The honors continue to roll in for the University of Cincinnati Bearcats football team as defensive back Coby Bryant won the Jim Thorpe Award Thursday night. The award, which is given to the best defensive back in the country, is the first ever for a Bearcat.
Bryant joins head coach Luke Fickell in winning a national award for the Bearcats' 13-0 season, which earned them a semifinal berth in the College Football Playoff against the Alabama Crimson Tide on Dec. 31 (3:30 p.m. on ESPN). Fickell was named the Home Depot National Coach of the Year.