Cincinnati Bearcats cornerback Coby Bryant will honor his namesake, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, by wearing No. 8 in the College Football Playoff Semifinal against No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (Friday, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).
The No. 4 Bearcats (13-0) are a decided underdog, and Coby Bryant quoted the late Lakers superstar Tuesday in his news conference.
"I always go back to the famous quote from Kobe Bryant: 'The job is not finished,'" Coby Bryant said. "And that goes from Day 1 to now.