After the first top ten victory in program history, the beatdown of a former head coach and the emergence into a nationally recognized playoff contender, the Cincinnati Bearcats are set to face off in their first Friday night game of the year against the Temple Owls.
The Bearcats, who tallied a 24-13 triumph over Notre Dame this past weekend, enter the sixth week of the 2021 college football season as the No. 5 team in the nation (according to the AP Poll). Among the few squads standing in front of them is a pair from the SEC (Alabama and Georgia) and another in the Big Ten (Iowa and Penn State).