WEST HARRISON, Ind. - After a 4-8 season, national forecasters expectedly are not sky-high on the 2017 University of Cincinnati football team. Predictions range from another losing season to perhaps a bowl bid.
ESPN analyst Phil Steele projects the Bearcats to tie for third place in the six-team American Athletic Conference East Division. Street and Smith's picks the Bearcats dead last in the division. Most forecasts are more in line with the AAC media poll, which has the Bearcats finishing fourth in the East.
As the Bearcats continue preseason workouts here at Camp Higher Ground, here is a game-by-game look at how the season might go:
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