Cincinnati grew to become the primary team from a Group of 5 convention to make the College Football Playoff after being named to the game’s remaining 4 on Sunday.
Undefeated at 13–0, the No. 4 Bearcats will face No. 1 Alabama within the Goodyear Cotton Bowl on Dec. 31.
“There’s so much of groups which have a really small % probability of getting in to the 4 team playoff and we’re blissful to be one of them,” coach Luke Fickell mentioned.
“Nonetheless, it is us. And we’re not carrying the flag for anyone however the UC Bearcats, our neighborhood, our campus, our college.”
The Bearcats have scored 39.2 factors per sport this season and have averaged greater than 425 yards per sport on offense. They cemented their place within the Playoff on Saturday, once they defeated Houston 35–20 within the American Athletic Convention title sport.
When news was launched that the Bearcats had made the playoffs, the team was, unsurprisingly, euphoric.
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