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Will Luke Fickell leave UC for Michigan State? This is a big test for Bearcats' new AD.

Cincinnati football coach Luke Fickell and quarterback Desmond Ridder discuss the Bearcats' win vs. Boston College in the Birmingham Bowl. Cincinnati Enquirer

Just six weeks into his role as University of Cincinnati director of athletics, John Cunningham faces burdensome circumstances.

Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio resigned Tuesday, and Cincinnati's Luke Fickell is the top candidate for the opening, according to David Jesse of the Detroit Free Press.

One of Cunningham's initial top priorities was to reach an agreement with Fickell this offseason on a contract extension, sources close to the UC athletics program told The Enquirer.