Cincinnati Bearcats are 1-0 after an opening night victory at home against UCLA, knocking off the Bruins for the second straight year by a score of 24-14. The game was not pretty for the Bearcats who made a ton of mistakes, but that’s the sign of a good team - one that can overcome the adversity of beating themselves to win convincingly.
Here are four takeaways from the victory and for more on Thursday’s win, you can read our full recap of the game.
Defense is still good
Cincinnati’s defense was ranked in the top 15 in most categories last season.