Like Tommy Tuberville said in his weekly press conference, this game is more about the Cincinnati Bearcats than the Alabama A&M Bulldogs. The five keys for UC, and not necessarily the game itself, is below.
1) Show Me Something, Defensive Tackles
Last season converted defensive end Brad Harrah accounted for more sacks (3.5) than all of Cincinnati’s regular defensive tackles combined (2.5). Not ideal. But in 2015 the Bearcats are rather loaded at defensive tackle, not necessarily from an experience standpoint but from a raw talent and depth one. It’s unclear if talent will beat out experience from a production standpoint but one thing’s clear, it couldn’t get any worse than last year.