When the University of Cincinnati football team opens its season Sept. 4 against in-state rival Miami University, the Bearcats will do so in front of a capacity crowd.
Nippert Stadium will return to full capacity for the 2021 football season, UC Director of Athletics John Cunningham announced Friday.
This will be the first football season played in front of a capacity crowd at Nippert since the 2019 campaign before the coronavirus pandemic.
After playing all of last season in front of a limited home crowd of a few hundred fans, Cincinnati hosted the 2020 American Athletic Conference championship game on Dec.