A month away from their 2023 season opener, the University of Cincinnati began its first training camp workout under Scott Satterfield, Wednesday at Nippert Stadium.
With 32 players gone by way of transfer, graduation or the NFL Draft, the Bearcats have 33 new scholarship players. Many have experience in Power Five conferences, just not in the Big 12 or at Cincinnati.
While not at the full-tilt-hitting mode yet, the UC opening practice was like "Christmas morning" according to Satterfield with a brisk two-hour pace.
Higher Ground:University of Cincinnati Bearcats open camp ahead of first Big 12 season
Here are five observations on a sun-filled Wednesday at the freshly power-washed "Nipp":
1) You may not know the receivers, but you will
Going down the roster numerically, Braden Smith (Louisville), Dee Wiggins (Miami Hurricanes/Louisville), Xzavier Henderson (Florida) and Donovan Ollie (Washington State) all come from Power Five conferences as UC makes its Big 12 debut Sept.