Making his first start since December of last year, 5th-year senior Gunner Kiel was impressively effective, leading the Cincinnati Bearcats to a 31-19 victory of the East Carolina Pirates. The win was the Bearcats’ first conference win of the year in the AAC. UC now stands at 1-3 in league play, still virtually eliminated from contention for a division title.
Kiel gave Cincinnati football fans a glimpse of what this season could have been, had head coach Tommy Tuberville made the right decision from day one at the onset of the season. Gunner completed 23-of-40 passes (58%), which is slightly lower than his usual accuracy (65.