When the Cincinnati Bearcats were trading scores with Houston in the AAC Championship Game, Jerome Ford provided an early spark with a 79-yard touchdown run and a late dagger with a 42-yard touchdown run.
Those big plays were nothing new for Ford, who tied Michael Warren II for most rushing touchdowns in a season (19) in school history and he ranks ninth on the single-season list with 1,242 rushing yards. He’s recorded five 100-yard games on the ground this year and he’s scored three touchdowns of longer than 74 yards.
Ford, who transferred from Alabama after the 2019 season, will be one of the game’s key players when he faces his former school in the College Football Playoff semifinal on Dec.