UC returns for Military Bowl rematch with Virginia Tech

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland - Rain is in the forecast for Monday's Military Bowl which may not be a bad thing for the University of Cincinnati football team.UC has healthy runners, linemen and receivers as they seek to win the school's first bowl game since the 2012 Belk Bowl when the Bearcats downed Duke 48-34.

After that victory, then-coach Tommy Tuberville lost the 2013 Belk Bowl to North Carolina, the 2014 Military Bowl to Virginia Tech and the 2015 Hawai'i Bowl to San Diego State.

A 4-8 2016 left UC home and cost Tuberville his job, then Luke Fickell debuted at 4-8 last season. Now at 10-2, they can become the first 11-win team since the 2008 and 2009 teams of Brian Kelly that made the Orange…