There has been a lot of talk surrounding the Cincinnati Bearcats football team since the end of last season, and rightfully so.
Cincinnati has won 11 games in each of the past two years while leading the American Athletic Conference in scoring defense during that span.
The Bearcats also brought in the highest-ranked recruiting class in program history during the offseason.
ESPN college football analyst Desmond Howard, who won the 1991 Heisman Trophy at Michigan and was named Super Bowl MVP as a member of the Packers in 1997, picked UC to make the College Football Playoff this season.