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Luke Fickell, UC don't care about being 13.5-point underdog to Alabama in CFP semifinal

DALLAS – After a quick break for the holidays, the University of Cincinnati football team got back to business Sunday, landing in Texas and setting its sights on the College Football Playoff.

In a fleet of red and black buses with the Cotton Bowl, CFP and C-Paw logos wrapped on the side of them, the Bearcats strolled onto the grounds of the Gaylord Texan Hotel and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, and hopped out with the same confidence they showed while completing the first 13-0 season in program history.

It was almost as if No. 4 Cincinnati had no idea it was a 13.