Cincinnati’s path to perfection this season is riddled with potholes. Both Miami (FL) and BYU early in the year present challenges.
UC gets the Hurricanes at home on a Thursday night in a probably blacked out Nippert Stadium but the drubbing the Bearcats underwent last year is on the front of their minds. Plus going to Provo and containing Taysom Hill, if he’s still physically able to go by this game, is a mountainous task.
In AAC play the Bearcats’ main challenges come from within their own division. They face Temple in week two who boast arguably the best defense in the conference and Central Florida a month and a half later, also with a strong defense.