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UC coach Fickell talks recruiting, OSU transfer QB

The Enquirer/Tom Groeschen

In six months on the job, Luke Fickell has made a big splash in recruiting and won back the hearts of disgruntled University of Cincinnati football fans.

What is in the immediate future for Fickell, whose team opens the season Aug. 31 against Austin Peay? The Enquirer caught up with the first-year head coach this week, for an interview in Fickell’s spacious office in the Richard E. Lindner Center on campus.

Dressed all in black, from his ‘Cincinnati’ polo shirt down to his shoes, the 43-year-old Fickell had just come from meeting another prospective recruit.