Cincinnati baseball is heading to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in over four decades. The Bearcats captured the American Athletic Conference Tournament today. The Bearcats blasted UConn 22-5 in the title game to wrap up their first NCAA regional bid since 1974. The win also helped Cincinnati reach the 30-win plateau this season, […]
Read MoreNebraska Lands Big Commitment From Ohio Mr. Basketball Samari Curtis
2019 is on pace to be a banner year for the Nebraska Huskers. Since the team hired Fred Hoiberg earlier this year, the team has gained a number of big commitments that have set the team up very well for the years ahead. The latest might be one of the Huskers’ best so far. On […]
Read MoreOhio State Freshman WR L’Christian Smith Announces Transfer
Back in March, Ohio State was informed by L’Christian Smith that he was entering his name in the NCAA transfer portal. Well, the former four-star recruit has finally reached a decision on where he’ll play. Smith didn’t have much success on the field in his freshman season. However, the Buckeyes knew it’d take time for […]
Read MoreMajor Schools After Iowa Grad Transfer Isaiah Moss
While a bunch of graduate transfers have announced where they’ll play college basketball next season, Iowa guard Isaiah Moss is still surveying his options. This past season with the Hawkeyes, Moss averaged 9.2 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. His final performance with Iowa came in the Round of 32 against Tennessee. Even though his […]
Read MoreCincinnati Is Reportedly Targeting A Major SEC Coach
Cincinnati lost longtime head coach Mick Cronin to UCLA earlier this week. They might end up hiring a bigger name to replace him. According to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman, South Carolina head coach Frank Martin has emerged as a “key target” for the Bearcats. Martin has spent the last seven seasons in Columbia. Although South Carolina […]
Read MoreReport: South Dakota State Transfer David Jenkins Jr. Receiving Heavy Interest
David Jenkins Jr. has been a scoring machine through two years at South Dakota State. Now, he’s looking to finish his college career on a bigger stage. Following a Second Team All-Summit League season as a freshman in 2017-18, Jenkins made first team this year. He averaged 19.7 points per game this season. A few […]
Read MoreMajor Coaching Candidates For Alabama Basketball Job
Avery Johnson was considered a pretty big get for the Alabama Crimson Tide basketball program when he was hired, given his NBA success. After just four seasons, he is on his way out. Johnson, who was 75-62 with the Crimson Tide, and the school agreed to a buyout over the weekend. The move made Alabama […]
Read MoreESPN’s Prediction For Today’s Cincinnati-Iowa Game
After a thrilling day of NCAA Tournament action on Thursday, Friday’s slate of games starts with an AAC-Big Ten matchup between Cincinnati and Iowa. Here are the details on the two teams. Cincinnati went 25-6 in the regular season, with the Houston Cougars sweeping them. But the third time proved to be the charm for […]
Read MoreESPN’s Prediction For Iowa-Cincinnati NCAA Tournament Game
In perhaps the hardest 7 vs. 10 matchups in the NCAA Tournament to predict, the Iowa Hawkeyes are taking on the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Round of 64. No. 7 Cincinnati stunned heavily favored Houston in the AAC Tournament Finals and clinch their ninth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. The Bearcats have a bit of an […]
Read MoreFiveThirtyEight Model On Each NCAA Tournament’s Chances To Win Title
68 teams may be playing for a national title, but realistically, the group of teams that have a reasonable chance to win is much smaller. Since the expansion of the NCAA Tournament to 64 teams in 1985, 21 of 34 champions are No. 1 seeds. All but four champions have been top three seeds. The […]
Read MoreMick Cronin Was Furious With His Players After Today’s Loss To Houston
Cincinnati hosted Houston today with a share of the AAC regular season title on the line on Senior Day. The 20th-ranked Bearcats wound up losing 85-69 to the 12th-ranked Cougars. It was a brutal second half for Cincinnati, as Houston outscored them 48-34 in the final 20 minutes. The normally hard-nosed Bearcats were out-rebounded 42-28. […]
Read MoreMajor College Basketball Coach Trashes Referees After Game
A major college basketball coach didn’t hold back in his criticism of the officiating in his team’s game this week. Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin trashed college basketball referees following his team’s game on Tuesday night. Cronin was ejected from his team’s 82-74 win over South Florida. The head coach went on quite a rant in […]
Read MoreA Massive College Basketball Upset Just Went Down
Cincinnati basketball is one of the best programs in the AAC. ECU basketball is definitely among the worst. The Pirates joined the AAC ahead of the 2014-15 season, and have not gone better than 6-12 in league play in that time. ECU last made the NCAA Tournament in 1993. During that stretch, the Bearcats have […]
Read MoreMajor College Football Program Reportedly Close To Hire After 3 Interviews
With word leaking out that Dana Holgorsen would take the job at Houston a few days ago, athletic director Shane Lyons has wasted little time in finding West Virginia football’s next head coach. Holgorsen leaves WVU after eight seasons at the helm of the Mountaineers, finishing with a 61-41 record, and 38-32 mark in the […]
Read MoreThere Are 6 Major Bowl Games Today – Here’s The Schedule
The Power 5 conferences will all be on display on Monday with six bowl games slated for New Year’s Eve. It should be a nice appetizer for tomorrow’s New Year’s Six games. Here’s a look at the full schedule for today’s games. Military Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech Kickoff time: Noon E.T. TV: ESPN Sun […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Bowl Games
College football bowl season is here! Most of your favorite teams won’t be in action for a few weeks, but on Saturday we kick things off with a few fun games. Tulane and Louisiana present a nice clash of style, Utah State’s elite Group of Five defense faces North Texas’ high-flying offense, and Mountain West […]
Read More2018 AP All-American Teams Announced
The 2018 college football regular season has been put to bed. On Monday, the Associated Press released its All-American teams. Heisman winner Kyler Murray edged out Tua Tagovailoa once again, this time for the first-team honors. The Alabama quarterback took second-team, while third place Heisman finisher Dwayne Haskins came in with third-team honors. As you’d […]
Read MoreCollege Basketball National Championship Odds Updated
We’re entering the end of the non-conference season, and the college basketball world is starting to shake itself out. The Duke Blue Devils may not be undefeated, and they’re just No. 2 in the country right now, but R.J. Barrett, Zion Williamson and company are heavy favorites to take home the title. Bovada has updated […]
Read MoreLuke Fickell Drawing Interest From Major School
It doesn’t seem like we’re going to have a crazy coaching carousel this year. Kansas and North Carolina have already filled their vacancies with coaches that were out of the sports, and the biggest potential opening—USC—is keeping Clay Helton for another year. That leaves Maryland football. After a prolonged set of investigations following the scandals […]
Read MoreCincinnati’s Bowl Situation After The Win Over East Carolina
Cincinnati finished its season in style, decimating East Carolina in epic fashion. Although the victory was against an inferior opponent, it still boosts the Bearcats’ resume. The Bearcats own a 10-2 record, marking their first double-digit winning season since 2012. While the majority of the year was full of success, Cincinnati fell short to UCF […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
It is the second-to-last week of the college football season, which means a less-than-excellent set of games. The main culprit for College Football Week 12 is the SEC, from which most members have tune-ups for next week’s rivalry clashes. That means we have a bunch of SEC vs. FCS and Group of Five games, and […]
Read MoreESPN’s College GameDay Announces Week 12 Destination
Contrary to suggestions that the Notre Dame-Syracuse game at Yankee Stadium would be the best location for next week’s edition of College GameDay, ESPN has chosen a different destination for their next show. On Sunday morning, Kirk Herbstreit took to Twitter to announce that College GameDay would take place in Orlando for the UCF-Cincinnati game. […]
Read MoreWhere College GameDay Will Probably Head Next Saturday
College GameDay has gone to some unique locations this year so far. Just in the last few weeks, we’ve had the first ever trip to Washington State, the first trip to Jacksonville for Florida-Georgia in over a decade, and a trip to Boston College for tonight’s BC vs. Clemson game. With the SEC having their […]
Read MoreUndefeated College Football Team Goes Down In Overtime
No. 20 Cincinnati football on the road at Temple was a popular upset pick. Cincy was one of the few remaining undefeated teams in the country, but had to travel to Philadelphia to face a red hot Owls squad. The two sides played an ugly defensive slugfest, in which neither team broke 317 total yards […]
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