No. 6 Cincinnati's College Football Playoff hopes might be dependent on how the Bearcats are able to rack up style points. But in the hunt to remain undefeated, no margin of victory is too small.
Cincinnati needed every inch it could get against upset-minded Tulsa on Saturday, using a last-minute goal-line stand to eke out a 28–20 win and keep its playoff hopes alive. The Bearcats' defense stopped Tulsa three times from the 1-yard line, finally putting away the Golden Hurricane by forcing a fumble on fourth down that was recovered by Cincinnati in the end zone.
That stop bailed out Cincinnati's offense, which put the defense in that goal-line situation after fumbling at the 2-yard line with 1:11 remaining.