The Three Stars of the First Half

This was a weird weekend. After watching the Cincinnati Bearcats win every week for six weeks, not having any football made Saturday feel a bit empty. There’s no need to worry, however, since the Bearcats will be back in action next week.

While we keep waiting for the second half of the season to get going, let’s take a little more time to appreciate this team’s 6-0 start. As much credit as Luke Fickell deserves for turning this program around so quickly, its the players who have done the heavy lifting. On a weekly basis, it seems like a new guy steps up to make a big tackle, catch an important pass or get the key block for a major third down conversion.

Here at Down the Drive, we’ve been…