As the college football season enters Thanksgiving (rivalry) week it seems like it just started. Well for some teams (Utah) it just did. But other teams have been battling for a couple of months and making a push for a Conference Championship. Enter the 8-0 University of Cincinnati Bearcats. Officially the preseason pick for second place in the American Athletic Conference, they knocked off the favorite Central Florida Knights to take the top spot angling for their first outright conference title since 2009. In a see-saw game against the rival Knights in Orlando, the Bearcats leaned on the strong arm and competent legs of their star quarterback Desmond Ridder. Ridder pushed the ball down the field with his strong arm for a 21-32 and 338 yards for nearly 15 yards per completion. And two touchdowns. When he wasn't throwing he was running. 14 carries for 52 yards. And two more touchdowns. Clever decision making and dynamic athleticism made the Cats offense nearly unstoppable as they won the crucial game 36-33 (noting they were on the doorstep for another TD but opted to run out the clock instead of give UCF any chance to get the ball back). Ridder did it all and the Bearcats are positioning themselves for strong postseason consideration.
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