In comments made at the Greater Miami Conference football signing ceremony last week, University of Cincinnati recruits Deshawn Pace of Colerain, Jaheim Thomas of Princeton and Daved Jones Jr. of Lakota West all expressed optimism that Bearcats coach Luke Fickell would remain in Cincinnati and turn down interest from the Michigan State Spartans.
By Monday morning, their gut feelings were correct as Fickell stayed in Cincinnati after having a Sunday morning meeting with the Spartans administration.
"I basically already knew," Colerain safety Deshawn Pace said. "His son's about to be a senior at Moeller.