The votes have all been tallied and we have a winner in the Favorite Cincinnati Bearcat Football Player Since 1997 Tournament. If the headline didn’t already give it away, the winner is none other than Mardy Gilyard, who made a mockery of the championship round against Zach Collaros by winning 90.5 percent of the vote.
Clearly, Gilyard was destined to win this event, claiming every matchup on the way with at least 70 percent of the vote, including back-to-back triumphs with at least 90 percent in the last two rounds. As he marched to this victory, Gilyard out-dueled a veritable who’s who of UC greats, beating Ben Mauk, Brent Celek, Armon Binns, Connor Barwin, Antwan Peek and finally Collaros.