GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA — Desmond Ridder cashed in two touchdown passes, ECU was held to 13 points, and the Cincinnati Bearcats improved to 12-0 ahead of conference championship week.
The Bearcats (12-0, 8-0 American Athletic Conference) kept Holton Ahlers and the Pirates’ offense bottled up, limiting the 19th-ranked quarterback in FBS Passing Yards to his second lowest CMP% (50%) of the season. Ahlers finished the day with 19 passes on 38 throws for 228 yards and one score.
“You see why they’re in contention for a national championship,” East Carolina coach Mike Houston said when regarding Cincinnati.