments. They brought out the absolute…

BY Keegan Nickoson | Bearcat Journal Media members and cameras waited by the Cincinnati locker room. Players walked by, high-fiving coaches and supporters. Then Brendan Sorsby finally showed up after completing a postgame interview with ESPN, greeting students and talking with Baylor players. Fans and kids asked for autographs and photos, and the Texas native…

BY KEEGAN NICKOSON | Bearcat Journal There haven’t been many times at Cincinnati over the past three years when a nine-point win yielded a disappointed attitude during postgame press conferences. The Bearcats have set their standard, and Saturday’s 20-11 victory over their rival, UCF, didn’t live up to it. “We thought coming in that their…

By KEEGAN NICKOSON | Bearcat Journal  Cincinnati’s first Big 12 game of the season takes place this Saturday as the Bearcats travel to Lawrence, Kansas, to take on the Kansas Jayhawks. Fifth-year head coach Lance Leipold leads the Jayhawks, who have started the season 3-1 with wins over Fresno State, Wagner and West Virginia. Kansas…

BY KEEGAN NICKOSON | BEARCATJOURNAL.COM Very rarely is there just nothing you can take from a 70-point win. But that was the case on Saturday as the Cincinnati Bearcats walloped, demolished, spanked – really any descriptor synonymous with complete domination – the Northwestern State Demons 70-0.  From the first snap, it was clear the Bearcats…

BY KEEGAN NICKOSON | BEARCAT JOURNAL No, it wasn’t pretty. Yes, you have the right to be concerned. But Saturday’s game should not seal the deal about this Cincinnati team not being as good as many thought they could be before the season. The Bearcats picked up their first win of the season Saturday evening…

BY KEEGAN NICKOSON | @knickoson42 KANSAS CITY, Mo. In a game that lacked offensive aggression and saw few shots downfield, it was ironically a deep pass that sealed the game for the Bearcats. Brendan Sorsby’s errant throw intended for Caleb Goodie was picked off by Malcolm Hartzog Jr. in the end zone, giving the Cornhuskers a…

When a defensive coordinator runs the 3-3-5 scheme, he’d better make sure his safeties can hold their salt. In 2024, the Bearcats really didn’t. While Josh Minkins and Derrick Canteen led well from the top, depth was certainly an issue. Key, eye-popping plays by Antwaan Peek Jr. grabbed headlines and helped lead to big wins…

@knickoson42 The Cincinnati Bearcats have had one of the better offensive lines in the entire country over the past two years. Through subpar quarterback play, defensive lapses, and poor special teams execution, the Bearcats have always been able to lean on their offensive line and running game.  Now, there will be three new starters on…