Cincinnati Bearcats NCAA Football News

CINCINNATI -- The University of Cincinnati football players still remember the first time they met Mitch Stone.

Brian Kelly has been through this every year. A job opens and the Cincinnati football coach's name pops up.

TV/radio: 11 a.m. Friday; WLS-Ch. 7, WIND-AM 560. Records: Illinois 3-7; Cincinnati 10-0. Last meeting: First meeting.

As the regular season draws to a close, several teams continue their campaigns for a BCS berth.

The folks who support the Bowl Championship Series like to say it has broadened the interest in college football, making it more of a national sport than the regional game it had been traditionally.

The big picture will surely be overshadowed nationally by traditional rivalry games locally like Utah at BYU this weekend.

Quarterback Tony Pike is still on target to start for No. 5 Cincinnati against Illinois on Friday.

Tony Pike will start at quarterback for No. 5 Cincinnati on Friday against Illinois, coach Brian Kelly said Monday.

Cincinnati - West Virginia had plenty of opportunities Friday night to seize control of its game with unbeaten and No.

Mark Ingram and Alabama's football team are tops in our poll. 1. Alabama ; Last week: 2; Saturday def.

Chris Henry is experiencing a different kind of hardship. The Bengals receiver broke both bones in his left forearm during a win over Baltimore two weeks ago.

A University of Cincinnati football player is off the field, and heading to court.

CINCINNATI -- Tony Pike is getting to run the Cincinnati Bearcats' high-powered passing offense this week, looking to use a bye to get back into starting form after his arm injury.

Jonathan Baldwin was difficult to miss for anyone watching No. 8 Pitt's 27-22 win over Notre Dame, making five catches - two that were exceptional - for 142 yards and a touchdown.

CINCINNATI - University of Cincinnati senior linebacker Marcus Waugh comes from solid football stock.

The University of Cincinnati's back-up quarterback, Zach Collaros, will appear in court Thursday morning.

Zach Collaros helped thrust the University of Cincinnati football team into the national championship picture but it's what he didn't do that will land him before a judge Thursday.

University of Cincinnati sophomore quarterback Zach Collaros must appear before a judge to explain why he hasn't attended a court-ordered program on the negatives of underage drinking.

The Cincinnati Bearcats are proving that Big East is no longer the "Big Least" when it comes to national football significance.

I'm not sure that anyone out there is still cutting Jay Cutler any slack, but anyone who still is needs to stop it immediately after last night.