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Former Ohio State football coach finds a new home

Former Ohio State football coach finds a new home #GoBucks

Perry Eliano had a short stint as Ohio State’s safeties coach for two seasons in 2022 and 2023, but after his initial contract was up the Buckeyes made no effort to resign the defensive backs coach. Expectations were high for him as Ohio State stole him from Cincinnati, where he was the cornerbacks coach and developed stars like Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, but apparently Ryan Day was not satisfied with the product produced in Columbus during Eliano’s two-year tenure.

Although he waited an extremely long time for his new gig, he will not have to move too far as it was recently announced, he will be the new cornerback coach at Toledo. The Texas native is making his way through Ohio as he had a previous stop at Bowling Green before moving onto Cincinnati and Ohio State. Now he is heading to another MAC school in Toledo.

He will have big shoes to fill after the outstanding job Corey Parker did, who moved onto Illinois.

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Ohio State offers four-star defensive back

Ohio State offers four-star defensive back #GoBucks

It feels like the Ohio State football program is making waves in the recruiting community everyday and we have another intriguing nugget of news with the most recent offer to an in-state talent. The Buckeyes have officially sent an offer to Ohio product, Jakob Weatherspooon.

The Avon product is rated a four-star athlete in the class of 2026 by most recruiting services and is likely to play cornerback at the collegiate level. The speedster is already raking in the offers, which means Ohio State is competing with Big Ten power Penn State and the other in-state schools like Cincinnati.

With it being relatively early in his recruiting cycle, it feels safe to say, Weatherspoon may have a meteoric rise up the recruiting rankings.

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MSU football lands edge transfer Ty Gillison from Cincinnati

Cincinnati edge transfer Ty Gillison commits to Michigan State!

Michigan State football has picked up a massive transfer portal commitment from Ty Gillison, an edge transfer from Cincinnati. He is the younger brother of former MSU tight end Trenton Gillison.

Gillison is a 6-foot-4, 240 pound OLB/DE hybrid that will be a perfect scheme fit in MSU’s new look defense, that uses an OLB/DE hybrid as an edge to convert their defensive look from a 4-2-5 to a 3-3-5 and vise versa.

As a redshirt freshman, in his one season with the Bearcats, Gillison recorded 15 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and had one pass defended.

Gillison will bring three years of eligibility to East Lansing with him.

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Former Ohio State player joins Luke Fickell at Wisconsin

Former Buckeye joins Fickell at Wisconsin #GoBucks

We love following former Ohio State football players and their journeys both on and off the field. A few former Buckeyes have gone into the coaching ranks and found huge success. Ryan Ross joins that list.

Ohio State fans may remember Ross from his days wearing scarlet and gray as a walk-on from 2010 through 2012.

Ross didn’t see much game action as a receiver, but some Buckeye fans may remember him being on the receiving end of a 16-yard Joe Bauserman touchdown during the 2011 spring game. After his playing days, Ross spent time on the Cincinnati staff as a strength and conditioning intern.

Ross spent time in the high school ranks before getting another shot at the Football Bowl Subdivision level with Pittsburgh, where he was named as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. He has been in that role the past two seasons. In 2024, Ross will be back in the Big Ten. He was named the assistant director of strength and conditioning for the Wisconsin Badgers.

Once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye.

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Oklahoma players tried to chug Skyline Chili at midfield to celebrate Cincinnati win, but it didn’t go well

Drinking straight from a can of chili: good or bad?

Cincinnati is known for many things, and Skyline Chili is one of them.

However, the Bearcats saw the city’s beloved chili be hoisted in victory by the Oklahoma Sooners after they defeated Cincinnati 20-6 on the road.

Post-game, Oklahoma’s Jonah Laulu and Dasan McCullough decided to pay homage to Cincy and drink straight out of two cans of Skyline Chili to celebrate getting to 4-0 on the season.

However, both looked very grossed out by drinking from a can of chili and immediately lowered their heads to presumably spit out whatever went in. The celebration was very funny and well-deserved, but the aftertaste probably wasn’t as good if we had to guess.

While we certainly don’t want to besmirch the good name of Skyline Chili, we absolutely do not recommend trying to drink from a can of it.

If these guys really want to take in Cincinnati’s prized chili, they’d be much better off just going to a Skyline Chili somewhere near the stadium after the game.

However, maybe that doesn’t go down as satisfyingly as victorious slurp of on-field chili. Who’s to say.

Cincinnati’s mascot absolutely decked Oklahoma’s mascot with a Mario Kart red shell throw

Great aim by the Bearcat.

Mascots in college football are so much fun and so much chaos, from the havoc-creating Oregon Duck and TCU’s hypnotoad in 2022 to the creepier side with bowl game mascots (looking at you, Tubby). And we love them.

But Cincinnati’s Bearcat mascot took things to a whole new level Saturday during the Bearcats’ home game against No. 16 Oklahoma.

Oklahoma’s and Cincinnati’s mascots had a fun little Mario Kart moment during the game, riding tricycles around the end zone. But the Bearcat, full of chaos, made its attack move and absolutely decked the Sooners’ mascot, knocking it off a tricycle with the help of a Mario Kart red shell.

Maybe it was a staged bit — probably, right? — or maybe it was spontaneous mayhem. Either way, we love some entertaining mascot chaos.

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LOOK: Tanner Mordecai hype video accidentally tweeted by…Cincinnati football?

Our Twitter Controversy Of The Week:

We have our first Twitter (or X, if that’s required) controversy of the year. I’m sure some of us out there have been accidentally logged into the wrong account and tried to share a lukewarm college football take before realizing the mistake.

In many cases, that doesn’t matter in the slightest. But yesterday it happened on a scale for Cincinnati Football’s 135,500 followers to see.

Wisconsin has done its “Wired” series throughout the offseason under new head coach Luke Fickell. The program has shared videos of coaches, assistants and players in action as the hype for the season builds. The video has always come from the Wisconsin Football account and shared in a very professional way.

It looks like whoever manages Wisconsin football’s social media activity also used to be logged into Cincinnati’s account during Fickell’s previous job. Whoever it was tweeted Tanner Mordecai’s “Wired” video from the wrong account:

In the grand scheme of things to be tweeted from the wrong account, this isn’t close to the most penal. It’s clear what happened, and everybody on Twitter got a chance to make jokes about new Cincinnati head coach Scott Satterfield, about Fickell’s old stop and more. In the world of online controversies, file this one into the “pretty fun” category.

All I know is we need the season to start. I can’t write about any more Twitter activity.

Top three centers in the Big Ten for 2023

The Big Ten has some stud centers going into 2023 #B1G #GoBucks

We had a really easy time picking guards, because of the abundance of talent at the position in the Big Ten, but pickings are a bit slimmer at offensive tackle and now we see center is a bit slim as well. It is also not a good sign that we have yet another offensive line position group that does not include an Ohio State Buckeye.

I hope someone for Ohio State steps up because it is not the best omen that Michigan has had a representative in every position group and Ohio State has only shown up within the guard list. Now let’s dive into the centers.

 

Cincinnati Football Schedule 2023: Analysis, Breakdown, 3 Things To Know

Cincinnati football schedule 2023 analysis, breakdown, 3 things to know

Cincinnati football schedule 2023: Who do the Bearcats miss on the Big 12 schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Cincinnati Football Schedule 2023: 3 Things To Know

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Sept 2 Eastern Kentucky

Sept 9 at Pitt

Sept 16 Miami University

Sept 23 Oklahoma

Sept 29 at BYU

Oct 7 OPEN DATE

Oct 14 Iowa State

Oct 21 Baylor

Oct 28 at Oklahoma State

Nov 4 UCF

Nov 11 at Houston

Nov 18 at West Virginia

Nov 25 Kansas

Cincinnati Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Bearcats miss from the Big 12 slate?

The Bearcats gets a nice welcome present as they enter into Big 12 life.

Not having to play Texas is a sweet deal, and this year, not getting Texas Tech on the schedule is a huge plus. If that wasn’t nice enough, they don’t have to play either team from the 2022 Big 12 Championship – there’s no Kansas State or TCU.

It’s not all perfect with a run of three road games in four weeks in the second half of the Big 12 season, but …

Cincinnati Football Schedule What Really Matters

Considering all the changes for the program and the coaching staff as the new era begins, Cincinnati should be able to ease into the schedule.

Going to Pitt isn’t easy, but at least that’s relatively close. Three of the first for games are at home, and there are just two road games before the end of October.

The Bearcats get Oklahoma and UCF at home, playing Houston at Houston is just like life in the old American Athletic Conference dates, and going to West Virginia isn’t all that awful.

Cincinnati Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

Yeah, Cincinnati is jumping up in weight class, but all things considered there’s not a whole lot to complain about.

There isn’t a true week off in the loaded and balanced Big 12 – outside of the actual week off before playing Iowa State, of course – but the home games are all manageable, there isn’t a road game that’s a no-chance loss, and there are enough winnable dates to assume at least seven wins.

As long as the Bearcats can own home, it should be a terrific season with this schedule.

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Louisville 24, Cincinnati 7 Wasabi Fenway Bowl What Happened, What It All Means

Louisville 31, Cincinnati 7: Wasabi Fenway Bowl what happened, player of the game, and what it all means

Louisville beat Cincinnati 24-7 to win the Wasabi Fenway Bowl. What happened, who was the player of the game, and what does it all mean?

Louisville 24, Cincinnati 7 Wasabi Fenway Bowl What Happened, Player of the Game, What It All Means

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Wasabi Fenway Bowl What Happened

– It was tight early with the teams trading touchdowns for a 7-7 game late into the first half, and it was all Louisville the rest of the way. Brock Domann hit MarshonFord for an eight yard score, Jawhar Jordan ripped off a 41-yard touchdown, and the Cardinals had a 21-7 lead at halftime. That was about it. Cincinnati didn’t have any answers.

– Louisville was hardly sharp. It turned it over four times, but there weren’t any real issues thanks to the offensive line and running game. The combination of Maurice Turner and Jawhar Jordan combined for 275 yards with two Jordan scores. The Cincinnati lines couldn’t hold up on either side – the team ran for just 44 yards and managed just 127 yards of total offense.

– This was supposed to be a rough bowl game, and it was lived up to the hype. The weather wasn’t as bad as expected – it wasn’t an excuse.

Neither team was a true representative of the regular season version. Cincinnati gave it everything and it kept on fighting, but it just didn’t have the parts or timing in place. Louisville was at least able to run, and it didn’t get too crazy outside of relying on the O line. It’s all okay – it was a very early game to ease the way into a long day of football.

Wasabi Fenway Bowl Player of the Game

Maurice Turner, Jawhar Jordan, RBs Louisville
Turner ran 31 times for 160 yards, and Jordan ran nine times for 115 yards and two scores and caught two passes for 11 yards.

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Wasabi Fenway Bowl Fun Stats

– Third down conversions: Louisville 7-of-14 – Cincinnati 2-of-13

– Turnovers: Louisville 4 – Cincinnati 2

– Total Yards: Louisville 419 – Cincinnati 127

Wasabi Fenway Bowl What It All Means

After a rough start to the season and a slew of twists and turns, you’re jacked to be a Louisville fan right now. Nothing against Scott Satterfield, but start with the program getting favorite son Jeff Brohm from Purdue as the next head coach. Yeah, losing to rival Kentucky hurts, but closing out with a bowl win always makes the offseason better.

The eight-win season it the best since 2019, this is the first bowl win since then, and it’s the second bowl victory since taking down the 2015 Music City. And on the flip side …

For all the slings and arrows Satterfield suffered as the Louisville head coach, he was able to put this program together and leave it in a great place before making the move to Cincinnati – he should be solid in his new home. This was going to be a rough go no matter what for the Bearcats – opt-outs, injuries, and the coaching change were all a problem.

It was a disappointing run with a loss to Tulane to miss out on the American Athletic Conference championship, and this didn’t help. It was still a nine-win season, the program is off to the Big 12, and there’s a lot in place to keep the success going – this bowl loss isn’t a reflection on where things are at.

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