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Key Players Returning:
RB Corey Kiner, OC Gavin Gerhardt, DE Jowon Briggs, DE Eric Phillips, DE Justin Wodtly, NT Dontay Corleone, NB Deshawn Pace, FS Bryon Threats, SS Taj Ward, PR Ryan Montgomery and PT Mason Fletcher.
Key Players Departing:
QB Ben Bryant, RB Charles McClelland, WR Tyler Scott, WR Jadon Thompson, WR/KR Tre Tucker, TE Josh Whyle, OG Jeremy Cooper, OG Dylan O’Quinn, OG Lorenz Metz, OT Cam Jones, OT James Tunstall, DE Noah Potter, DE Jabari Taylor, LB Wilson Huber, LB Ivan Pace Jr., LB Jaheim Thomas, LB Ty Van Fossen, CB Ja’Quan Sheppard, NB Arquon Bush, FS Ja’Von Hicks, KR Drew Donley and PK Ryan Coe.
Top 10 Recruits:
4 Star Recruits: QB Brady Drogosh (Warren, Michigan).
3 Star Recruits: LB Trevor Carter (Ironton, Ohio), DS Jayden Davis (Suwanee, Georgia), WR Barry Jackson (Ellenwood, Georgia), EDGE Daniel Grzesiak (Utah State transfer), DL Kamari Burns (Columbus, Ohio), RB Manny Covey (Starke, Florida), PL Evan Tengesdahl (Dayton, Ohio), WR Donovan Ollie (Washington State transfer) and CB Rayquan Adkins (Miami, Florida).
2022 Results:
G01 @ #19 Arkansas L 7-24
G02 KENNESAW STATE W 63-10
G03 vs. Miami (OH) W 38-17
G04 INDIANA W 45-24
G05 @ Tulsa W 31-21
G06 SOUTH FLORIDA W 28-24
G07 @ SMU W 29-27
G08 @ UCF L 21-25
G09 NAVY W 20-10
G10 EAST CAROLINA W 27-25
G11 @ Temple W 23-3
G12 #19 TULANE L 24-27
BOWL vs. Louisville L 7-24
Team Info:
2022 Record: 9-4 (3rd in AAC)
Home: 5-1
Away: 3-2
Neutral: 1-1
AAC: 6-2
Non-AAC: 3-2
Head Coach: Scott Satterfield
Cincinnati: 0-0
Career: 76-48
Bowls: 4-1
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: None
Rushing: Corey Kiner (81 car., 362 yards, 4.5 avg., 5 TD)
Receiving: Ryan Montgomery (4 rec., 65 yards, 16.3 avg., 0 TD)
TDs Scored: Ryan Montgomery (5)
Sacks: Jowon Briggs/Dontay Corleone (3)
Tackles: Deshawn Pace (62)
Tackles For Loss: Eric Phillips (8)
Interceptions: Bryon Threats (2)
Pass Deflections: Eric Phillips/Taj Ward (4)
Forced Fumbles: Dontay Corleone (2)
Kick Returns: Ryan Montgomery (2 ret., 19 yards, 9.5 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Ryan Montgomery (7 ret., 75 yards, 10.7 avg., 0 TD)
Kickers: None
Punters: Mason Fletcher (62 punts, 2870 yards, 46.3 yards, 29 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 5 Emory Jones (RS SR/TR)
RB: 21 Corey Kiner (JR/TR)
WR: 2 Dee Wiggins (RS SR/TR)
WR: 8 Xzavier Henderson (SR/TR)
WR: 00 Braden Smith (RS SR/TR)
TE: 88 Payten Singletary (RS JR)
LT: 75 John Williams (SR JR)
LG: 54 Dartanyan Tinsley (SR/TR)
OC: 53 Gavin Gerhardt (RS JR)
RG: 67 Luke Kandra (RS JR/TR)
RT: 56 Deondre Buford (RS JR/TR)
KR: 00 Braden Smith (RS SR/TR)
PK: 33 Carter Brown (SO/TR)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 00 Jowon Briggs (SR/TR)
NT: 2 Dontay Corleone (RS SO)
DE: 97 Eric Phillips (RS SR)
LB: 9 Daniel Grzesiak (RS SR/TR)
LB: 6 Dorian Jones (SR/TR)
LB: 49 Jack Dingle (RS SO)
NB: 3 Deshawn Pace (SR)
CB: 7 Sammy Anderson Jr. (RS JR)
CB: 1 Jordan Young (RS SO/TR)
FS: 10 Bryon Threats (JR)
SS: 15 Taj Ward (RS SR)
PR: 00 Braden Smith (RS SR/TR)
PT: 31 Mason Fletcher (JR)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: B
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: B
Defense
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: B
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: B
Punters: A
Schedule:
09/02 EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS | Cincinnati leads the series 2-0. The Bearcats won (40-7) the last meeting between schools in 2008.
09/09 @ Pittsburgh Panthers | Cincinnati trails the series 4-8. The Bearcats won (34-10) the last meeting between schools in 2012.
09/16 MIAMI (OH) REDHAWKS | Cincinnati leads the series 60-59-7. The Bearcats are 9-0 since 2013 and their last series loss (16-44) dates back to 2005.
09/23 OKLAHOMA SOONERS | Cincinnati trails the series 0-2. The Bearcats lost (29-31) the last meeting between schools in 2010.
09/29 @ BYU Cougars | Cincinnati trails the series 0-2. The Bearcats lost (3-20) the last meeting between schools in 2016.
10/14 IOWA STATE CYCLONES | First meeting between schools.
10/21 BAYLOR BEARS | First meeting between schools.
10/28 @ Oklahoma State Cowboys | Cincinnati trails the series 1-2. The Bearcats lost (17-27) the last meeting between schools in 1983.
11/04 UCF KNIGHTS | The series is tied 4-4. The Bearcats lost (21-25) last season’s meeting between schools and their last series win (56-21) was in 2021.
11/11 @ Houston Cougars | Cincinnati trails the series 13-15. The Bearcats are 5-2 since 2013 and they won (35-20) the last meeting between schools in 2021.
11/18 @ West Virginia Mountaineers | Cincinnati trails the series 3-16-1. The Bearcats lost (21-24) the last meeting between schools in 2011.
11/25 KANSAS JAYHAWKS | The series is tied 1-1. The Bearcats won (34-7) the last meeting between schools in 1997.
Predictions:
Home: 4-3
Away: 1-4
Neutral: 0-0
B12: 3-6
Non-B12: 2-1
Overall: 5-7 (10th in Big XII)
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