A group that was hurt by injuries in 2015 should be stronger in 2016. But who will get the bulk of the playing time?
We are still neck deep in the summer, so the pageantry of college football remains a distant speck on the horizon, but as that horizon draws nearer, we can begin to put the pieces together of what the Cincinnati Bearcats will look like when they hit the field against Tennessee-Martin on Sept. 1.
For the secondary, there is a fair share of certainty and intrigue, with two spots likely locked up and a few players vying for the other starting spots in the defensive backfield.