Cincinnati seized its opportunity on Saturday.
Last season, the Bearcats had an undefeated regular season but weren’t even close to cracking the College Football Playoff field. This year, it looks like the Bearcats will have a shot.
No. 7 Cincinnati marched into South Bend and knocked off No. 9 Notre Dame, winning 24-13 to improve to 4-0 headed into conference play. With so much fluctuation in rankings in the early going of the 2021 season, back-to-back wins over Indiana and Notre Dame should give the Bearcats some staying power they desperately needed last year.