Jerome Ford, Bearcats Run Up the Score on UCF

Albert Cesare / The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK CINCINNATI, OHIO — The result seemed destined to be from Central Florida’s first punt of a game. A Bearcat tip of the ball from the return unit, followed by a favorable bounce that went out at the UCF 38.

Quarterback Desmond Ridder and company then marched inside their adversary’s ten, and what commenced was an opening drive touchdown from the ever-reliable power back Jerome Ford.

Ford produced three more TD’s alongside a total of 189 yards on the day, bulking up his team’s damage in the first half. Among them were a breakthrough 79-yard score in which the ‘Bama transfer found a lane down the sideline, another first quarter run up the gut and a…