Hoffman will not play
Right tackle Alex Hoffman (knee) will not play tonight. As Butch Jones said yesterday, safety Wesley Richardson, who missed the Louisville game with a leg injury will play, although he did not start.
Posted: 10/22/2010 7:51 PM in UC Athletics Blog
Injury update
Safety Wesley Richardson, who missed the Louisville game with a leg injury, is expected to play tomorrow night against USF. Right tackle Alex Hoffman (knee) will be a game time decision.
Posted: 10/21/2010 2:04 PM in UC Athletics Blog
Pead in good company
When Isaiah Pead crossed the 100-yard rushing mark last week at Louisville he became the first UC back to gain 100 yards in three straight games since DeMarco McCleskey did it in the last four games of 1998. The school record is five staight – Allen Harvin...
Posted: 10/21/2010 1:57 PM in UC Athletics Blog
UC women picked to finish 15th
The Bearcats, who were 12-18 in 2009-10 in Jamelle Elliott’s first year as head coach, did not have a player either on the all-Big East team or receiving honorable mention. UConn was the unanimous pick to win the league title followed by West Virginia,...
Posted: 10/21/2010 10:57 AM in UC Athletics Blog
Does Cronin know something that we don’t?
Mick Cronin is acting as if he knows something no one else does. The rest of the Big East coaches pick his team to finish 12th, which seems about right when you look at his roster, and yet Cronin practically bubbles with enthusiasm. Yancy Gates will be...
Posted: 10/21/2010 10:52 AM in UC Athletics Blog
Hazelton looking to return for Pitt game
Five weeks after he underwent surgery to repair his torn ACL, UC wide receiver Vidal Hazelton is back on the field doing light running and catching passes. He hasn’t run at full speed yet, but he’s far ahead of schedule in his rehab and says he hopes...
Posted: 10/20/2010 1:29 PM in UC Athletics Blog
UC picked to finish 12th in Big East
The Big East coaches have picked UC to finish 12th in the conference this season, with junior forward Yancy Gates picked honorable mention all-Big East. No UC players were named to the first or second team. Pitt was picked to win the league with 12 first-place...
Posted: 10/20/2010 10:57 AM in UC Athletics Blog
UC’s defense youngest among BCS schools
When UC started eight sophomores on defense last week against Louisville, it officially became the least experienced defense among the nation’s BCS programs. That’s an unwelcome situation for a program trying to win its third straight Big East title,...
Posted: 10/19/2010 3:18 PM in UC Athletics Blog
Tuesday FB Links: Re-setting the Big East
Big East Power Rankings 2. Cincinnati (3-3, 1-0): Outside of West Virginia, no team has played better the past three games than the Bearcats. One caveat: their defense got torched in the first half by Louisville on Friday night. - Brian Bennett, ESPN.com...
Posted: 10/19/2010 7:00 AM in UC Athletics Blog