Cincinnati Bearcats running back Jerome Ford was named American Championship Most Outstanding Player for his effort in UC's 35-20 AAC title-game win against Houston at Nippert Stadium - a victory that likely clinched a berth for the Bearcats in the College Football Playoff.
ABC play-by-play announcer Joe Tessitore suggested after the game that the Alabama transfer - who committed to UC in Jan. 2020 - could face his former team, the Crimson Tide, in a CFP semifinal.
"Jerome Ford - 187 yards and two touchdowns. Jerome Ford - who started his career at a certain college," Tessitore said.