Richardson, Hoffman out
UC will play tonight without starting free safety Wes Richardson, who has a foot injury. He’ll be replaced by sophomore Chris Williams, which means the entire defensive backfield will be manned by sophomores, with eight sophomores starting overall on...
Posted: 10/15/2010 7:53 PM in UC Athletics Blog
Louisville game special to UC’s Guidugli
Playing Louisville has always meant a lot to UC tight end Ben Guidugli. Ben’s brother, Gino, was the quarterback at UC in 2004 when the Cardinals beat the Bearcats, 70-7. Gino couldn’t play in that game because of a broken hand. “I watched it on TV and...
Posted: 10/14/2010 4:00 PM in UC Athletics Blog
UC-Louisville also a recruiting contest
When Louisville coach Charlie Strong was in Northern Kentucky last summer he made no secret of his desire to recruit the Cincinnati area, as Louisville has for years. In fact, there are 10 Cincinnati-area players on Louisville’s roster, including starting...
Posted: 10/14/2010 3:37 PM in UC Athletics Blog
UC celebrates 1961 and 1962 national title teams
UC had a luncheon today at the Great Hall at TUC to kick off a two-year celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Bearcats’ two national championship teams. It was a really nice event for anyone who remembers those teams. Tay Baker, an assistant coach...
Posted: 10/13/2010 5:38 PM in UC Athletics Blog
Hoffman won’t play against Louisville
UC will have to face Louisville, which leads the Big East in sacks, on Friday without starting right tackle Alex Hoffman, who injured his knee in the Bearcats’ win over Miami last week. Butch Jones said at his press conference Tuesday that Hoffman would...
Posted: 10/13/2010 3:52 PM in UC Athletics Blog
Williams out for at least next two weeks
Running back Darrin Williams, who missed the Miami game with an ankle injury, will not play Friday night against Louisville or the following Friday against South Florida. The earliest he could return, Butch Jones said today, would be for the Syracuse...
Posted: 10/12/2010 12:58 PM in UC Athletics Blog
UC’s Big East winning streak
The Bearcats will take a 12-game Big East winning streak into their game at Louisville on Friday night. That’s tied for the third-longest conference winning streak in Big East history, behind Miami’s 27 from 1999-2003 and Virginia Tech’s 14 from 1998-2000....
Posted: 10/12/2010 10:10 AM in UC Athletics Blog
UC will debut new jersey Friday night
UC will wear the new adidas TECHFIT compression jersey when it plays at Louisville on Friday night. The new jersey features a compression fit and weighs 30 percent less than standard football jerseys, with the goal to make the players will be lighter...
Posted: 10/12/2010 9:30 AM in UC Athletics Blog
UC basketball pep rally Tuesday
This is from the UC athletic department: The UC men’s and women’s basketball teams will officially launch the 2010-11 season on Tuesday, Oct. 12 with a UC Basketball Pep Rally on Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The...
Posted: 10/11/2010 3:07 PM in UC Athletics Blog
Jones didn’t know Pead was close to 200 yards
UC coach Butch Jones said today that he didn’t know running back Isaiah Pead needed only three more yards Saturday to become the first UC back to gain 200 yards in a game since Richard Hall gained 238 vs. Miami in 2004. And if he had known, he said, it...
Posted: 10/11/2010 1:14 PM in UC Athletics Blog