UC QB Ben Bryant explores options in transfer portal

Less than 17 months after returning to the University of Cincinnati as a grad student and becoming the 2022 Bearcat starting quarterback, Ben Bryant is again in the transfer portal according to a UC source.

Currently in a battle for the starting position under new coach Scott Satterfield with fellow six-year quarterback Emory Jones Jr., Bryant is said to be weighing his options. He has left the door open for a return, though schools are under no obligation to take a player back once they've entered the portal.

All indications are the Bearcats would welcome Bryant back if he eventually chose to return.

Bryant and Jones both had successful spring scrimmages last Saturday. Both led lengthy…