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Scouting report: A look at the Tulane Green Wave, the next opponent for No. 2 Cincinnati

The University of Cincinnati football team is learning that a lot comes with being ranked No. 2 in the country.

The Bearcats (7-0, 3-0 American Athletic Conference) are in midst of their second week of being No. 2.

Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell admitted Tuesday that he didn't do a good enough job last week of preparing the second-ranked (Associated Press/Coaches) Bearcats for Navy.

It wasn't that Fickell didn't prepare his team for the Midshipmen's triple-option offensive attack. Fickell said he instead failed to adequately prepare UC for what a home game against the No.