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· collected 2026-08-21 · by Joe Reedy The Associated Press
Cincinnati football coach Scott Satterfield's job security is a concern due to his team's late-season struggles in the past two years. The Bearcats have improved since joining the Big 12 in 2023, but lost their final five games last season after being ranked 16th in the AP poll. They will face one of the toughest schedules in the conference this year, including home games against No. 12 Texas Tech and 21st-ranked Utah, as well as a road game against No. 14 BYU. Satterfield's team is rebuilding at the skill positions, but has a strong offensive line with potential NFL draft picks.
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Cincinnati's football team, led by coach Scott Satterfield, has been improving since joining the Big 12 conference in 2023, but still faces challenges. The Bearcats have steadily improved with a 7-6 record in 2025 and made it to a bowl game last season for the first time since 2022. However, they struggled at the end of last year, losing their final five games after being ranked 16th in the AP poll. The team has had to rebuild its roster, particularly at skill positions, and is counting on its strong offensive line, one of the best among Power Four programs. The defense will be run by new coordinator Nate Woody, who is implementing a 3-4 scheme that focuses on rushing the quarterback rather than dropping eight defenders into coverage. This season's schedule is especially tough for Cincinnati, with matchups against top-ranked teams like No. 12 Texas Tech and 21st-ranked Utah, as well as road games against No. 14 BYU and No. 23 Houston. The team's bowl eligibility and Satterfield's job security could come down to their final home game against Colorado on November 21.
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Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) — 2025 record: 7-6
Expectations
The Bearcats have steadily improved since joining the Big 12 in 2023, including reaching a bowl game last season for the first time since 2022.
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Bearcats → improve → 2022
However, late-season struggles the past two years have put coach Scott Satterfield on the hot seat.
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struggles → put → seat
Cincinnati was 7-1 and ranked 16th in the AP poll before losing their final five games last year.
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Cincinnati → rank → games
Once again, Cincinnati had to do a massive rebuild of the roster, especially at the skill positions.
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Cincinnati → have → positions
The only saving grace for the offense is that it has one of the top offensive lines when it comes to Power Four programs.
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it → have → programs
Defensive coordinator Nate Woody was brought in from Army and will run a 3-4 scheme charged with rushing the quarterback instead of dropping eight into coverage.
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Woody → bring → coverage
The Bearcats will have one of the toughest schedules in the Big 12.
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Bearcats → have → 12
They host No. 12 Texas Tech and 21st-ranked Utah but also go on the road to face No. 14 BYU and No, 23 Houston.
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They → host → BYU
It could come down to the UC’s final home game against Colorado on Nov. 21 to determine if the Bearcats will be bowl eligible and Satterfield will return for a fifth season.
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Satterfield → come → season
The offensive line has three potential Day 2 NFL draft picks in left guard Evan Tengesdahl, left tackle Joe Cotton and center Taran Tyo.
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line → have → Tengesdahl
The Bearcats allowed only eight sacks last season, second-fewest in the FBS.
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Bearcats → allow → FBS
While the defense lost most of its starters, it does return its two best players from last year in Antwan Peek Jr. and Johnathan Thompson.
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it → lose → Jr.
Peek is moving to an outside linebacker spot so that he can rush the passer more while Thompson had 8 1/2 tackles for loss last season.
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Thompson → move → loss
If Cincinnati gets involved in a battle of field position, punter Max Fletcher is back after averaging 45.4 yards per punt last season and being named to the All-Big 12 second team.
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Fletcher → involve → team
Weaknesses include inexperience at skill positions
Satterfield once again has a situation where he has a new quarterback, running back and receivers.
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he → include → quarterback
Georgia Southern transfer JC French IV doesn’t have the dual threat capabilities that Brendan Sorsby had, but he did throw 20 touchdown passes against eight interceptions last season.
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he → have → interceptions
French will also need to make sure the offense can have longer drives.
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offense → need → drives
The Bearcats were last in the FBS in time of possession, averaging less than 25 minutes per game.
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Bearcats → average → game
They were also last in first-downs allowed.
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They → allow → downs
