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The sellout crowd of 38,007 that attended a humid hammering of Houston Saturday left Nippert Stadium with a better outlook on Cincinnati Bearcats football. In the most convincing win of head coach Scott Satterfield’s two seasons, the Bearcats blanked the Cougars 34-0.
It was the first shutout for UC football in nearly six years and the first against a Power Four opponent since a 1995 Rick Minter-led squad shocked Virginia Tech 16-0 in a Blacksburg mud fight 29 years ago. That Hokies team went on to win 10 straight games and the 1995 Sugar Bowl.
Freshman defensive lineman Marquaze Parker (98) tackles Houston receiver Devan Williams. The Cincinnati Bearcats shut out the Cougars 34-0 Saturday at Nippert Stadium.
This Houston team, which only lost to No. 15 Oklahoma 16-12 in Norman in Week 2, is probably not heading that way. Where the Cincinnati Bearcats are heading will be determined in the coming weeks. They’re among several 3-1 teams in the Big 12 with 10th-ranked Utah and 22nd-ranked BYU at 4-0 and No. 18 Iowa State 3-0.
The Bearcats face 3-1 Texas Tech Saturday at 8 p.m. Eastern on ESPN2.
5 reactions/overreactions from a Big 12 shutout of Houston by Cincinnati Bearcats football
1. Is Cincinnati Bearcats football better than you think?
Reaction: The Bearcats held down a playmaking quarterback (Donovan Smith) who was yanked in the third quarter. After several close calls last season, they finally nailed down a Big 12 win at Nippert Stadium. In addition to the shutout, they put 34 points on a defense that came in ranked No. 15 in the country.
Overreaction: Houston was picked by media to finish near the bottom of the Big 12 and coming into the game league media had UC ranked 15th of 16 teams with the Cougars in the cellar.
At 3-1, the Bearcats should get a bounce in popularity and the fact remains they have only trailed for…
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Author : The Enquirer
Publish date : 2024-09-22 23:00:40
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