Taking in the Cotton Bowl semifinal in Dallas to watch his brother play in a national semifinal must have sealed the deal.
Ivan Pace Jr., who entered the NCAA transfer portal after Miami University's Frisco Bowl win over North Texas, will join his brother, Deshawn, as a Cincinnati Bearcat. That sets up a 2022 Bearcat linebacker corps with siblings that previously slammed together at Colerain High School.
Ivan Pace Jr. is a year older than Deshawn and is a 6-foot, 239-pound linebacker who was the Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year for Miami's RedHawks. In 13 games, he had 125 tackles and 13 tackles for loss.