Cincinnati Bearcats football coach Luke Fickell said Saturday felt like Christmas morning when he was 8 years old.
"You're unwrapping some things. you had a lot of really good things on your list, you had a lot of really good guys coming back," he said. "You believe you've got a really good opportunity with the guys you've got. But you're kind of anxious to see, really, what it's going to look like."
Gerrid Doaks scored four touchdowns and Desmond Ridder added two more as No. 13 (AP)/14 (Coaches) Cincinnati defeated Austin Peay 55-20 Saturday inside a relatively quiet Nippert Stadium.