The American Athletic Conference championship picture got a lot clearer on Saturday.
The Cincinnati Bearcats survived another close call to punch their ticket as the AAC East representative in the championship game with a 15-13 win over the Temple Owls.
Cincinnati (10-1, 7-0) blocked an extra point try following Temple’s second touchdown that would have given the Owls the lead, and Coby Bryant took the loose football back 98 yards for two points to keep the Bearcats perfect record in AAC play intact.
The AAC West remains up for grabs and Cincinnati could decide how that race plays out as well.