ESPN's College GameDay broadcasted from the University of Utah ahead of the Utes' game against the Cincinnati Bearcats. Analyst Pat McAfee and guest picker Alex Smith, a former Utah quarterback, both picked the Utes to win.

UC now checks in at No. 23 in the FBS on Bill Connelly's SP+ metric (25th last week). Among others, Cincinnati is at No. 26 on ESPN's Football Power Index (34th last week) and 24th on Brian Fremeau's BCF rating metric (28th last week). It moves Cincinnati to an average ranking of 24.3 nationally (29th last week).

For a second straight year, the Cincinnati Bearcats racked up a key win on Homecoming, taking down Baylor 41-20 on Oct. 25. Fireworks lit the sky afterward. "Great, great atmosphere," UC head coach Scott Satterfield said of the Ring of Red crowd.

The Cincinnati Bearcats host the Western Carolina Catamounts in the season opener. The teams square off Monday for the first time this season.

The Cincinnati Bearcats lost to the Arkansas Razorbacks 89-61 in a preseason exhibition game. Cincinnati struggled with shooting, making only 28% of their shots from the field and 25% from three-point range. After taking down preseason No. 7 Michigan ...

Guard Day Day Thomas is the Bearcats only player who is back from last season with extensive playing time. After an exhilarating exhibition at Michigan, the Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team struggled at Arkansas. Neither game counts, but if you ...

With the UC Bearcats trailing Utah 38-14 through three quarters, ESPN's Dave Pasch assessed the effort by Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby.