The University of Cincinnati football team is preparing for one of its last firsts.
Cincinnati (3-1) will open American Athletic Conference play Saturday night at Tulsa (2-2). Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ESPNU. The game also marks the start of the Bearcats' final AAC slate before joining the Big 12 Conference next summer (July 1, 2023).
"Now, it's about moving on to league play," Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell said Tuesday. "We've got to go on the road. We really haven't been on the road since Arkansas (Sept. 3). We know that in this league, if you want to play for a championship, you've got to not only win your league, you've got to win on the road and you've got to be really good on the road.