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What We Learned About Austin Peay from Their Saturday Night Opener

The Cincinnati Bearcats will open their 2020 football campaign on Saturday, September 19th against the Austin Peay Governors.

Saturday night’s college football opener between Austin Peay and Central Arkansas offered up some insights into the Bearcats’ first opponent.

Despite falling to Central Arkansas 24-17, Austin Peay did a lot of things well.

In particular, Austin Peay tackled well. Despite surrendering 177 yards on the ground, Austin Peay rarely suffered for its lack of ability to bring down Central Arkansas ball carriers, once they got their hands on them.

Junior middle linebacker Jack McDonald was particularly impressive, securing 9 solo tackles in Saturday night’s contest.