The Cincinnati Bearcats lost to two opponents on Saturday night in Orlando. The first was the UCF Knights along with their electrically quick offense and a raucous crowd at Spectrum Stadium. The other was the Bearcats themselves. In a 38-13 setback in what was easily the biggest game of the season for not just the Bearcats but the entire American Athletic Conference, UC did too many things wrong to pull off an upset.
It started when the Bearcats (9-2, 5-2 AAC) lined up on offense to start the first half, as an eardrum-shattering crowd caused them to commit delay of game and false start penalties before they even ran an offensive play.