The question entering Saturday was: How would the University of Cincinnati football team respond following last week's loss at Central Florida?
The answer: Well enough.
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Cincinnati held off Navy's American Athletic Conference-leading triple-option rushing attack enough to get back in the win column with a 20-10 victory over the Midshipmen in front of 38,461 fans at Nippert Stadium.
"That's what had me a little bit on ease this week," Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell said.