Coach Luke Fickell discusses Cincinnati Bearcats football's first day practicing in pads. Fletcher Page, fpage@enquirer..com
WEST HARRISON, Indiana – Cincinnati football training camp is one week in, leaving a little more than three weeks of preparation remaining for the Bearcats' season-opener against UCLA.
"This is when the tough side of the mental things start to happen," Bearcats coach Luke Fickell said. "We've got to kind of get a better feel for who we've got. We know we've got some players; we know we've got some guys that have played a bunch. Now we have to find out what kind of mental toughness we have and how much better we can get.