One of the most important coaching decisions Luke Fickell made last season for the Cincinnati Bearcats was putting Desmond Ridder under center just a few snaps into the opener against UCLA. Ridder not only went on to lead the Bearcats to a victory in that game, he was the starting signal caller for an 11-win team and collected the American Athletic Conference’s rookie of the year award. After Fickell decided to give Ridder a shot, the soon-to-be redshirt sophomore claimed the job as his own, marking a swift rise from quarterback of the future to quarterback of the now.
The Bearcats Have Found Their Next Quarterback of the Future
