Three days before leading the University of Cincinnati football team into its second straight American Athletic Conference championship game, Bearcats head coach Luke Fickell announced 23 new additions to the program on the first day of the early signing period.
Fickell on Wednesday announced the signings of 13 defensive players, nine offensive players and one player whose responsibilities will be on special teams in 6-foot-7 Australian punter Mason Fletcher, a product of Prokick Australia, the same group who helped develop UC's current All-AAC punter James Smith.
"It's a great day," Fickell said. "Obviously, there's a lot going on.