LIVE 00:31 3rd Nov 2
TLSA 14 2.5 o57.5
UAB 59 -2.5 u57.5
LIVE 05:52 4th Nov 2
ODU 20 -3.0 o58.0
APP 21 3.0 u58.0
LIVE Halftime Nov 2
UCLA 13 7.5 o38.5
NEB 7 -7.5 u38.5
LIVE Halftime Nov 2
IU 21 -7.5 o53.5
MSU 10 7.5 u53.5
LIVE Halftime Nov 2
TTU 10 13.5 o56.0
ISU 13 -13.5 u56.0
LIVE 00:14 2nd Nov 2
MTU 10 1.5 o49.0
UTEP 10 -1.5 u49.0
LIVE Halftime Nov 2
ASU 21 -5.0 o57.5
OKST 14 5.0 u57.5
LIVE 13:53 2nd Nov 2
KSU 3 -13.0 o45.5
HOU 7 13.0 u45.5
LIVE Halftime Nov 2
ULM 14 10.5 o48.0
MRSH 14 -10.5 u48.0
LIVE 00:21 2nd Nov 2
ARIZ 6 6.0 o55.0
UCF 28 -6.0 u55.0
LIVE 12:15 3rd Nov 2
UNC 14 -2.5 o50.5
FSU 3 2.5 u50.5
LIVE 01:31 2nd Nov 2
FLA 10 14.5 o52.5
UGA 3 -14.5 u52.5
LIVE Halftime Nov 2
ORE 28 -14.5 o45.0
MICH 10 14.5 u45.0
LIVE 06:59 2nd Nov 2
WYO 28 9.0 o61.0
UNM 21 -9.0 u61.0
NAVY -13.0 o49.5
RICE 13.0 u49.5
LIVE 01:48 2nd Nov 2
CCU 7 -4.0 o51.5
TROY 21 4.0 u51.5
LIVE 09:50 2nd Nov 2
MASS 10 19.0 o59.0
MSST 7 -19.0 u59.0
HAW 12.0 o45.5
FRES -12.0 u45.5
LOU 10.0 o62.0
CLEM -10.0 u62.0
TAM -3.0 o44.0
SOCAR 3.0 u44.0
WIS 3.0 o40.5
IOWA -3.0 u40.5
GASO 6.0 o60.0
USA -6.0 u60.0
USC -2.5 o55.5
WASH 2.5 u55.5
UK 17.5 o45.5
TENN -17.5 u45.5
PITT 7.5 o56.0
SMU -7.5 u56.0
TCU 3.0 o63.0
BAY -3.0 u63.0
CSU -2.5 o45.5
NEV 2.5 u45.5
Final Oct 29
NMSU 13
FIU 34
Final Oct 29
ULL 23
TXST 17
Final Oct 29
LT 3
SHSU 9
Final Oct 30
JVST 31
LIB 21
Final Oct 30
KENN 14
WKU 31
Final Oct 31
TULN 34
CHAR 3
Final Nov 1
GSU 27 7.0 o48.0
CONN 34 -7.0 u48.0
Final Nov 1
USF 44 -1.5 o48.0
FAU 21 1.5 u48.0
Final Nov 1
SDSU 24 24.0 o55.5
BSU 56 -24.0 u55.5
Final Nov 2
DUKE 31 21.0 o56.0
MIA 53 -21.0 u56.0
Final Nov 2
ME 14 36.5 o49.0
OKLA 59 -36.5 u49.0
Final Nov 2
MISS 63 -8.0 o54.0
ARK 31 8.0 u54.0
Final Nov 2
AFA 3 18.0 o37.5
ARMY 20 -18.0 u37.5
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NW 26 2.5 o44.0
PUR 20 -2.5 u44.0
Final Nov 2
BUFF 41 -1.0 o48.0
AKR 30 1.0 u48.0
Final Nov 2
STAN 28 9.5 o46.5
NCST 59 -9.5 u46.5
Final Nov 2
TOL 29 -10.0 o54.5
EMU 28 10.0 u54.5
Final OT Nov 2
VT 31 -3.0 o51.5
SYR 38 3.0 u51.5
Final Nov 2
MINN 25 -3.0 o47.0
ILL 17 3.0 u47.0
Final Nov 2
OSU 20 -3.0 o47.0
PSU 13 3.0 u47.0
Final Nov 2
MEM 36 -7.0 o62.0
UTSA 44 7.0 u62.0
Final Nov 2
VAN 17 8.5 o48.0
AUB 7 -8.5 u48.0
Cincinnati 2nd American Athletic9-4
Arkansas 8th Southeastern7-6

Cincinnati @ Arkansas preview

Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium

After becoming the first Group of Five program to reach the College Football Playoff, No. 23 Cincinnati suffered a series of losses in the offseason.

The Bearcats aren't shying away from Power Five competition, though. They will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., to battle No. 19 Arkansas in both teams' season opener Saturday.

Gone is four-year starting quarterback Desmond Ridder, who won 44 career games at Cincinnati and led the Bearcats to two straight undefeated regular seasons and American Athletic Conference titles.

Coach Luke Fickell did not reveal whether redshirt senior Ben Bryant or redshirt sophomore Evan Prater will start under center against Arkansas, but ESPN reported Saturday morning that Bryant would be the starter.

Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said he wouldn't be surprised if Cincinnati played both quarterbacks on Saturday.

"They're both good players," Pittman said. "(Prater), obviously, may be a little more athletic than the other. But both of them can run and both of them can throw. We'll prepare for both and be ready either way."

Other key departures for Cincinnati included star cornerback Sauce Gardner, who went fourth overall to the New York Jets in the NFL draft, and leading rusher Jerome Ford. The backfield figures to remain a strength, as Charles McClelland, Myles Montgomery and LSU transfer Corey Kiner all could see carries.

"We haven't had a true quarterback battle probably in a while," Fickell told reporters at the start of fall camp. "But I think that more than anything, there's a lot of other spots. I think quarterback, we're gonna be in good shape. ... The most difficult thing to not just replace, but figure out who it's gonna be is the tailback. That's one of those spots where I think we've really got to put some pressure on some of these guys to see what they can do and see what they can handle."

The Razorbacks have designs on a big season of their own. Last year's 9-4 record (4-4 SEC) was a clear improvement in Pittman's second season. They even kept their visit to Alabama to a one-touchdown game, a 42-35 defeat.

KJ Jefferson will start at quarterback after leading the team in both passing and rushing last season. He completed 67.3 percent of his passes for 2,676 yards, 21 touchdowns and four interceptions while adding 664 rushing yards and six scores on the ground.

"In the previous years, Arkansas was always slept on, and we're still dirt under a rug," Jefferson told ESPN in early August. "This program has been on the rise, and we're going to keep building and get back on top where Arkansas belongs."

Cincinnati has beaten the likes of Notre Dame, Indiana and a ranked Army team over the past two years, but each of its past two seasons ended with losses to SEC opponents. The 2020 Bearcats lost to Georgia on a last-second field goal in the Peace Bowl, and last year they fell 27-6 to No. 1 seed Alabama in the CFP semifinal at the Cotton Bowl.

This will be the first meeting between Cincinnati and Arkansas.

--Field Level Media

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