CINCINNATI, OHIO — Desmond Ridder totaled five touchdowns, Alec Pierce scored twice, and the Cincinnati Bearcats trounced SMU to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive.
Ridder — a 41 win quarterback — opened up the floodgates on Cincinnati’s first offensive play from scrimmage with a 53-yard bomb to Tyler Scott. The versatile senior tallied 16 completions for 274 yards on the day, earning himself stats in the receiving and rushing categories as well.
“Nothing changed for us, we knew that we had to come out here and have a dominant game,” Ridder told the media regarding his team’s status as a top contender.