WEST HARRISON – Fall camp at the Higher Ground Conference and Retreat Center is winding down for the University of Cincinnati football team.
With two days remaining, including Saturday’s intrasquad scrimmage on “family day,” neither senior Ben Bryant nor sophomore Evan Prater have created enough separation to definitively lay claim to the starting quarterback job when the No. 23/22 (Associated Press/coaches polls) Bearcats open the season Sept. 3 at No. 19/23 Arkansas.
While the quarterback battle remains unsettled, so is the ongoing, even-more-crowded battle at running back. Cincinnati has a host of contenders hoping to fill the 2021 first-team All-American Athletic Conference shoes left by now Cleveland Browns running back Jerome Ford.