It’s time to say goodbye. Cincinnati and South Florida have been attached at the hip more than any two American Athletic Conference members. The Bearcats and Bulls have shared conferences for 20 consecutive seasons, dating back to their C-USA membership days in 2003. In 2005, both programs latched onto the Big East and stuck with the conference during its rebrand to the AAC in 2013.
During the first 19 years of shared conference membership, Cincinnati and South Florida never took a year off from facing each other. This 20th edition of the series will mark the final time these longtime conference mates settle things on the football field for the foreseeable future, as the Bearcats officially claim Big 12 status on July 1, 2023.