The Brian Kelly region of the Favorite Cincinnati Bearcat Football Player Since 1997 Tournament came down to two quarterbacks and now just one remains. That signal caller is Zach Collaros, who upended the program’s all-time passing leader Gino Guidugli in the regional final to advance to the Final Four. Right there is where the “favorite” in the tournament's title comes into play. Guidugli was arguably the better player, having thrown for nearly twice as many yards as Collaros, but that didn’t matter. Collaros rode through on the strength of not only positive individual results, but some strong work by the Bearcats as a whole while he was playing.