Head coach Luke Fickell told his players to be there at 7:30 in the morning.
Back in August, when the University of Cincinnati broke a pandemic impacted training camp in Higher Ground, Indiana, the Bearcats head coach gave his players an ultimatum.
Either they could opt out of the season, or they could show up at 7:30 the next day to compete for a championship.
"We said, look, do you want to play, or do you not want to play?" junior quarterback Desmond Ridder said.
They showed up.
On Saturday, No. 9 UC capped a perfect season, beating No.