Week 1 is here, and so are my American Conference power rankings. Below is a rundown of the Bearcats’ foes in The American, along with some things to watch for this season. More on What To Watch For in the AAC here, where I preview individual games around the conference.
Memphis returns QB Paxton Lynch and RB Sam Craft (who ran for 170 yards on 37 carries against UC last year), and it’s impossible to forget the brutal beating that the Tigers handed Cincinnati in Cincinnati last October. So for now, they are the top dog.