The defending American Athletic Conference champion University of Cincinnati football team will open its 2021 season against rival Miami University on Labor Day weekend.
The AAC announced Thursday that the Bearcats will host the RedHawks on Sept. 4 at Nippert Stadium.
Cincinnati, which went 9-0 last season before losing to Georgia in the Peach Bowl, has won a school-record 20 straight games at Nippert.
UC has won 14 straight against Miami in the battle for the Victory Bell. The two teams did not play last season, as the Mid-American Conference, the home conference of the RedHawks, elected to play a six-game conference-only schedule due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.