TAMPA, FLORIDA — Ryan Montgomery popped off for his first scores of the season, Desmond Ridder threw two touchdown passes, and the Cincinnati Bearcats triumphed over South Florida by a score of 45-28.
Led by Ridder’s school record-breaking performance, Cincinnati jumped out to a 31-7 lead in the third quarter. The Bearcats star quarterback found Josh Whyle among other targets for a near-spotless showing, throwing 31 completions on 39 pass attempts for 304 yards and two touchdowns.
“We know we’re still climbing and when you’re climbing a mound there’s going to be struggles, there’s going to be obstacles and we had some tonight,” coach Luke Fickell said.