Cincinnati football coach Luke Fickell previews UC's matchup with ECU on Saturday. Fletcher Page, fpage@enquirer..com
University of Cincinnati President Neville G. Pinto made a call to Luke Fickell on Friday, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the conversation.
Pinto reassured the Bearcats' football coach that the future of UC athletics would be placed in good hands, a necessary message after news broke that athletics director Mike Bohn was leaving for the same position at the University of Southern California.
Fickell, who has guided the No.